Increase Accountability of and Public Access to Bureausâ¿¿ Museum Tree-Ring Specimens | P18AS00085

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00085

The funding opportunity titled "Increase Accountability of and Public Access to Bureaus' Museum Tree-Ring Specimens" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00085) is a U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service notice tied to natural resource stewardship work, listed under CFDA 15.945. The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaborating on technical decisions, coordinating access to federal collections, setting shared milestones, or participating in oversight and reporting.

This notice is categorized as a discretionary opportunity, but it is not being offered as an open competition. The posting is explicitly a "Notice of Intent to Award" rather than a request for applications, which indicates the agency intends to make an award to a specific recipient (often due to unique qualifications, existing partnerships, continuity of ongoing work, or a targeted need that aligns with a particular institution's capabilities). As a result, even though the opportunity lists eligibility as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, it is not inviting new proposals from the broader eligible community. Instead, it signals that a single award is planned and that the agency is documenting that intent in the public record.

The project focus is on museum tree-ring specimens held by Interior bureaus, with an emphasis on improving accountability and public access. In practical terms, this kind of work usually centers on strengthening control and documentation of specimen collections (for example, ensuring specimens are properly inventoried, tracked, and associated with accurate metadata), while also making information about the specimens more accessible to researchers and the public. Tree-ring specimens (dendrochronological materials) can be critical for understanding past climate patterns, ecological change, fire history, and cultural resource timelines, so improving the management and visibility of these collections can increase their scientific and educational value and support resource management decisions across parks and other federal lands.

The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $409,634 and anticipates one award, reinforcing that this is a single, targeted cooperative agreement rather than a multi-recipient grant program. The posting date is March 7, 2018. Since there is no application closing date in the usual sense and the closing field indicates it is not a request for applications, interested parties would generally treat this as informational rather than actionable, unless they are the identified partner institution or are involved through existing NPS channels and agreements.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increase Accountability of and Public Access to Bureausâ¿¿ Museum Tree-Ring Specimens" 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 Mar 07, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Notice of Intent to Award, 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 $409,634.00 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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