Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00552
The grant opportunity titled "Forest Soil Quality in the National Capital Region Network: Developing a QA/QC Process and Analyzing Data" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement aimed at improving how forest soil quality data are checked, managed, and interpreted across parks in the National Capital Region Network. At its core, the project focuses on building and applying a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) process for existing soil datasets and then analyzing those data to strengthen scientific understanding of park natural resources. By emphasizing both data reliability and analysis, the opportunity is designed to produce information that can be used confidently for resource management, conservation planning, and long-term monitoring decisions.
This funding is framed as part of a broader effort to stimulate scientific research that benefits both the public and the scientific community. The NPS is looking for work that not only produces technical results, but also translates those results into usable products and outreach materials that increase public awareness and support for stewardship. In practical terms, this suggests deliverables could include cleaned and validated datasets, documented QA/QC procedures that can be replicated in future monitoring cycles, analytical summaries that interpret soil quality conditions and trends, and communication products that make the findings accessible to non-specialists.
A major purpose of the opportunity is also workforce development. The project explicitly aims to provide graduate students and early-career scientists with hands-on, real-world experience by working on resource projects in National Parks. Participants are expected to learn about the nations natural resources through direct involvement, while the NPS benefits from the additional capacity to complete conservation and protection work that might otherwise be difficult to staff. The opportunity is also intended to encourage long-term engagement in conservation by motivating participants to stay involved in natural resource protection in their communities and beyond, helping build a stewardship ethic through applied experience.
Administratively, the opportunity is offered by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00552. It is categorized as a discretionary opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically indicates substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project rather than a fully independent grant. The activity category is Natural Resources, and it is listed under CFDA 15.945. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, signaling that the NPS anticipated proposals led by universities or similar public academic entities capable of supporting student involvement and delivering technical research outputs. The award ceiling is $49,999, with one expected award, meaning the competition was designed for a single, relatively small project focused on targeted deliverables rather than a large multi-year research program. The opportunity was posted on July 26, 2017, with an original closing date of August 6, 2017, indicating a short application window.
Overall, this grant opportunity combines applied science, data quality improvement, and educational workforce development. The intended impact is twofold: strengthen the technical foundation for understanding forest soil conditions in national parks within the National Capital Region Network, and simultaneously train emerging scientists through practical conservation work that supports the NPS mission and builds lasting commitment to resource stewardship.Apply for P17AS00552
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Forest Soil Quality in the National Capital Region Network: Developing a QA/QC Process and Analyzing Data" 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 Jul 26, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 06, 2017. (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 $49,999.00 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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