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

Award Overview:

Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs Division received a $148,012.33 cooperative agreement from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This funding supports coordinated cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management decisions across the National Park System in compliance with the National Park Service Omnibus Management Act of 1998.

Primary Deliverables:

The agreement extends two technical editor positions for six months to improve the NPS report publication process through three key initiatives: enhancing workflow efficiency, establishing an editorial calendar, and coordinating web article peer review and discoverability. By strengthening the quality and accessibility of NPS reports, this work directly supports resource management decision-making at national park units. The beneficiaries of this initiative include state and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and the general public who rely on clearly written, high-quality NPS research reports to inform science-based park management practices.

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. This agreement will extend two technical editor positions for six months in their work improving the NPS report publication process by improving workflow efficiency, establishing an editorial calendar, and coordinating web article peer review and discoverability. Park managers rely on clearly written and high-quality NPS reports to integrate the latest information into their resource management decisions. This work supports resource management decision-making at national park units per statutory requirements established in the national park service omnibus management act of 1998.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).