Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center

National Parks Service IPM Program: Needs Assessment Pre-Proposals Due April 15, 2004

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March 4, 2004
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Biological Resource Management Division
1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Call for Pre-Proposals: Deadline April 15, 2004
Documents (Microsoft Word format):
IPM Program Review 2004, Scope of Work
IPM Review Letter

The purpose of this project is to conduct a needs assessment for the Integrated Pest Management Program in order to develop recommendations on how the IPM program can improve service to the parks and regions. The needs assessment should determine the needs for IPM expertise and services at the park, region, and national levels and should cover natural resources, cultural resources, visitor and resource protection, and facilities management.

The project will also review the NPS IPM organizational structure and compare to the structure employed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, Department of Defense, and the Bureau of Land Management. This review and comparison should provide a basic overview of each agency’s staffing and organization and discuss potential strengths and weaknesses.

Finally, the project will provide recommendations to reduce weaknesses and enhance strengths of the NPS IPM Program. This review should be conducted at the Washington Office, region and park levels. Assessment should be developed with input from superintendents, resource managers at park and regional levels, and park, regional and Washington IPM coordinators.

Please direct pre-proposals by April 15, 2004 to
Loyal Mehrhoff, PhD
Chief, Biological Resource Management Division
National Park Service
Suite 200 1201 Oakridge Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Telephone: 970-225-3592
Facsimile: 970-225-3585