The Call for 2008 Proposals has not gone out.

Below is information from the 2007 Natural & Cultural Resources Annual Research Fund to give you an idea of what is required:

Grand Canyon Association (GCA) is a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). It is GCA’s mission to enrich the visitor experience through knowledge acquired from education and research programs. A strong part of GCA’s mission is to support scientific and cultural research through the park Science Center.

Grand Canyon National Park, through Grand Canyon Association, is announcing a call for proposals to enhance the knowledge base and management of natural and cultural resources of Grand Canyon National Park. The GCA research grant fund is a maximum of $35,000 per year (more than one project may be funded). Proposals should address research questions related to the physical, biological, ecological, or cultural sciences in order to inform and promote science based management. A list of priority research needs may be downloaded here. (77kb PDF File) 

FUNDING AWARD: up to $35,000 annually. Fifty percent of the total grant award can be released after May 2007 award announcement. An additional 25% will be released after proof of adequate progress following March (month 10) progress reports. The remaining 25% will be released after final report and deliverables are submitted and approved by Grand Canyon Research Office.

A review panel consisting of GCNP Resource Managers, GCA Board of Directors and Peer Reviewers will evaluate the research proposals for grant award.

RESEARCH TIMELINE: June 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008 (19 mo). The 2008 Natural & Cultural Resources Annual Research Fund is planned for an earlier timeframe with Call for Proposals to be announced in Fall 2007.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 April 2007, 5:00 pm

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: May 2007

For More Information, download the complete
2007 Natural & Cultural Resources Annual Research Fund Proposal Call (77kb PDF File)

1. Adopt-a-Beach (Grand Canyon River Guides)
2. Evaluation of methodologies for estimating abundance of large non-native fishes in the Lower Little Colorado River, Arizona. (Bill Persons, Tim Hoffnagle)
3. The biogeography of the snakes within the Grand Canyon region (Nikolle Brown)
4. Late Pleistocene vertebrate communities in the Lower Grand Canyon, Arizona: Rampart Cave (Jim Mead, Mary Carpenter)
5. Seasonal heat stress monitoring to develop heat stress forecasting techniques for Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (Diane Stanitsky-Martin)
6. River Research Support Services (Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center)

The following projects were funded through our Small Grants Research Fund, FY2000:

1. Resource evaluation, exploration and scientific observation in Grand Canyon National Park Caves (Northern Arizona Grotto)
2. The effects of surface fires on birds and arthropods in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: An experimental, mechanistic approach (Karen Short)
3. Distribution around paleotopographic highs in the Middle Cambrian Tapeats-Bright Angel transition (Eben Rose)
4. Hide and Seek: Uncovering the 1942 Rampart Cave paleontological specimens (Mary Carpenter)
5. Wildlife multi-species inventory, monitoring and habitat assessment and mapping field trip for year 2000 (Elaine Leslie)
6. Rates and amounts of discharge from seeps and springs of the Redwall-Muav aquifer, Grand Canyon, AZ (James Kessler)
7. Heavy metals and radionuclides in breccia pipe mine spoils in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: Phase II - Little Chicken Mine (Ray Kenny)
8. Bottom-up structuring of avian communities in the Grand Canyon: In search of arthropod indicators (Helen Yard)