To support coordinated cooperative research, technical assistance, education and training, and usable knowledge development to inform science-based management of the national park system

This $161,955.26 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) supports coordinated research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The award will facilitate multi-disciplinary science and development of integrated information products related to the natural and cultural resources of the National Park System, with a specific focus on documenting the origin, evolution, and management of Kalaupapa National Historical Park. The University of Hawaii at Hilo will leverage its expertise to deliver these services through this 3-year project from September 2024 to September 2027.

To facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products related to the resources of the national park system. To maintain a comprehensive network cooperative study units as will provide full geographic and topical coverage for research, technical assistance, and educational activities related to the resources contained in units of the national park system and their larger regions.programming 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 study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. Administrative histories are critical core documents that record the history of individual NPS units, regions and programs. They contain information about past park practices, how parks originated, evolved, functioned, and the people responsible for them. By documenting past experiences, administrative histories help the NPS learn about problems their predecessors faced and help managers formulate current policies and decisions. This project will leverage institutional knowledge at the NPS and technical expertise at UH to document the origin, evolution and mangement of kalaupapa national historical park. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public).beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and individuals (including members of the general public).for more information and guidance, refer to NPS financial assistance policy guidance document on usaspending.GOV award descriptions (project abstracts), or contact the NPS financial assistance policy office at financial assitance