OpportunityTitle: Parameterizing the risks associated with Park activities and the likelihood of human-vectored White-nose Syndrome (WNS) spread
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), The National Park Service Cultural Resource programs is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is Not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS&apos;s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with The University of Akron, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled; Parameterizing the risks associated with Park activities and the likelihood of human-vectored White-nose Syndrome (WNS) spread.
Description: The objective of this Agreement is a collaborative effort between the NPS and UA to determine the role of humans in spreading and transporting Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), a fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-Mail
GrantorContactText: Brian Straka 865-436-1217&lt;br/&gt;Brian_Straka@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;