Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00755
The funding opportunity titled "Aquatic Vegetation Surveys in at-risk water bodies within AK NPS Units" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00755) is a National Park Service initiative under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on invasive species prevention and early detection in Alaska National Park Service units. It sits within the broader invasive species program framework and is tied directly to Executive Order 13112, which requires federal agencies to prevent the introduction of invasive species and to control and monitor infestations when they occur. The underlying purpose is to reduce the economic, ecological, and human health harms that invasive species can cause, especially in sensitive aquatic environments where new infestations can spread quickly and be difficult to eradicate once established.
The work is connected to the National Park Service Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) program, which was created in response to both Executive Order 13112 and the NPS Natural Resource Challenge. In practical terms, EPMTs help parks strengthen their ability to stop new invasive species from arriving, reduce or manage infestations that already exist, and support restoration of native plant communities and the ecosystem functions that invasive plants can disrupt. This particular project emphasizes aquatic vegetation surveys, which typically means systematically checking selected lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands, or other water bodies considered "at-risk" for invasive aquatic plants. The surveys help parks understand what species are present, document baseline conditions, and detect new invaders early enough that rapid response or containment may still be feasible.
Administratively, the opportunity is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning it is not an entitlement or formula-based award and it anticipates substantial involvement or coordination with the federal agency during the project. The funding activity category is Environment and Natural Resources, and it is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.945, which corresponds to Department of the Interior support for natural resource-related projects.
The notice is explicitly a non-competitive intent to award: it states that the National Park Service intends to make an award to the University of Alaska Anchorage and that applications will not be accepted from any other entity. Eligible applicants are listed as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but the intent-to-award language makes clear that this announcement is effectively directed to a single recipient for this specific project. The opportunity was created on August 30, 2017, with an original closing date of September 8, 2017, reflecting a short public notice window typical of sole-source or designated-recipient cooperative agreements.
In terms of scale, the expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $150,000. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support for field-based aquatic vegetation monitoring in Alaska NPS waters, designed to strengthen early detection and management of invasive species and to protect native aquatic plant communities and the ecological integrity of park ecosystems.Apply for P17AS00755
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Aquatic Vegetation Surveys in at-risk water bodies within AK NPS Units" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 08, 2017 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Alaska Anchorage. Applications will not be accepted from any other entity.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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