Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00080
The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued a Notice of Intent to Award for a project titled "Collaborative Natural and Cultural Resource Research, Monitoring and Education to Protect and Restore Resources." The listing is a public transparency notice rather than a competitive grant announcement, meaning it is not requesting proposals or applications from the general public. Instead, it communicates that NPS plans to provide funding through an existing, non-competitive arrangement to carry out specific project activities focused on protecting and restoring natural and cultural resources.
This opportunity is identified under Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00080 and is categorized as a discretionary award using a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement typically indicates that NPS expects to be actively involved with the recipient in planning or implementing the work, rather than simply providing pass-through funding with minimal agency engagement. The activity area is primarily Natural Resources, with an additional "Other" category referenced in the original listing for further clarification, reflecting that the work likely spans multiple themes such as applied research, long-term monitoring, public education, and cultural resource stewardship.
The notice states that NPS intends to make one award, with an award ceiling of up to $500,000. The planned recipient is the Redwood Parks Conservancy, operating under Master Cooperative Agreement P17AC00162. Because this is a notice of intent to fund without "full and open competition," it signals that NPS is relying on an established partnership mechanism and has determined that the work will be carried out by this specific partner rather than through a competitive selection process.
Although the listing does not provide a detailed work plan in the text provided, the project title and description make the intended scope clear: collaborative research and monitoring of natural and cultural resources, paired with education efforts designed to support protection and restoration outcomes. In practice, projects framed this way often include activities such as field surveys and data collection, resource condition assessments, tracking ecosystem changes over time, supporting management decisions with scientific findings, documenting or helping preserve cultural and historical assets, and engaging visitors or local communities through interpretation, volunteer programs, or educational materials. The emphasis on "collaborative" work also implies joint planning and shared implementation between NPS and the nonprofit partner, with the conservancy potentially providing staffing, coordination, outreach capacity, and on-the-ground support that complements NPS technical and management responsibilities.
Eligibility is listed broadly as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), but that eligibility language is largely academic in this case because the notice is explicitly not open for applications. There is no application deadline because no applications are being accepted; the "closing date" is effectively replaced by the statement that this is not a request for applications. The CFDA listing is 15.954, which corresponds to NPS assistance programs and is used for federal assistance tracking and reporting.
Overall, this posting is best understood as an informational notice that NPS plans to fund a single cooperative project with the Redwood Parks Conservancy, up to $500,000, to support research, monitoring, and education activities tied to protecting and restoring natural and cultural resources associated with the Redwood parks. It is not an opportunity that other organizations can compete for through submission of new proposals, but rather a formal announcement that a specific award is intended under an existing cooperative agreement framework.Apply for P17AS00080
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative Natural and Cultural Resource Research, Monitoring and Education to Protect and Restore Resources" 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 Feb 10, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications.. (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 $500,000.00 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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