Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00500
The grant opportunity titled "Multi-Element Chemical Analysis of Slave Village Soils at Cumberland Island National Seashore" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00500) was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service as a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on natural resources research. Posted on July 13, 2017, with an original application closing date of July 22, 2017, it was designed as a single-award project (one expected award) with a maximum federal funding ceiling of $100,000. Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.
The core purpose of the project was to support scientific sampling and laboratory analysis of soils associated with historic slave village areas at three plantation sites within Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia: Dungeness, Rayfield, and Stafford Plantations. The work emphasized a full chain of activities, starting with field collection of soil samples, followed by processing and laboratory testing, and ending with interpretation of the results in a way that can inform understanding of the sites. The analytical methods specified in the notice included ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) for multi-element chemical characterization, along with measurements of soil pH and phosphate levels. Together, these analyses can help identify patterns in elemental composition and soil chemistry that may be tied to past human activity, land use, material deposition, and environmental processes at historically significant locations.
Because the award instrument was a cooperative agreement, the project was structured to involve substantial involvement by the National Park Service compared to a standard grant, typically meaning closer coordination on research goals, methods, sampling strategy, deliverables, and how findings are interpreted and used for resource management. In practical terms, the funding was meant to enable a partner (such as a qualified research institution, lab, or other eligible organization) to carry out rigorous, defensible soil chemistry work and produce results that the National Park Service can use to better document, interpret, and manage these culturally important landscapes within the national seashore.Apply for P17AS00500
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Multi-Element Chemical Analysis of Slave Village Soils at Cumberland Island National Seashore" 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 Jul 13, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2017. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Multi-Element Chemical Analysis of Slave Village Soils at Cumberland Island National Seashore."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number (FON) is P17AS00500.
Which federal agency issued this opportunity?
This opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS).
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The notice describes the award as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
How is a cooperative agreement different from a standard grant in this opportunity?
Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, the National Park Service is expected to have substantial involvement compared to a typical grant. That generally means closer coordination on research goals, methods, sampling strategy, deliverables, and how findings are interpreted and used for resource management.
What program or topic area does this project fall under?
The opportunity is described as natural resources research, with a focus on scientific sampling and laboratory analysis of soils at historically significant locations.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 13, 2017.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date listed in the notice was July 22, 2017.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The notice described it as a single-award project with one expected award.
What is the maximum federal funding amount available?
The maximum federal funding ceiling stated in the notice was $100,000.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to support scientific field sampling and laboratory analysis of soils associated with historic slave village areas at plantation sites within Cumberland Island National Seashore, and to interpret the results in ways that support understanding and management of those sites.
Where is the work located?
The work is associated with Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia.
Which specific sites are included in the project scope?
The notice identifies three plantation sites within Cumberland Island National Seashore: Dungeness, Rayfield, and Stafford Plantations.
What types of activities does the project include?
The described work spans a full chain of activities: field collection of soil samples, processing and laboratory testing of the samples, and interpretation of the results to inform understanding of the sites.
What laboratory method is specified for multi-element chemical analysis?
The notice specifies ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) for multi-element chemical characterization of the soils.
What additional soil chemistry measurements are included besides ICP-MS?
In addition to ICP-MS, the notice specifies measurement of soil pH and phosphate levels.
What kinds of insights are these analyses intended to support?
Together, the multi-element results, pH, and phosphate measurements can help identify patterns in elemental composition and soil chemistry that may relate to past human activity, land use, material deposition, and environmental processes at the sites.
What is the intended use of the project results by the National Park Service?
The funding is intended to enable rigorous, defensible soil chemistry work and produce results that NPS can use to better document, interpret, and manage culturally important landscapes within the national seashore.
What kind of organization is the opportunity designed to support?
The notice describes funding to enable a partner to carry out the work, such as a qualified research institution, laboratory, or other eligible organization, consistent with the eligibility category and details referenced in the full notice.
What role does interpretation play in the project scope?
Interpretation is a defined part of the work. The project is not limited to generating lab data; it also includes interpreting findings in a way that can inform understanding of the plantation sites and related slave village areas.
Is this opportunity focused on cultural resources, natural resources, or both?
The notice frames it as natural resources research (soil sampling and chemistry), applied to historically and culturally significant landscapes connected to historic slave village areas within the national seashore.
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