American Pronghorn Habitat Connectivity, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park

Funding Opportunity ID: 286130 Opportunity Number: P16AS00341 Opportunity Title: American Pronghorn Habitat Connectivity, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Grand Canyon National ParkOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.944Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: noncompetitive notice of intentAgency Code: DOI-NPSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorNational Park ServicePosted Date: Jul 14, 2016Close Date: Jul 24, 2016Last Updated Date: Jul 14, 2016Award Ceiling: $38,600Award Floor: $38,600Estimated Total Program Funding: $38,600Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: The pronghorn population in Arizona has severely declined since the late 1800’s, with the largest impacts over the last 30 years caused by dramatic land development and habitat fragmentation. Pronghorn have great difficulty crossing range fences, and are even more averse to crossing highways. A series of pronghorn telemetry studies around Wupatki National monument (WUPA) since 1992 have highlighted the habitat barrier effect of U.S. Highway 89 (US 89) on the local pronghorn population. Recent genetic research confirms US 89 and...

Source: Grants.gov - July 15, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding