Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00690
This notice describes a National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a single, specific award for a project focused on invasive plant risk in wetland habitats at Ross Lake within the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. It is published as a public notice of the government s plan to fund work without full and open competition, meaning it is not a competitive grant solicitation and it is not asking the public to submit applications. Instead, it signals that the NPS has already identified the partner and the general scope of work and is documenting that decision transparently.
The opportunity is titled "Vulnerability Assessment of Wetland Habitats to Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) along Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park Service Complex" and carries the funding opportunity number P18AS00690. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project (for example, collaborating on study design, data needs, field coordination, or integration with park management priorities), rather than simply issuing funds with minimal engagement. The activity area is categorized under natural resources, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.945, which is commonly used for Department of the Interior National Park Service natural resource and related assistance.
The intended recipient is Washington State University, identified as a partner under the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network. The notice references Cooperative Agreement P18AC01391 with Washington State University and cites the broader CESU cooperative and joint venture agreement P16AC00003 as the framework that enables this partnership. CESUs are designed to connect federal land management agencies with universities and other partners to support research, technical assistance, and applied science that can be directly used for on the ground stewardship, which fits the practical management focus implied by a vulnerability assessment in a national park setting.
From a project standpoint, the work centers on reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea), a well known invasive or aggressively spreading grass in many North American wetlands and riparian systems. A vulnerability assessment in this context generally means identifying which wetland habitats are most susceptible to invasion, spread, or dominance by reed canarygrass, and clarifying the environmental conditions and site characteristics that increase risk. Along Ross Lake, this could involve evaluating shoreline wetlands and associated plant communities, mapping current or potential infestation areas, and analyzing drivers such as hydrology, disturbance, soil conditions, light availability, and dispersal pathways. The practical aim is usually to give park managers better predictive tools and prioritized areas for early detection, prevention, monitoring, and control, especially in sensitive wetland habitats where invasive species can reduce native biodiversity, alter habitat structure, and change ecological processes.
Financially, the notice lists an award ceiling of 60,000 dollars and an expected number of awards of one, reinforcing that this is a single, targeted cooperative agreement rather than a broad program with multiple recipients. The posting date (creation date) is September 14, 2018. Because it is explicitly "NOT a request for applications," there is no application deadline in the usual sense; the original closing date is effectively replaced by that statement. Eligible applicants are described at a high level as public and state controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with the selection of Washington State University, but again the key point is that the agency is not opening competition for this particular action.
In short, this is a non competitive NPS notice of intent to fund a university partner to conduct an applied, management relevant assessment of how vulnerable Ross Lake area wetland habitats are to invasion by reed canarygrass, using a cooperative agreement structure and a modest budget cap, with the expectation that the results will support invasive species prevention and wetland resource protection within the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.Apply for P18AS00690
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Vulnerability Assessment of Wetland Habitats to Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) along Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park Service Complex" 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 14, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is NOT a request for applications.. (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 $60,000.00 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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