Opportunity Information: Apply for NPSNOINTIR1601206
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- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - Promote and develop the Trail of Tears NHT at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.935.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 09, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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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Opportunity Summary:
This notice is a National Park Service (NPS) announcement that it intends to make an award related to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (NHT) at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park. It is labeled as a "Notice of Intent to Award," which is important because it is not a competitive grant solicitation and it is not asking the public to submit applications. Instead, the agency is publicly documenting its intention to issue a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement, specifically with the Southeast Tennessee Development District.
The purpose of the intended task agreement is to promote and develop the Trail of Tears NHT at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park. While the notice does not lay out detailed project activities, the phrasing typically points to work that supports interpretation, visitor understanding, site promotion, and improvements that help communicate the historical significance of the location within the broader Trail of Tears NHT. Blythe Ferry is a historically significant place associated with Cherokee removal, and the project described is framed as supporting that memorial park's role in telling and preserving that history as part of the national trail system.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary action by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and the funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements generally indicate that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work, such as coordinating on project scope, deliverables, interpretation standards, compliance considerations, or other aspects of implementation. The funding activity category is listed as Natural Resources, and the CFDA number provided is 15.935, which corresponds to NPS assistance programs associated with heritage conservation, recreation, and related partnership efforts.
The posting includes basic federal opportunity metadata: the funding opportunity title is "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - Promote and develop the Trail of Tears NHT at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park," and the opportunity number is NPSNOINTIR1601206. The creation date is August 29, 2016, and the original closing date is September 9, 2016. In this kind of notice, the "closing date" functions more like the end of the public notice period rather than a deadline to submit proposals, since no applications are being accepted.
A few data fields also reinforce that this is not a typical open competition. The expected number of awards is listed as 1, aligning with the stated intent to fund a specific partner under an existing agreement. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which often occurs in notices that are not soliciting applications or where the exact amount is not being competed or publicly specified in the announcement. The eligible applicants field is broadly described as "Others," but the text clarifies the practical reality: the action is tied to an existing cooperative agreement and is intended for the Southeast Tennessee Development District rather than for general applicants.
In short, this is a transparency notice required under internal policy (cited as 505 DM 2.12) indicating that NPS plans to issue a single task agreement to the Southeast Tennessee Development District to support promotional and development work connected to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park. It does not represent an open funding opportunity, and it is not a request for new proposals.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this announcement?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) "Notice of Intent to Award" related to work at the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (NHT) site at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park.
Is this a competitive grant or an open funding solicitation?
No. The notice is not a competitive grant solicitation and it is not requesting applications from the public. It is a transparency notice documenting NPS intent to make an award through an existing agreement.
Are applications being accepted?
No. The notice states that it is not asking the public to submit applications. It is an announcement of an intended award action rather than an open call for proposals.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Southeast Tennessee Development District, identified in the notice as the partner under an existing cooperative agreement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The expected number of awards is 1, which aligns with the intent to fund a specific partner rather than conduct an open competition.
What is the project purpose described in the notice?
The purpose of the intended task agreement is to promote and develop the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park.
What kinds of activities might "promote and develop" include?
The notice does not list detailed activities. Based on the way the purpose is framed, it generally points to work that supports interpretation and visitor understanding, site promotion, and improvements that help communicate the site's historical significance within the broader Trail of Tears National Historic Trail system.
What is the location or site connected to this action?
The action is tied to Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, which is described as historically significant and associated with Cherokee removal, and as a location within the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
What federal agency is issuing the notice?
The issuing agency is the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS).
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
The notice indicates this is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that NPS expects substantial involvement in the funded work (for example, coordination on scope, deliverables, interpretation standards, compliance considerations, or other implementation details).
What is the funding activity category listed for this notice?
The funding activity category is listed as Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number and what does it indicate?
The CFDA number provided is 15.935. The notice describes this as corresponding to NPS assistance programs connected to heritage conservation, recreation, and related partnership efforts.
What is the funding opportunity title?
The funding opportunity title is "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - Promote and develop the Trail of Tears NHT at Blythe Ferry Cherokee Removal Memorial Park."
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is NPSNOINTIR1601206.
What are the key dates listed in the posting?
The creation date is August 29, 2016. The original closing date is September 9, 2016.
Does the "closing date" function like an application deadline?
No. In this type of notice, the closing date functions more like the end of the public notice period, not a deadline to submit proposals, because no applications are being accepted.
Why does the posting show an award ceiling of 0?
The award ceiling is shown as 0, which often appears in notices that are not soliciting applications or where the amount is not being competed or publicly specified in the announcement.
Who is eligible to apply based on the "eligible applicants" field?
The eligible applicants field is described as "Others," but the notice clarifies that the action is tied to an existing cooperative agreement and is intended for the Southeast Tennessee Development District rather than general applicants.
What administrative policy is cited as the basis for posting this notice?
The notice references internal policy cited as 505 DM 2.12 as part of the transparency process for documenting the intent to make an award.
What is NPS actually planning to issue under the existing agreement?
NPS intends to issue a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement, specifically with the Southeast Tennessee Development District.
Does this notice represent a request for new proposals?
No. The notice explicitly frames the action as an intent to award under an existing agreement and states it is not a request for new proposals.
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