Closed · P18AS00037 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary
Characterizing the Marine Invertebrate Paleontology of Shellabarger Pass to explain the Geological Evolution of Denali National Park and Preserve
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5K-$40K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 19, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Characterizing the Marine Invertebrate Paleontology of Shellabarger Pass to explain the Geological Evolution of Denali National Park and Preserve is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $5,000 -- $40,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.
- $5K-$40K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.945
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Characterizing the Marine Invertebrate Paleon… is closed (last close February 19, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 19, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$25,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Shellabarger Pass, located in the Kichatna Mountains of the Alaska Range in the southwest corner of Denali National Park & Preserve (DENA), contains a rich assemblage of Paleozoic and possibly Mesozoic marine invertebrate fossils that may hold the key to understanding the regional geologic framework. The area is one of the least explored areas in DENA because of its remote location. However, reconnaissance fieldwork indicates that the area provides the best fossil preservation of the widest window of time, in the smallest area within DENA. Therefore, we seek to enter into an agreement with a collaborator to inventory these invertebrate marine fossils and decipher the regional geology. Most of Alaska, including this area, did not always belong to the North American continent. Over the last few hundred million years Alaska has been built by accretion of crustal fragments, many of them originally deposited 1000s of kilometers away. Recent resource assessment, stewardship planning, and legislative efforts call for inventory, condition evaluation, and protection of paleontological resources. The Denali Resources Stewardship Strategy and the Paleontology Resources Management Plan both call for inventory and monitoring of fossil resources. The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) of 2009 serves as explicit authority for the management, protection and interpretation of paleontological resources in parks. The PRPA specifically provides the NPS with mandates to enhance paleontological resources stewardship. It calls for the management and protection of paleontological resources using scientific principles and expertise.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
Characterizing the Marine Invertebrate Paleon… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 2 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 8,507).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Grants Management Specialist Erica Cordeiro 907-644-3315 Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov
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