Closed · P18AS00457 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary

Enhancing Recreation and Conservation in Environments Shared by Humans and Bats Through Input from Visitors in National Parks

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$46K
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Enhancing Recreation and Conservation in Environments Shared by Humans and Bats Through Input from Visitors in National Parks is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $46,104 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.

$1-$46K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.945
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Enhancing Recreation and Conservation in Envi… is closed. 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

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Posted Jul 23 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$46,104

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Objectives of this collaborative project are to: 1. Understand visitors⿿ recreational interests in caves and attitudes toward bats and stewardship of these resources at show caves in national parks. Visitors will represent a range of perspectives, such as school groups, outdoor recreation or education organizations, cave enthusiasts, or casual tourists. 2. Evaluate current education techniques about bats and cave resources to identify engaging and effective approaches for future interpretive programs. 3. Integrate social science approaches into NPS educational efforts and management decisions. 4. Foster relationships and a shared understanding of what it means to balance stewardship and enjoyment of public lands, with particular emphasis on unique and valuable cave resources. 5. Provide opportunities for University of Tennessee professional staff and students to gain ⿿real-life⿝ experiences in national parks and apply their expertise in helping parks enhance natural resource conservation by integrating social science research results.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · P18AS00457

Grants.gov marks Enhancing Recreation and Conservation in Envi… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Park Service book (3,314 peers, 39% of 8,507).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

JOHN BECHTOLD John_Bechtold@nps.gov

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