15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical…

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $145,639.00, was granted 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 will establish a master cooperative agreement to enable funded task agreements for research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System.

Key objectives of the work include: 1) identifying park physical and natural features vulnerable to post-storm conditions, 2) characterizing post-storm environmental features, 3) developing information to assist in natural resource management decision-making, and 4) utilizing that information to develop implementable management recommendations. The award recipient is Florida Atlantic University, a public research university designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, which will carry out this work from December 2024 through December 2027.

15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system 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. This action will establish a master cooperative agreement that will enable funded task agreements with specifically defined scope and budget per task agreement. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public.work carried out under this task agreement will seek to 1. Identify park physical and natural features that became and or remain vulnerable to post storm conditions 2. Characterize post storm features of the physical and natural environment including beach morphology, sediment, and upland and wetland plant communities 3. Develop information that will assist in decision making as IT relates to management of natural resources 4. Utilize that information in the development of implementable management recommendations actions.