The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $119,976 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) to Florida International University (FIU) to develop fine-scale resolution models of vegetation change within marl prairies and slough vegetation in Everglades National Park. The project aims to better understand how hydrologic changes resulting from Everglades restoration efforts will impact plant communities, species...
This $109,152 Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) federal grant program. The award was granted to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to improve the ability to recognize and evaluate changes in the coastal transition zone ecotones within Everglades National Park. The project aims to develop measurable targets across the coastal zone to assess the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $656,234.70 to Florida International University to conduct a study to establish a protective total phosphorus target for the Big Cypress National Preserve in the western Everglades region. The goal is to enable resource managers to ensure that water flows into the preserve's canals do not exceed the protective phosphorus...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $129,353.00, was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) federal grant program. The award was granted to Florida International University (FIU) on August 12, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2027.
The purpose of this project is to determine how fire, flooding, and management actions have affected tree islands within the Shark...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, provides $112,543.00 to Florida International University (FIU) to assess the spatiotemporal responses of coastal fish assemblages to restoration efforts across Everglades National Park. The goal of this analysis-oriented project is to understand the status and trends of fisheries communities in the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $108,076 to Florida International University (FIU) to conduct research on the resilience of coastal fisheries in Everglades National Park. The key activities include:
Examining spatial and temporal patterns in angler catch and effort in the Everglades recreational fishery.
Linking trends in the recreational fisheries to...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $145,639 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.945: Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) on December 16, 2024. The agreement will be completed by December 31, 2027.
Under this award, FAU will conduct research and provide technical assistance to the NPS to:
Identify park physical and natural features vulnerable to post-storm conditions
Characterize post-storm features of the...
The National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $548,774 cooperative agreement to Florida International University under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The agreement supports the Everglades Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) through April 2028. REMAP uses a probabilistic sampling design and multi-media biogeochemical sampling of water, soil, and biota to quantitatively assess...
This $103,451 Cooperative Agreement award was made by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) federal grant program. The award is to the National Audubon Society, Inc. to monitor the nesting of small egrets and herons in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park over a 5-year period from November 2024 to October 2029.
The project aims to document peak nesting efforts of these bird species to track...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $124,926 cooperative agreement to Tulane University under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (Gulf Coast Ecosystem RESTORE) program. The two-year project, running from September 2021 through August 2023, will support research examining natural resource decision-making related to riverine inflows in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, Tulane University will conduct...