Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00212
The grant opportunity titled "Analysis of Breeding Salamanders in the Greater Yellowstone Area" is a National Park Service (Department of the Interior) cooperative agreement intended to support science and technology research tied to long-term natural resource monitoring in the Greater Yellowstone region. The work sits under the Greater Yellowstone Network (GRYN), a National Park Service monitoring network focused on building a credible, scientifically defensible inventory and monitoring program that can detect and interpret change in park natural resources over time. In practical terms, this opportunity is about turning an existing, long-running dataset into clear trend information and management-relevant insights that can be used by park staff and communicated to the public.
The central project goal is a partnership between GRYN and New Mexico State University (NMSU) to analyze more than a decade of amphibian and wetland monitoring data collected in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. While amphibians and wetlands are broadly covered in the dataset, this project narrows the scope to breeding salamanders specifically. That focus suggests the analysis is expected to dig into when and where salamanders are breeding, how consistently breeding occurs across years and sites, and whether breeding activity is increasing, decreasing, or shifting in response to environmental conditions.
The project objectives emphasize identifying trends and quantifying relationships between breeding salamander observations and key drivers in wetland systems. The opportunity calls for analyzing how salamander breeding relates to wetland habitat characteristics, hydrological periods (for example, the timing and duration of wetland inundation versus drying), and weather patterns. This implies statistical or modeling work that connects biological response data (breeding presence, frequency, or similar indicators) with environmental covariates such as water availability, hydroperiod length, seasonal precipitation, temperature patterns, and possibly drought-related conditions. A major motivating question is explicitly framed in the description: how salamanders respond when there are more dry wetlands on the landscape. That management question points to climate variability and changing hydrology as core concerns, and it sets an expectation that the analysis should be able to explain or predict salamander breeding outcomes under wetter versus drier conditions.
From a management and public-value standpoint, the deliverable is meant to support decision-making and communication about the dynamic nature of wetlands in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Wetlands can expand, shrink, dry earlier, or persist longer depending on snowpack, precipitation, groundwater interactions, and temperature. Because amphibians often depend on wetland water availability for breeding success, salamanders can act as sensitive indicators of wetland condition and hydrologic change. The results of this analysis are therefore framed as useful for park managers who need to understand biological consequences of changing wetland hydrology, as well as for educating visitors and stakeholders about why wetlands and amphibian populations may fluctuate over time.
Administratively, the listing is identified as Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00212, categorized as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument, with an activity category of science and technology and other research and development (CFDA 15.945). The anticipated award information indicates one expected award with an award ceiling of $30,107. Importantly, it is described as a non-competitive Notice of Intent, and it explicitly states that no applications are being accepted. That means it was not posted as an open competition; instead, it signals the agency's intention to fund a specific partner arrangement (in this case, GRYN working with NMSU) for the described analytical work.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as targeted support for long-term monitoring synthesis: taking years of field monitoring data on amphibians and wetlands in Yellowstone and Grand Teton and producing a rigorous analysis centered on breeding salamanders, with a clear emphasis on linking biological trends to habitat conditions, hydrologic timing, and weather variability. The intended outcome is actionable understanding of how salamanders track wetland change, especially under scenarios where wetlands are increasingly dry, which can help parks anticipate ecological impacts and communicate those changes clearly.Apply for P19AS00212
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Analysis of Breeding Salamanders in the Greater Yellowstone Area" 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 May 31, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a non-competitive Notice of Intent only. No applications are being accepted at this 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 $30,107.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Analysis of Breeding Salamanders in the Greater Yellowstone Area."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The listing describes the instrument as a cooperative agreement.
Is this an open, competitive grant where anyone can apply?
No. The opportunity is described as a non-competitive Notice of Intent, and it explicitly states that no applications are being accepted.
Why does it say "no applications are being accepted"?
Based on the listing, the notice is intended to signal the agency's intention to fund a specific partner arrangement rather than run an open competition.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P19AS00212.
How many awards are expected?
The anticipated award information indicates one expected award.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $30,107.
What is the primary purpose of the project?
The purpose is to analyze more than a decade of amphibian and wetland monitoring data and turn that long-running dataset into clear trend information and management-relevant insights, with a specific focus on breeding salamanders.
What geographic area does the project cover?
The work is in the Greater Yellowstone region, using monitoring data from Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.
What monitoring program or network is this work associated with?
The project sits under the Greater Yellowstone Network (GRYN), a National Park Service monitoring network focused on developing a credible, scientifically defensible inventory and monitoring program to detect and interpret change in park natural resources over time.
Which organizations are involved in the partnership described?
The central project goal is described as a partnership between GRYN and New Mexico State University (NMSU).
What dataset is being used for the analysis?
The analysis is based on more than a decade of amphibian and wetland monitoring data collected in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.
Even though the dataset includes amphibians and wetlands broadly, what is the specific focus of this project?
The project narrows the scope to breeding salamanders, suggesting the analysis will concentrate on patterns of salamander breeding rather than all amphibian observations.
What kinds of questions is the project expected to answer about breeding salamanders?
From the description, the analysis is expected to examine when and where salamanders are breeding, how consistently breeding occurs across years and sites, and whether breeding activity is increasing, decreasing, or shifting in response to environmental conditions.
What are the main analytical objectives described?
The objectives emphasize identifying trends and quantifying relationships between breeding salamander observations and key drivers in wetland systems.
What environmental factors or "drivers" are specifically mentioned?
The listing calls for analyzing how breeding relates to wetland habitat characteristics, hydrological periods (such as timing and duration of inundation versus drying), and weather patterns.
What does "hydrological periods" mean in the context provided?
In the description, hydrological periods are framed as the timing and duration of wetland inundation (when wetlands hold water) versus drying (when wetlands dry down), often referred to as the hydroperiod.
What is the management-motivating question highlighted in the opportunity?
A major question explicitly framed is how salamanders respond when there are more dry wetlands on the landscape.
Why is wetland drying an important theme in this project description?
The notice ties the work to climate variability and changing hydrology, and it frames the analysis as a way to understand biological consequences when wetlands are increasingly dry.
How are the results expected to be used by parks?
The deliverable is intended to support decision-making and communication about the dynamic nature of wetlands in the Greater Yellowstone Area, including how changes in wetland water availability relate to amphibian breeding activity.
How does this project relate to public communication or education?
The description notes that results should help park staff communicate to visitors and stakeholders why wetlands and amphibian populations may fluctuate over time.
What broader role do salamanders play in the context of wetland monitoring?
The notice frames amphibians as often dependent on wetland water availability for breeding success, and suggests salamanders can act as sensitive indicators of wetland condition and hydrologic change.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is science and technology and other research and development.
How is the funding categorized in the listing?
The listing identifies the opportunity as discretionary funding.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 15.945.
Is the project focused on collecting new field data?
Based on the description provided, the emphasis is on analyzing and synthesizing an existing long-running monitoring dataset rather than initiating new field data collection.
What kind of analytical approach is implied by the description?
The description implies statistical and/or modeling work that connects biological response data (for example, breeding presence or frequency) to environmental covariates such as water availability, hydroperiod length, precipitation patterns, and temperature patterns.
What is the overall outcome the opportunity is trying to produce?
The stated intent is targeted support for long-term monitoring synthesis: producing a rigorous analysis centered on breeding salamanders and linking biological trends to habitat, hydrologic timing, and weather variability so parks can anticipate ecological impacts and explain changes clearly.
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