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…

This $2,788,943 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service on August 14, 2024 will support projects under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The award will fund initiatives to mitigate physical safety and environmental risks, including abandoned equipment safety hazards, active methane emissions, release of petroleum products, and groundwater/surface water contamination in National Park areas. The project will benefit a range of stakeholders, including for-profit organizations, public/non-profit institutions, non-federal government entities, industry, research scientists, engineers, and the general public. Montana Technological University, the awardee, will leverage its expertise in geological mapping, environmental monitoring, materials research, critical mineral assessments, and STEM education to support the National Park Service's conservation and sustainability efforts across multiple scientific and engineering domains through this 2.5-year award.

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. The project will mitigate both physical safety and environmental risks including abandoned equipment safety hazards active methane emissions release of petroleum products and groundwater and surface water contamination. Beneficiaries include profit organizations public nonprofit institutions organizations private nonprofit institutions organizations nonfederal government entities industry and public decision makers research scientists engineers and the general public.