Inventory Climate Sensitive Arthropod Biodiversity at Denali NP&P with Citizen Scientists — National Park Service funding opportunity
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Inventory Climate Sensitive Arthropod Biodiversity at Denali NP&P with Citizen Scientists

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to fund the following project activities witho...

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Award $0–$400k Deadline 3693 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Jun 29, 2016
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $400,000 (total pool ~$319,179).
  • Next deadline: July 8, 2016.
  • Issued by: National Park Service.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$400k. Total program pool: $319,179.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$0–$400k
Deadline
3693 days ago
Jul 8, 2016
Total pool
$319k

About this opportunity

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement Number P16AC00705 Project Title Inventory Climate Sensitive Arthropod Biodiversity at Denali NP&P with Citizen Scientists Recipient University of Alaska Museum of the North Principle Investigator / Program Manager Dr. Derek S. Sikes Curator of Insects, Associate Professor of Entomology University of Alaska Museum Total Anticipated Award Amount YR 1 $104,904 Total Anticipated by YR 4 $319,179 Cost Share None New Award or Continuation? To be filled out by Contracting Anticipated Period of Performance 1 July 2016 – 1 July 2019 Award Instrument Cooperative Task Agreement Statutory Authority 54 §100703, Cooperative Study Units CFDA # and Title Single Source Justification Criteria Cited (4) Unique Qualifications NPS ATR Point of Contact To be filled out by Contracting OVERVIEW Arthropods are the dominant animals in most ecosystems, both in species richness and biomass. Consequently, their ecological importance is immense. 1) The terrestrial arthropod fauna of Alaska is among the least well known of any state and that of Denali NP is essentially unknown (only 80 species documented with over 1,000 expected), and 2) Alaska is experiencing greater climate change than lower latitude states, to which alpine species have shown particular sensitivity. We will address these two issues by establishing sampling transects on elevational gradients that will enable 1) quantification of the baseline arthropod fauna of Denali NP with a focus on beetles, and 2) a system by which future comparisons can be made, particularly for critical alpine habitats and glacial habitats most sensitive to climate change. A diversity of citizen scientists recruited from several arenas will be trained, and used to assist with all field and some lab based aspects of this project. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Objective of the project include: 1) Educating the next generation of park stewards and scientists (Call to Action Goals - Connecting People to Parks 7 and Strengthening the Parks Education Mission - 20), and park citizen scientists on arthropod science is a primary goal of this project: We will use two main strategies to educate various audiences about the diversity and ecological roles of Denali’s arthropods: (1) active engagement of individuals in sampling, and (2) design and production of print and web-based media. Active engagement will include citizen scientists accompanying scientists and technicians into the backcountry for routine (bi-weekly) arthropod sampling. Citizen scientist will be recruited from local primary and secondary schools, the undergraduate community at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and thought the Murie Science and Learning Center’s field seminar program. Citizen scientist and the interested public will also have opportunities to join an annual Denali-sponsored field seminar focused on arthropod diversity and an annual mini-bioblitz focused on sampling specific groups of arthropods ( pollinators, beetles, spiders) that brings in additional specialists for that taxon. Park based researchers will also conduct arthropod science activities during summer youth camps and visit local classrooms during the school year. Educational media may include fact sheets, simple print or electronic field guides, virtual tours of focal arthropods. 2) An inventory of little known biological resources will be conducted as part of this project: Arthropods represent more species than any other group of organisms but its biodiversity is the least well known. In addition to their high diversity this group provides vital ecosystem services including pollination.

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PostedJun 29, 2016

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