Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00542
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) posted a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Watershed Assessment Framework for National Park Service Wild and Scenic Rivers" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00542). The award was offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.945, focused on environment and natural resources work. The opportunity listed an award ceiling of $99,993, with an expectation of making one award. Although it was created on August 29, 2018, the notice also states that no applications will be accepted, meaning it is not currently open for competition.
The central purpose of the project is to build a practical framework for assessing watershed health and vulnerability for rivers protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The study is meant to help develop expertise through the selected recipient so that NPS and river-managing partners can better understand which watershed conditions and pressures most strongly affect wild and scenic rivers, and how to track those pressures in a consistent, decision-ready way. In other words, it is about turning scattered hydrology, land use, and water quality information into a usable assessment approach that can support on-the-ground management.
A major deliverable is the identification of a set of key indicators for watershed condition and risk. The opportunity highlights several example indicator categories that the framework should incorporate, including reference flow conditions (what a river's flow regime looks like under less-altered or baseline conditions), upstream flow modifications (such as dams, diversions, withdrawals, and other changes that alter timing and magnitude of flows), land use changes in the watershed (development, agriculture, forest loss, and related changes that affect runoff and pollutant loading), flood and drought projections (including climate-informed expectations for extremes), potential pollutant sources (such as point sources and diffuse nonpoint inputs), and known water quality impairments (for example, waters listed as impaired under applicable state and federal standards). The intent is to define indicators that are both scientifically meaningful and feasible to update over time using available datasets, so managers can track trends and vulnerabilities rather than relying on one-off studies.
Another core objective is to ensure the resulting assessment provides timely, relevant information that directly supports prioritization. The NPS wants river-managing agencies and their partners to be able to use the framework to identify where conservation actions or restoration investments will most improve water quality and hydrologic function. This implies the assessment is not just descriptive; it should be organized in a way that helps compare watersheds, identify hotspots, and guide decisions about where protecting land, improving riparian conditions, addressing pollutant sources, or restoring flow-related processes could produce the greatest benefit for protected river segments.
The opportunity also places strong emphasis on collaboration across jurisdictions and organizations, consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, which often involves river corridors that extend beyond federal ownership and require partnership-based stewardship. The project is designed to strengthen cooperative relationships among federal, state, and local agencies, and to align water quality protection efforts with the act's intent to preserve outstanding river values. In addition to agency coordination, the notice explicitly encourages incorporating citizen science opportunities, pointing to tools and programs such as Stream Tracker, Swim Guide, and Water Reporter. This signals an interest in frameworks that can integrate or complement community-based monitoring and reporting, potentially expanding data coverage and public engagement while helping translate local observations into actionable watershed insights.
In summary, this cooperative agreement opportunity was structured to produce a watershed assessment framework tailored to NPS wild and scenic rivers, grounded in a defined set of indicators spanning flow, land use, climate-related extremes, pollution sources, and existing impairments. The expected outcome is a more consistent, updateable way for river managers and partners to evaluate watershed health and vulnerability, prioritize conservation and restoration to improve water quality and hydrologic function, and strengthen interagency and community collaboration, including citizen science participation.Apply for P18AS00542
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Watershed Assessment Framework for National PArk Service Wild and Scenic Rivers" 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 Aug 29, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. (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 $99,993.00 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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