OpportunityTitle: A Long-Term Seagrass Monitoring Program for Upper Laguna Madre, Padre Island National Seashore
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the University of Texas Marine Science Institute.
Description: This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to award a non-competitive Task Agreement under the Gulf Coast, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051) in accordance with Department of Interior, 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. The purpose of this project is to address the public purpose of monitoring seagrasses of Padre Island National Seashore. Seagrasses are vital to estuary function, providing food for grazing animals, structure for juvenile fish and other aquatic wildlife, and transpiration of oxygen into the water column. Ultimately data gathered under this project will improve park and the public understanding of submerged natural resources of the National Seashore. Please see attached Full Announcement for more information.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: rose_mcclelland@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: Rose McClelland &lt;br/&gt;Grant Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 504-589-3882