Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00310
The grant opportunity titled "Restore an Abandoned Wastewater Treatment Pond to Wetland Habitat in Morefield Canyon" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00310) is a National Park Service project focused on converting an unused wastewater treatment pond into functioning wetland habitat. The work stems from a 2011 request by MEVE staff (Mesa Verde National Park) for the NPS Water Resources Division to assess on-the-ground conditions and determine whether the abandoned pond could be successfully restored as a wetland. Since that initial request, several key site investigations and preparatory actions have already taken place, which frame the technical basis for the proposed restoration.
At the site, the original pond liner has been removed, but a substantial layer of bentonite remains on top of the native soil. The remaining bentonite layer is described as roughly 6 to 12 inches thick, sitting over sandy clay soils. This detail matters because bentonite is a clay material commonly used to reduce seepage, and its presence can strongly influence how water moves, holds, and drains in the restored area. In other words, the leftover bentonite could help retain water needed for wetland conditions, but it could also create design and management constraints depending on how the restored wetland is intended to function and how the surrounding hydrology behaves through seasons.
To support restoration planning, NPS-WRD and park staff installed ten wells in the pond area in late summer 2011. These wells were installed specifically to investigate hydrology, meaning the project team has been collecting or enabling collection of groundwater and water level data needed to understand whether the site can sustain wetland conditions, how water levels fluctuate, and what design options are realistic. The wells also support feasibility evaluations of different restoration design concepts, which typically include considerations like water sources, expected hydroperiod (how long soils remain saturated), soil permeability, and the likelihood of maintaining wetland vegetation over time without excessive artificial inputs.
The core goal of the project is to establish an approximately 1.6-acre wetland system within the footprint of the abandoned wastewater treatment pond. The intention is habitat restoration: shifting a disturbed, non-operational infrastructure site into a naturalized wetland area that can support wetland-dependent plants and wildlife and improve ecological function in the canyon setting. While the notice does not list specific construction actions or planting plans, the emphasis on hydrologic investigation and design feasibility signals that the funded work is tied closely to turning the hydrology and soil conditions into a workable wetland restoration design and, potentially, implementing those designs under the cooperative agreement structure.
Administratively, this opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. It is categorized as a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, and it falls under the environment funding activity category (CFDA 15.945). The listed eligible applicants are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, indicating the NPS expected to partner with a university or similar institution, often for technical expertise in hydrology, wetland ecology, or restoration design, and for collaborative field work and analysis.
In terms of funding scale and status, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $62,280 and anticipates one award. The creation date is May 31, 2017. Importantly, the posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent rather than an open competition. No applications are being accepted because the task agreement is being awarded under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00728) that was already competitively awarded. Practically, that means the NPS had already selected a partner through a prior competitive process, and this announcement serves mainly as a formal public notice that the NPS intended to issue this specific task under that pre-existing agreement rather than solicit new proposals.Apply for P17AS00310
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Restore an Abandoned Wastewater Treatment Pond to Wetland Habitat in Morefield Canyon" 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, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. This Task Agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00728 which was already awarded under a competitive process. 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 $62,280.00 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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