Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00770
The grant opportunity titled "Planting strategies for drought-resistant ponderosa pine" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00770) is a Department of the Interior, National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on restoring forest resilience in areas that have recently experienced unusually severe wildfire. The work is centered in BAND, where large portions of once-forested landscapes have been converted into extensive high-severity burn patches. Because these patches are far outside historic fire patterns, natural recovery is not proceeding normally; the size and severity of the burned areas are limiting natural regeneration and slowing or preventing a return to a typical successional pathway.
The main goal of the agreement is to improve the long-term resilience of these burned landscapes under a warming and drying climate. To do that, the project emphasizes identifying and using local ponderosa pine seed sources that may already show signs of drought tolerance. Seeds would be collected from trees located within BAND that appear drought-resistant, then propagated into seedlings for replanting. The intent is not to introduce non-local genetics, but to stay within the natural range of variability for the park's biophysical setting while still selecting plant material that may be better suited to the hotter, drier conditions expected going forward.
A key component of the project is ensuring genetic appropriateness for restoration. The opportunity explicitly references Section 4.4.2.2 of MP2006, noting that the genetic type used should approximate the extirpated genetic type. In practice, this means seed collection occurs within BAND and the resulting seedlings are planted within the species' natural variability for that setting, supporting restoration that aligns with park management policy while still attempting to increase climate resilience.
Beyond the planting itself, the agreement also supports research designed to inform future post-fire restoration projects. The expectation is that the project will generate usable findings about which collection, propagation, and planting strategies perform best in these altered post-burn conditions, particularly under increased drought stress. The planting sites are specifically described as areas severely burned by recent human-caused wildfires, where fire behavior and impacts were uncharacteristically extreme and have left conditions that hinder unassisted forest recovery.
In terms of administrative details, this is a discretionary funding opportunity under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.945). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning the National Park Service anticipates substantial involvement in the project rather than a hands-off grant. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The opportunity was created on September 1, 2017, with an original closing date of September 10, 2017. The award ceiling is $50,000, and the agency expected to make one award.Apply for P17AS00770
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Planting strategies for drought-resistant ponderosa pine" 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 01, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 10, 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 $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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