Changing Tides ¿ Detecting population changes in a popular clam fishery | P19AS00305

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Changing Tides - Detecting population changes in a popular clam fishery is a National Park Service cooperative agreement (Department of the Interior) focused on improving how razor clam population impacts are studied in and around a park setting. The central aim is method development: creating or refining practical ways to measure and track changes in razor clam populations so park managers have better information for real-world decisions. Those decisions are not just about conservation and resource monitoring, but also about public communication and safety, since razor clams are a shared resource that can draw both people and wildlife to the same beaches. A key management concern tied to this work is reducing or better managing bear-human conflicts that may arise when both are attracted to clam harvesting areas.

The work is slated to be carried out by the Alaska SeaLife Center, specifically the Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science (a 501(c)(3)) operating as the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC). The project structure is small and hands-on: one youth participant will assist under the supervision of one researcher, with the workload projected to average about ten hours per week per year. That staffing plan suggests an emphasis on building capacity through supervised field or analytical work, while keeping the scope manageable and focused on producing usable monitoring methods.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically implies substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00305, and it falls under activity areas that include education, environment, information/statistics, and natural resources, with CFDA listing 15.945. The award has a ceiling of $40,000, with one expected award.

Importantly, this posting is a Notice of Intent to Award rather than an open competition. Although eligible applicant types are described broadly as 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education, the notice states that applications will not be accepted from any other entity. The intent is to fund ASLC specifically. The notice was created on June 20, 2019, with an original closing date of June 29, 2019, reflecting that it is essentially a formal public announcement of a planned, single-recipient cooperative agreement rather than a call for new proposals.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, environment, information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Changing Tides ¿ Detecting population changes in a popular clam fishery" 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 Jun 20, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 29, 2019 This is a Notice of Intent to Award to the Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science dba the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC). Applications will not be accepted from any other entity.. (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 $40,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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