Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00172
The grant opportunity titled "Communicating Marine Science to Alaskan Communities through Discovery Labs" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00172) is a National Park Service (NPS) education-focused cooperative agreement intended to support a joint project with the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The core goal is to make current marine science and active research topics more understandable, relevant, and accessible to communities in and around the Cook Inlet region, especially Alaska Native communities whose present-day lives and ancestral histories are directly connected to lands and waters that are now part of several national park units.
The project centers on creating and delivering hands-on educational programs called Discovery Labs. These Discovery Labs are meant to function as practical, community-facing learning experiences that translate marine research issues into clear, usable information. Program development is designed to be collaborative: UAA staff based at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR) work jointly with NPS staff to shape the content, approach, and delivery methods. Once developed, UAA staff are responsible for taking these Discovery Labs into the target communities and delivering the programming directly.
The geographic and community scope is specific. On the park side, the opportunity explicitly references national park units in the Cook Inlet area, including Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Aniakchak National Monument. On the community side, the primary audience includes Alaska Native communities with both contemporary and ancestral ties to these landscapes. The opportunity also extends to communities on the Kenai Peninsula, recognizing that many local residents regularly visit these park areas or experience and value park resources from nearby towns even if they do not live inside park boundaries. In other words, the effort is designed to reach both culturally connected Indigenous communities and other nearby residents who interact with and depend on the same marine and coastal systems.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity under the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement typically signals an active partnership role for the federal agency, which fits the described joint development work between NPS and UAA. The eligible applicant category is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and the notice states it is a notice of intent to award specifically to the University of Alaska Anchorage, meaning it is not a broadly competitive call aimed at multiple outside applicants.
The funding details indicate a single expected award with an anticipated ceiling of $50,000. The opportunity was created on April 6, 2017, with an original closing date of April 17, 2017. Overall, the grant is structured as a targeted, partnership-driven effort to connect marine science to the people most directly tied to the Cook Inlet parks and coastal environments, using co-developed Discovery Lab programming delivered in-community by UAA staff in coordination with NPS priorities and expertise.Apply for P17AS00172
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Communicating Marine Science to Alaskan Communities through Discovery Labs" 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 Apr 06, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2017 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Alaska Anchorage.. (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 $50,000.00 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Communicating Marine Science to Alaskan Communities through Discovery Labs."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P17AS00172.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of the Interior opportunity administered by the National Park Service (NPS).
What type of funding opportunity is this?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity.
What funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement indicates an active partnership role for NPS, which aligns with the joint project approach described between NPS and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), including co-developing program content and delivery methods.
What is the central purpose of the project?
The core goal is to make current marine science and active research topics more understandable, relevant, and accessible to communities in and around the Cook Inlet region, with particular emphasis on Alaska Native communities whose present-day lives and ancestral histories are connected to lands and waters that are now part of several national park units.
What are "Discovery Labs" in this opportunity?
Discovery Labs are hands-on educational programs designed as practical, community-facing learning experiences. They are intended to translate marine research issues into clear, usable information for the targeted communities.
What kinds of activities will the project create and deliver?
The project focuses on creating and delivering hands-on Discovery Lab programming that communicates marine science and active research topics in a way that is understandable and relevant for local communities.
Who is expected to develop the Discovery Lab content and approach?
Program development is described as collaborative. UAA staff based at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR) work jointly with NPS staff to shape the content, approach, and delivery methods.
Who is responsible for delivering the Discovery Labs to communities?
Once developed, UAA staff are responsible for taking the Discovery Labs into the target communities and delivering the programming directly.
Which University partner is referenced in the opportunity?
The opportunity is intended to support a joint project with the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA).
Which UAA unit or location is specifically mentioned?
The notice references UAA staff based at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR).
What geographic region is the focus of this work?
The project focuses on communities in and around the Cook Inlet region.
Which National Park Service units are specifically referenced?
The opportunity explicitly references Cook Inlet area national park units, including Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Aniakchak National Monument.
Who is the primary audience for the Discovery Labs?
The primary audience includes Alaska Native communities with contemporary and ancestral ties to the landscapes and waters connected to these national park units.
Are non-Native communities included in the intended audience?
Yes. The opportunity also extends to communities on the Kenai Peninsula, noting that many local residents regularly visit these park areas or experience and value park resources from nearby towns even if they do not live inside park boundaries.
How does this project connect to national park lands and waters?
The project is designed to help communities understand marine science and active research topics that relate to lands and waters now included within several national park units in the Cook Inlet area.
Is this an education-focused opportunity?
Yes. The opportunity is described as an NPS education-focused cooperative agreement centered on hands-on educational programming.
Who is eligible to apply for this award?
The eligible applicant category is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Is this a competitive opportunity open to multiple applicants?
No. The notice is described as a notice of intent to award specifically to the University of Alaska Anchorage, meaning it is not presented as a broadly competitive call aimed at multiple outside applicants.
How many awards are expected?
The funding details indicate a single expected award.
What is the anticipated funding amount?
The anticipated ceiling is $50,000.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on April 6, 2017.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was April 17, 2017.
What is the main outcome this project is trying to achieve for communities?
The intended outcome is to improve how marine science and active research topics are communicated so that they become more understandable, relevant, and accessible, using hands-on Discovery Labs delivered directly in community settings.
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