Botany and Rare Plant Monitoring within Death Valley National Park | P17AS00600

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The grant opportunity titled "Botany and Rare Plant Monitoring within Death Valley National Park" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00600) is a National Park Service project under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on strengthening botanical conservation work in Death Valley National Park (often abbreviated as DEVA). Even though the posted description contains an apparent wording mismatch by referencing "paleontological resources," the actual listed work elements and deliverables are clearly centered on botany, herbarium specimen management, rare plant monitoring, GIS mapping, and public interpretation related to endemic plants and biodiversity.

This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement in the Natural Resources funding activity category (CFDA 15.931). The eligible applicant category is limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). Importantly, the notice states it is a Notice of Intent to Award and explicitly not a request for applications, meaning the National Park Service is using the announcement to publicly document its intent to fund a specific project under an existing cooperative agreement with GBI rather than seeking new proposals. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $42,970 and indicates no expected competitive awards (ExpectedAwards: 0), which aligns with the non-competitive intent-to-award format.

The project itself is a collaborative effort between personnel from GBI and the National Park Service, with the overall goal of improving knowledge and stewardship of Death Valley's plant resources, especially rare and endemic species. The work is organized around five main activities. First, the team will inventory and document botanical resources at specific locations within Death Valley National Park, which implies targeted field surveys to confirm occurrences, capture site information, and improve the park's baseline botanical records. Second, the project includes collecting and curating plant specimens for inclusion in the Death Valley herbarium collections, supporting long-term scientific reference material and improving the quality and completeness of the park's curated botanical archive. Third, staff will work alongside park personnel and volunteers to monitor rare plant populations at Eureka Dunes, a well-known area in the park associated with specialized dune habitats and sensitive endemic species, where ongoing monitoring can help detect population changes, threats, and habitat impacts over time. Fourth, the project will produce GIS maps showing locality information and population trends for rare plants within the park, translating field and monitoring data into spatial products that can be used for management decisions, reporting, and future research planning. Fifth, the project includes developing interpretive programming with park staff focused on endemic plants and biodiversity, which ties scientific inventory and monitoring work to visitor education and broader public understanding of Death Valley's unique plant life.

Administrative details show the opportunity was created on August 2, 2017, with an original closing date of August 16, 2017, though in practical terms the closing date is secondary because the announcement is not open for applications. Overall, this funding notice describes a small, targeted, collaboration-driven conservation effort intended to improve botanical documentation, strengthen herbarium holdings, support rare plant monitoring at a key sensitive site, deliver GIS-based management tools, and expand interpretive outreach related to Death Valley National Park's distinctive flora.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Botany and Rare Plant Monitoring within Death Valley National Park" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 02, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 16, 2017 NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This is NOT a request for applications. This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Agreement with GBI. (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 $42,970.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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