The Oil Region National Heritage Area | NPS 17 NERO 00159

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 00159

The Oil Region National Heritage Area grant notice (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 17 NERO 00159) is a National Park Service (NPS) public notice stating the agencys intent to make an award, rather than an open call for new proposals. In other words, it is not a competitive funding opportunity where outside organizations can submit fresh applications by the deadline. The purpose of the posting is primarily transparency: NPS is informing the public that it plans to issue a specific task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that was already put in place either through a prior competitive process or through a single-source justification.

The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. Cooperative agreements typically mean the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds, such as collaborating on project direction, deliverables, technical input, or coordination with partners. The activity category is listed as regional development, and the relevant CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) number is 15.939, which is associated with National Park Service assistance programs.

Funding details in the notice indicate an award ceiling of $164,760 and an expectation of a single award. The posting date (creation date) is August 22, 2017, with an original closing date of August 31, 2017. Because the announcement is not requesting applications, the closing date functions more as an administrative marker for the notice period rather than a deadline for submitting proposals in the usual sense.

Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with a reference to an additional eligibility text field for clarification, but the practical implication of the notice is that eligibility is constrained by the pre-existing master cooperative agreement relationship. That is, the intended recipient is likely already identified or limited to parties covered under that previously established agreement framework. Overall, this notice should be read as an informational posting about a planned NPS award connected to the Oil Region National Heritage Area, not as an invitation for new applicants to compete for the funding.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Oil Region National Heritage Area" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 22, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2017. (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 $164,760.00 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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