Cooperative Agreement P25AC01017
- The National Park Service awarded a $270,300 cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Park Connection on September 16, 2022 through the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The project will develop best management practices to maintain and restore floodplain forest habitat along the Mississippi River in Minnesota through September 2025. As the principle means by which NPS evaluates and improves watershed, landscape, and coastal resource health while sustaining biological...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), supports 67 non-federal short-term staff positions for a total of 1,724 weeks across 58 national park units and programs. The award provides supplemental staffing to complete natural resource management projects that advance the NPS mission, including research, fieldwork, data collection, analysis, and reporting on a range of natural resource issues such as...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $610,246.75 to Colorado State University to evaluate the security of water supplies for National Park System units, with a focus on coastal parks at risk of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion as well as inland parks that may be affected by drought. The project will facilitate multi-disciplinary...
- 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 $130,300.00 to Colorado State University (CSU) to facilitate multidisciplinary science and integrated information products across the National Park System. The primary objectives are to: 1) research, identify, and digitize legacy water quality datasets to establish historic baseline...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $172,000.00 to Colorado State University (CSU) to ensure national park water data are open and accessible. The project will research, create, and enhance software and tools that support water data interoperability to foster greater transparency, accountability, data sharing, and collaboration between...
- This $450,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) on June 1, 2025, supports the delivery of technical assistance, information sharing, and guidance to locally-based organizations working on waterway revitalization projects. The goals of these projects are to enhance habitat, expand outdoor recreation opportunities, and strengthen community resilience to natural disasters, ultimately improving the health,...
- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $543,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to the C & O Canal Trust Inc., a non-profit organization in Williamsport, Maryland. The project will work in priority natural landscape blocks and unique plant communities to promote forest resiliency through management of invasive plant species, surveying and monitoring of forest pests, and planting native species including trees, forbs, graminoids, and...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $228,133.00, provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, will support several key objectives: Integrate climate change considerations into the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program (IMD) to provide climate exposure metrics and impact analyses to inform the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) and adaptation planning across the...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The award will support the university's work to advance wetland mapping in Alaska's national parks. The project will enhance ecological knowledge and inform effective resource management strategies by upgrading wetland maps from 5-acre to 1-acre...
- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $222,623.30 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University (CSU) on July 23, 2025 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) federal grant program. This project will inventory geologic hazards and significant geologic features in Joshua Tree National Park, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, and North Country National Scenic Trail to evaluate their characteristics, condition,...
15.944 NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIPSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTEMPLATE: THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.PROJEST ASSESSES PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE DATA TO SUPPORT PARK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR WEATHER DATA ACCESS, PROVIDING TRAINING FOR PARK STAFF, ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABLES ON WATER DEFICITS, ENSURING PROPER DATA MANAGEMENT AND METADATA CREATION, AND IMPROVING WATER DATA AVAILABILITY. PARK PLANNERS AND MANGERS ARE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE AND PLAN FOR SITE-SPECIFIC THREATS TO PARK RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. PROJECT PROVIDES CRITICAL REAL TIME DATA AND INFORMATION TO PARKS UTILIZING EXISTING SOURCES OF DATA FOCUSED ON HYDROLOGICAL REGIMES AND FLOOD RISK TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL RESILIENCY TO NATURAL DISASTERS WITHIN PARKS. OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT WILL INFORM PROACTIVE PLANNING THAT ACCOMMODATES CURRENT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS FUTURE EVENTS TO BEST MANAGE RISK AND PROTECT PARK RESOURCES WHILE PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC ENJOYMENT NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $90.0k | 8/7/25 |