NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD | P19AS00144

Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00144

The grant notice titled "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00144) is a public announcement from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, stating the agency's intent to make a financial assistance award. It is important to note that this notice is not a solicitation and not a request for applications. In other words, the National Park Service is not inviting the public to apply through this posting; instead, it is providing transparency by formally notifying the public that it plans to issue an award.

This opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and will be issued as a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project compared with a standard grant, such as participating in planning, coordination, technical guidance, or oversight during the period of performance. The notice lists the funding activity areas broadly, including community development, education, natural resources, science and technology, and other research and development, indicating the award may support work that aligns with National Park Service priorities across these programmatic themes. The associated CFDA number is 15.954, which identifies the federal assistance program under which the support is being provided.

Eligibility information is included for context, indicating that eligible applicants are nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. However, since this is only a notice of intent to award and not an application opportunity, the eligibility criteria should be read as describing the type of organization that the National Park Service intends to fund rather than an open invitation for new applicants to compete.

The notice was created on May 06, 2019. It anticipates a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $29,789, meaning the maximum amount expected for this assistance action is $29,789. No competitive closing date is provided in the usual sense because the posting is not an application-based competition; the "OriginalClosingDate" field simply repeats the title, reinforcing that this is a notice rather than a call for proposals.

Overall, this posting functions as a formal public record that the National Park Service plans to award a cooperative agreement of up to $29,789 to one qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit for work connected to the listed activity areas under CFDA 15.954, without soliciting or accepting applications through this announcement.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development, education, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 06, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. (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 $29,789.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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