Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00660
This notice describes a National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a research project focused on cave disease management and microbial ecology. The opportunity is titled "Evaluating the Impacts of UV-C Treatment for Eradication of Pseudogymnoascus destructans on Cave Microbial Communities in Three Parks" and is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Importantly, it is not a call for proposals and not an open competition; it is a public transparency posting that the NPS plans to fund specific work with a specific partner without full and open competition.
The planned award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funding. The identified recipient is the Regents of the University of New Mexico, participating through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network under an existing cooperative and joint venture agreement. The intent is to support research activities that evaluate what happens to cave microbial communities when UV-C light is used as a treatment to eradicate or reduce Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungal pathogen associated with white-nose syndrome in bats. By emphasizing impacts on microbial communities, the project is framed not just around pathogen control, but also around potential ecological side effects of disinfection or treatment in sensitive cave environments.
The scope, as stated, involves work in three National Park Service units ("three parks"), implying comparative sampling or monitoring across multiple cave systems managed by NPS. The core idea is to assess whether UV-C treatment aimed at the pathogen could alter the broader cave microbiome, which matters because cave ecosystems can be highly specialized and slow to recover from disturbance. In practical terms, a project like this typically involves collecting microbial samples before and after treatment, characterizing community composition (often with culture-based methods and/or DNA sequencing approaches), and evaluating whether changes are temporary, localized, or more persistent, though the notice itself does not spell out methods in detail.
Administratively, the posting lists the opportunity as discretionary funding in the Natural Resources activity category, under CFDA number 15.945. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00660, and the related cooperative agreement referenced is P18AC01346. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $75,417, indicating a modestly sized, targeted research effort rather than a large multi-institution program. Eligible applicants are described broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but since this is explicitly not a request for applications, that eligibility language functions more as standard catalog metadata than as an invitation to apply.
The notice date is September 8, 2018, and the "closing date" is effectively not applicable because the NPS is not soliciting submissions. Overall, the announcement is best read as a formal statement that the NPS intends to fund the University of New Mexico, via the CESU framework, to study the ecological consequences of using UV-C as a management tool against P. destructans in caves across three parks, supporting science that can inform bat conservation and cave resource stewardship while minimizing unintended impacts to native microbial communities.Apply for P18AS00660
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Evaluating the Impacts of UV-C Treatment for Eradication of Pseudogymnoascus destructans on Cave Microbial Communities in Three Parks" 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 Sep 08, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is NOT a request for applications.. (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 $75,417.00 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this government funding opportunity about?
This notice describes the National Park Service (NPS) intent to fund a specific research project focused on cave disease management and microbial ecology. The project will evaluate the impacts of using UV-C light treatment intended to eradicate or reduce Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungus associated with white-nose syndrome in bats) and how that treatment may affect broader cave microbial communities.
2) What is the official title of the opportunity?
The opportunity is titled: "Evaluating the Impacts of UV-C Treatment for Eradication of Pseudogymnoascus destructans on Cave Microbial Communities in Three Parks."
3) Which agency is issuing this notice?
The notice is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS).
4) Is this a call for proposals or an open competitive grant?
No. This notice is not a call for proposals and not an open competition. It is a public transparency posting stating that the NPS plans to make a single, non-competitive award for a specific project with a specific partner, without full and open competition.
5) Can I apply for this funding?
Based on the notice, applications are not being solicited. Even though the posting includes standard eligibility language, it explicitly states it is not a request for applications and is not an open competitive opportunity.
6) What type of award will be used?
The planned award is a cooperative agreement. This structure indicates the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funding.
7) What does "cooperative agreement" mean in this context?
In this notice, a cooperative agreement is described as an arrangement where NPS expects to be substantially involved in the project. This goes beyond a standard grant relationship where an agency primarily provides funds and oversight.
8) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The expected number of awards is one.
9) What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $75,417.
10) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The identified recipient is the Regents of the University of New Mexico, participating through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network under an existing cooperative and joint venture agreement.
11) What is the CESU connection mentioned in the notice?
The notice states the award is planned through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, under an existing cooperative and joint venture agreement. The posting frames this as the administrative pathway for the identified partner to participate.
12) What research problem is this project trying to address?
The project focuses on cave disease management and microbial ecology by studying how UV-C treatment aimed at Pseudogymnoascus destructans could impact cave microbial communities more broadly. The intent is not only pathogen control, but also understanding potential ecological side effects of disinfection/treatment in sensitive cave environments.
13) What is Pseudogymnoascus destructans and why is it important here?
Pseudogymnoascus destructans is identified in the notice as the fungal pathogen associated with white-nose syndrome in bats. The project is designed to evaluate UV-C treatment as a method to eradicate or reduce this pathogen while examining impacts on cave microbes.
14) Why study impacts on cave microbial communities instead of only focusing on the pathogen?
The notice emphasizes that cave ecosystems can be highly specialized and slow to recover from disturbance. Because UV-C treatment is a form of disinfection/treatment, the project is framed to look at potential broader ecological side effects, not just whether the pathogen is reduced.
15) Where will the research take place?
The scope involves work in three National Park Service units (described as "three parks"), implying a multi-park research design across multiple cave systems managed by NPS.
16) Does the notice list the names of the three parks?
No. The notice describes the work as occurring in "three parks" but does not provide park names in the information provided here.
17) What methods will be used to evaluate microbial community changes?
The notice does not spell out methods in detail. It generally frames the work as evaluating what happens to cave microbial communities when UV-C light is used as a treatment to eradicate or reduce Pseudogymnoascus destructans.
18) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The posting lists the opportunity as discretionary funding in the Natural Resources activity category.
19) What is the CFDA number listed in the notice?
The CFDA number provided is 15.945.
20) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is P18AS00660.
21) Is there a related agreement number referenced?
Yes. The related cooperative agreement referenced is P18AC01346.
22) What is the notice date?
The notice date is September 8, 2018.
23) Is there a closing date or application deadline?
The posting indicates a "closing date" is effectively not applicable because NPS is not soliciting submissions; it is not a request for applications.
24) Who is listed as eligible to apply, and why is that mentioned if it is not open?
Eligible applicants are described broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. However, the notice makes clear it is not a request for applications; the eligibility language is best read as standard catalog metadata rather than an invitation to apply.
25) What is the main takeaway for readers of this notice?
This announcement is best read as a formal public statement that NPS intends to fund the University of New Mexico (via the CESU framework) to study the ecological consequences of using UV-C to manage Pseudogymnoascus destructans in caves across three parks, with attention to minimizing unintended impacts on native cave microbial communities.
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