Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management ofthe…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The $280,743 award, effective August 1, 2023 through November 30, 2027, will engage recipients in shared environmental stewardship and better prepare the National Park Service to provide positive experiences for visitors and the public at National Park units. The federal grant program, CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System, aims to establish and maintain cooperative study units in partnership with federal, state, and local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and higher education institutions to support multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across the National Park System.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management ofthe national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated informationproducts across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. This project will engage recipients in shared environmental stewardship and better prepare the NPS to provide positive experiences for NPS visitors and the public at national park units. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognizedindian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of highereducation, and the general public.