This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $215,763 to the Center for Coastal Studies, Inc. to engage park partners and leverage professional expertise to answer ecological questions, address management needs, and provide information to park visitors and the general public. The project will further the understanding of water resource health and easily...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the Association To Preserve Cape Cod Inc. (APCC). The purpose of this 4-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is for APCC to lead the collaborative planning, design, and implementation of projects to restore rivers, retired cranberry bogs, and salt marshes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. These restoration efforts will support...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $190,000.00, issued on April 29, 2025 by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945: Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System), will support a project to survey amphibians and reptiles in three National Park sites in Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts Boston will conduct this research to evaluate the abundance, distribution, and habitat use of these species. The data collected will guide management...
The Center For Coastal Studies, Inc. was awarded a $711,525 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program. The Center will quantify shark behavior and habitat along Cape Cod National Seashore to develop safety recommendations and outreach materials. This work directly supports the program's goal of facilitating multi-disciplinary science to...
This $374,473 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to Conservation Science Partners, Inc. supports a collaborative research project to investigate the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in National Park units. The key activities under this project include assessing trends and drivers of climate impacts on stream temperatures, estimating thermal...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program 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 project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,576,776 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program to the Association To Preserve Cape Cod Inc. (APCC). Over a 4-year period from January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028, APCC will work closely with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to restore habitat for river herring on the Mashpee River on Cape Cod. The key activities include restoring an abandoned cranberry bog and assessing a...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $129,999 in funding to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology to facilitate a comprehensive network of cooperative study units. The goal is to enable cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System across...
The Center For Coastal Studies, Inc., doing business as Provincetown Center For Coastal Studies, received a $369,580 cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to conduct removal of fishing gear from sensitive Cape Cod marine and terrestrial habitats from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. As part of this award, the Center For Coastal Studies will identify and remove marine debris such as abandoned or...
This $590,563 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will support a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate research, technical assistance, education, and training on the impacts of climate change on coastal infrastructure within the National Park System. The project will apply established protocols to assess the vulnerability of...