OpportunityTitle: Population monitoring and habitat use for WNS-affected bat species
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GRSM) are 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 Tennessee, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled, Population monitoring and habitat use for WNS-affected bat species in GRSM.
Description: Study the distribution, population status, and roosting ecology of northern long-eared bats and Indiana bats, and conduct acoustic surveys to document the distribution of all bat species across Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) for the purpose of determining the impacts of White-nose syndrome (WNS) on their populations. Results from this study will enhance the development of an Indiana bat species action plan.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: brian_straka@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: BRIAN STRAKA, 865-436-1217&lt;br/&gt;brian_straka@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;