Partnership for science and leadership for public lands between the University of California and the Sierra-Nevada National Parks | P18AS00725

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The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued a Notice of Intent to Award for a project called "Partnership for science and leadership for public lands between the University of California and the Sierra-Nevada National Parks." The notice is meant to inform the public that NPS plans to provide funding for a specific set of activities through a cooperative agreement, rather than soliciting proposals through a standard competitive grant process. In other words, it is not an open call for applications and it is not inviting new submissions; it is a formal announcement that NPS intends to make an award to a particular recipient.

The planned award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates an active partnership relationship where NPS and the recipient collaborate during the project (as opposed to a more hands-off grant). The recipient identified in the notice is the Regents of the University of California, Merced, operating as a partner under the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). CESU partnerships are commonly used by federal land management agencies to connect with universities and other research organizations for applied science, technical assistance, and education related to public lands.

The opportunity is listed under the discretionary category and is associated with activity areas spanning education, employment, labor and training, and natural resources. The CFDA number provided (15.945) ties the work to National Park Service-related assistance programs. Eligibility is described as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with a university-based partner like UC Merced, although this specific notice makes clear that the intended project will be funded without full and open competition.

Administrative details include the funding opportunity number P18AS00725 and reference to Cooperative Agreement number P18AC01431. The notice was created on September 24, 2018. It anticipates a single award (expected awards: 1). The listing also shows an "Award Ceiling" of 1, which appears to be an entry artifact or placeholder rather than a meaningful dollar cap, since no explicit total funding amount is stated in the provided text. The core point of the posting is the intent to fund this defined partnership project with UC Merced in connection with Sierra-Nevada National Parks, emphasizing science and leadership in support of public lands.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, employment, labor and training, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnership for science and leadership for public lands between the University of California and the Sierra-Nevada National Parks" 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 Sep 24, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a request for appliations.. (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 $1.00 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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