15.954: national park service conservation, protection, outreach and education SAM.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listing template: this program supports projects that further the…

The National Park Service awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University a $123,603 cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). Virginia Tech will conduct regional bat acoustic monitoring at 80 long-term sites across 750,000 acres in 8 National Park Service units in Arizona and Utah over a 2.5-year period ending September 30, 2026. By maintaining sites continuously monitored since 2018-2019, Virginia Tech will monitor the bat community for white-nose syndrome and compare data to previous surveys to determine effects of white-nose syndrome establishment on bat community dynamics and seasonal activity patterns across the region. This award supports the program's goal of facilitating multi-disciplinary science through cooperative study units to better understand issues facing National Park resources and inform management decisions.

15.954: national park service conservation, protection, outreach and education SAM.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listing template: this program supports projects that further the mission of the national park service and efforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability that are not covered under other specific financial assistance programs. White-nose syndrome (WNS) has caused declines of multiple BAT species in the U.S. NPS virginia tech will conduct regional BAT acoustic monitoring at 80 long-term sites across 750,000 acres in 8 NPS units on the colorado plateau in AZ UT over a 2.5-year period. By maintain sites that have been continuously monitored year-round since 2018.19, virginia tech will monitor the BAT community for white nose syndrome and compare data to previous surveys to ascertain effects of white nose syndrome establishment on BAT community dynamics and seasonal activity patterns across the region. Beneficiaries include profit organizations, public nonprofit institutions organizations, private nonprofit institutions organizations, non-federal government entities, industry and public decision makers, research scientists, engineers, and the general public.