15.954: national park service conservation, protection, outreach and educationsam.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listingthis program supports projects that further the mission of…

This Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) will facilitate a collaborative project to conduct botanical and environmental monitoring and assessment work in alpine environments across National Parks. The $130,000 award, effective from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will support surveys of mountaintop plant communities using the GLORIA protocol, as well as analysis, publication, and presentation of research findings on the impacts of climate change on alpine and montane ecosystems. The project will engage a diverse set of stakeholders, including profit organizations, public/private non-profit institutions, non-federal government entities, industry, and public decision makers, to better understand how climate change is affecting high-elevation environments within and adjacent to National Parks. The award recipient is Gloria Great Basin, a non-profit organization located in Coleville, California.

15.954: national park service conservation, protection, outreach and educationsam.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listingthis program supports projects that further the mission of the national park service andefforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability that are not covered under other specific financial assistance programs. This project will facilitate a collaborative working relationship to accomplish botanical and environmental monitoring and assessment work in alpine environments in national parks, including conducting surveys of the mountaintop plant community according to the international gloria protocol and analyzing, publishing, and presenting research findings on alpine and montane ecosystems within and adjacent to national parks. Analyses will include but not be limited to exploring and understanding how global climate change in montane ecosystems in the western US is impacting alpine environments, including assessing distributional shifts of alpine species and changes in the alpine flora in response to climate change, as well as changes in other important components of mountain ecosystems. 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.