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- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - US-Mexico Sister Park Training Support for Vital Signs Monitoring & Modeling" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 04, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 14, 2017. (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 public announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) stating its intent to make an award under an existing cooperative agreement, rather than opening a competition for new applications. In other words, it is not a grant solicitation and it is not asking organizations to submit proposals. The purpose of issuing the notice is to satisfy federal public-notice requirements (cited as 505 DM 2.12) by informing the public that NPS plans to execute a task agreement with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The project described is focused on providing training support for "US-Mexico sister parks" related to vital signs monitoring and modeling. In the NPS context, "vital signs" generally refers to key ecological indicators tracked over time to understand the condition of park ecosystems, detect change, and support science-based management. The notice indicates that the work will help parks build or strengthen capacity to monitor these indicators and to use modeling approaches to interpret trends, assess risk, and inform decisions. The sister-park framing suggests a cross-border collaboration component, where paired or partner protected areas in the United States and Mexico share methods, training, and practices to improve coordinated monitoring and resource stewardship.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary action using a cooperative agreement instrument, meaning NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is listed under employment, labor, and training, reflecting the emphasis on capacity building, technical training, and skill development rather than construction or direct service delivery. The associated CFDA number is 15.945, which is the catalog reference used to classify the federal assistance program.
Several fields reinforce that this is an intent-to-award notice rather than a competitive funding opportunity. The eligible applicants field points to "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced elsewhere, but the description makes clear the intended recipient is WWF under an already-existing cooperative agreement. The notice lists an expected number of awards of one, aligning with the single planned task agreement. The award ceiling is shown as 0, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum amount is not being announced in the notice or is handled within the terms of the underlying cooperative agreement and task agreement documentation rather than through an open funding competition.
Key identifying details include the funding opportunity title "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - US-Mexico Sister Park Training Support for Vital Signs Monitoring & Modeling" and opportunity number NPSNOIWHSA1601199. The notice was created on August 4, 2016, and shows an original closing date of August 14, 2017, which in this context functions more like an administrative posting period than an application deadline, since applications are not being requested. Overall, the announcement is best understood as a transparency notice: NPS is signaling it plans to proceed with a single task agreement to WWF to deliver training and support for ecological monitoring and modeling across partnered parks in the U.S.-Mexico context.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this a grant solicitation or a request for proposals?
No. This is a public notice from the National Park Service (NPS) stating its intent to make an award under an existing cooperative agreement. It is not a competitive funding announcement and it is not asking organizations to submit applications or proposals.
What is the purpose of this notice?
The notice is issued to meet federal public-notice requirements (cited as 505 DM 2.12). It informs the public that NPS plans to execute a task agreement with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), under an already-existing cooperative agreement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The notice indicates an expected number of awards of one, which matches the stated intent to proceed with a single task agreement.
Can other organizations apply for this funding?
No applications are being requested through this notice. The announcement is an intent-to-award notification tied to an existing cooperative agreement with WWF, not an open competition.
What is the project about?
The project focuses on providing training support for "US-Mexico sister parks" related to vital signs monitoring and modeling. The emphasis is on building or strengthening capacity to track key ecological indicators and use modeling approaches to interpret trends and inform decisions.
What does "vital signs" mean in the NPS context?
In the NPS context, "vital signs" generally refers to key ecological indicators that are monitored over time to understand ecosystem condition, detect change, and support science-based management.
What does "US-Mexico sister parks" refer to?
Based on the notice description, it refers to a cross-border collaboration concept where partnered protected areas in the United States and Mexico share methods, training, and practices to improve coordinated monitoring and resource stewardship.
What kind of support will be provided?
The notice describes training support related to monitoring ecological indicators and applying modeling approaches. The overall aim is capacity building for parks to monitor, analyze, and interpret ecological trends.
What type of federal assistance instrument is being used?
The notice describes this as a discretionary action using a cooperative agreement instrument. This generally means NPS expects substantial involvement in the work compared with a standard grant.
What is the funding activity category for this project?
The funding activity category is listed under employment, labor, and training, reflecting the focus on technical training and skill development rather than construction or direct service delivery.
What is the CFDA number associated with this notice?
The associated CFDA number is 15.945, which is used to classify the federal assistance program.
What is the funding opportunity title?
The title listed in the notice is "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - US-Mexico Sister Park Training Support for Vital Signs Monitoring & Modeling."
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is NPSNOIWHSA1601199.
Why does the award ceiling show as 0?
The notice shows an award ceiling of 0, which commonly indicates that a specific maximum amount is not being announced in the notice itself or that the amount is addressed within the underlying cooperative agreement and task agreement documentation rather than through an open competition.
What is the posted "closing date," and does it function as an application deadline?
The notice shows an original closing date of August 14, 2017. In this context, it functions more like an administrative posting period rather than an application deadline, because the notice is not requesting applications.
When was this notice created?
The notice was created on August 4, 2016.
What does "intent to award" mean here?
It means NPS is publicly signaling that it plans to proceed with making an award (via a task agreement) to a specified organization (WWF) under an existing cooperative agreement, rather than opening a competitive process.
Is this notice primarily about transparency rather than funding competition?
Yes. The announcement is best understood as a transparency notice that fulfills public-notice requirements while informing the public of NPS plans to execute a single task agreement with WWF.
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