Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00027
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service announced a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00027) titled "Visitor Use Study at Katmai NP&P and Lake Clark NP&P." The award is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the National Park Service would expect to be actively involved with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The opportunity falls under the activity areas of information and statistics and natural resources (CFDA 15.945), reflecting that the project is centered on collecting, analyzing, and applying visitor use data to real-world park management decisions.
The core purpose of the grant is to fund a comprehensive visitor use study that supports two Alaska park units: Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). The study is described as necessary for the successful development and implementation of Katmai's Backcountry Management Plan, and it is also intended to generate results that can be carried forward into future planning efforts at Lake Clark. In practice, this positions the project as foundational research and analysis that park managers can use to shape how backcountry areas are managed over time, especially as visitor demand, commercial services, and recreational patterns evolve.
A central emphasis of the opportunity is producing management-relevant findings. The National Park Service states that results will be used to inform visitor use management, including both commercial activities and recreation uses. For Katmai specifically, the visitor use study is intended to feed directly into management strategies and the development of alternatives for the Backcountry Management Plan. That signals that the study is not just descriptive; it is expected to provide the kind of evidence that helps managers compare options, anticipate impacts, and justify selected approaches as part of a formal planning process. For Lake Clark, the study is framed as equally valuable, even if not tied to an immediate plan, because it can help inform and streamline future planning work.
Another key goal is improving the scientific basis for decision making related to visitor experiences and resource protection. The opportunity explicitly links the study to maintaining high-quality visitor experiences at both Katmai and Lake Clark while also achieving desired resource and visitor experience conditions. In other words, the work is meant to help parks balance access and enjoyment with conservation outcomes by grounding decisions in credible, defensible data about where visitors go, how they use backcountry areas, what experiences they seek, and how different types and levels of use may affect resources and experiential conditions.
The funding details indicate a single anticipated award with an award ceiling of $120,000 and an expected number of awards of 1. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). The opportunity was created on December 9, 2016, with an original closing date of February 9, 2017. Applications were required to be submitted no later than 5:00 PM Alaska Time on 2/9/2017, which underscores that it was a time-bound competition intended to select one partner capable of carrying out the study in coordination with the National Park Service.Apply for P17AS00027
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Visitor Use Study at Katmai NP&P and Lake Clark NP&P" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 09, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 09, 2017 Applications must be submitted NLT 2/9/2017 by 1700 AK Time.. (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 $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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