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- The National Park Service in the environment natural resources science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "3 State Air Quality Study" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 13, 2014 and posted on Feb 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 27, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $79,862.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $79,862.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "3 State Air Quality Study" (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00027) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding through a cooperative agreement, and it is explicitly not a solicitation or request for applications. In other words, the announcement is mainly public notice that NPS plans to fund a specific, continuing set of activities without opening a competitive application process. The anticipated award totals $79,862.09, includes no cost share or matching requirement, and is structured as a continuation action under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00099) via a task agreement (P14AC00133). The expected period of performance runs from the date of award through February 28, 2015, and the program is listed under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship). Only one award is expected.
The intended recipient is the Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR), working closely with the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP), with Dan Johnson identified as the principal investigator/program manager. NPS justifies selecting WESTAR/WRAP because of its established role and experience coordinating air quality collaboration across the Western United States among states, tribes, local air agencies, and federal partners. The project is tied to a multi-agency coordinating body described as the 3 State/Federal Leadership Forum cooperators group, involving NPS and representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Protection Agency, and the air pollution control agencies of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The overall intent is to support coordinated, technically consistent air quality work that can be shared and relied upon across these partner agencies.
The study objectives focus heavily on building and maintaining shared technical infrastructure and consistent analytical approaches for air quality planning and review. Key goals include creating storage and access to high-quality, consistent, comparable technical datasets (often described as a data warehouse function), and establishing consistent protocols for how data are collected, assessed for quality, analyzed, and stored so partner agencies can run comparable analyses. The work is also designed to support collaborative air quality analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), particularly as they relate to energy development, and to assist broader air quality planning needs such as emissions inventories, meteorological inputs, and air quality modeling. Another major emphasis is developing technical capacity across participating agencies through training, standardized methods, and improved datasets, along with clearly defined criteria for base-year conditions and future-year projections used in planning and modeling.
Beyond technical work, the project includes governance and coordination support. WESTAR/WRAP is expected to help agencies identify options for sustaining ongoing funding for the data warehouse once it is operational, and to clarify how technical work groups will report to the 3 State/FLF Steering Committee and Governing Board. The announcement notes that the core technical work groups to be coordinated include air quality modeling, emissions inventories, ambient monitoring, and the data warehouse, while leaving room for additional work groups as future needs emerge. This framing shows the effort is not just a one-off analysis, but part of a longer-term interagency structure meant to keep data, methods, and decisions aligned across jurisdictions.
Roles are split between the recipient and NPS in a way typical of cooperative agreements, where substantial federal involvement is expected. WESTAR agrees to work jointly with partners to develop projects, tasks, deliverables, and timelines for the Western Air Quality Study, and to facilitate communication and information sharing among NPS, WESTAR/WRAP, EPA, USFS, BLM, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and potentially other western states, tribes, local air agencies, and stakeholders as needed. On the federal side, NPS commits to active participation throughout the project by attending planning and management meetings, webinars, and calls; providing input and contributing information and products (including statistical and/or GIS work products); reviewing and commenting on draft deliverables; and providing the financial support for the agreed scope of work.
The reason the award is not being competed is laid out under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2). NPS cites the "continuation" justification criterion, meaning the funded activity is necessary to satisfactorily complete or continue work already underway, and competing it would significantly disrupt continuity or completion. Although the announcement also emphasizes WESTAR/WRAP's unique experience and coordination capacity, the formal single-source basis named is continuation rather than an open competition for new providers.
Legally, the cooperative agreement is supported by authorities that allow NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and provide financial assistance for research, training, and coordinated programs supporting National Park System resources. The cited authorities are 16 U.S.C. 1g and 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j), which broadly cover NPS cooperative agreement authority and collaboration with public or private entities for coordinated research and training programs. For administrative questions, the NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, junezastrow@nps.gov). The posting date listed is February 13, 2014, with a closing date of February 27, 2014, though the announcement’s core message is that it functions as notice rather than an open application opportunity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - 3 State Air Quality Study (P14AS00027)
Is this an open grant competition?
No. This notice is explicitly a notice of intent to award funding through a cooperative agreement, and it is not a solicitation or request for applications. The announcement functions as public notice that the National Park Service (NPS) plans to fund a specific set of continuing activities without running a competitive application process.
Can new applicants apply for this funding opportunity?
No. Based on the information provided, NPS is not inviting applications. The notice describes a planned single award to a specific recipient as a continuation action under an existing cooperative agreement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00027.
What is the name of the project?
The project is titled the "3 State Air Quality Study."
What type of award is NPS planning to use?
The planned instrument is a cooperative agreement. The description also indicates this is a continuation action under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00099) implemented via a task agreement (P14AC00133).
How much funding is anticipated?
The anticipated total award amount is $79,862.09.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
Only one award is expected.
Who is the intended recipient?
The intended recipient is the Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR), working closely with the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP).
Who is identified as the principal investigator or program manager?
Dan Johnson is identified as the principal investigator/program manager.
What is the period of performance?
The expected period of performance runs from the date of award through February 28, 2015.
What CFDA program is associated with this effort?
The program is listed under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship).
Why is this award not being competed?
NPS states the award is being made under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) using a "continuation" justification. The rationale given is that the activity is necessary to satisfactorily complete or continue work already underway, and competition would significantly disrupt continuity or completion.
Does the notice mention any other reasons for selecting WESTAR/WRAP?
Yes. The notice also highlights WESTAR/WRAP's established role and experience coordinating air quality collaboration across the Western United States among states, tribes, local air agencies, and federal partners, even though the formal single-source basis named is "continuation."
Which agencies and partners are involved in the coordinating group?
The project is tied to a multi-agency coordinating body described as the 3 State/Federal Leadership Forum cooperators group. It involves NPS and representatives from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the air pollution control agencies of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
What is the overall purpose of the 3 State Air Quality Study?
The overall intent is to support coordinated, technically consistent air quality work that can be shared and relied upon across partner agencies. The emphasis is on consistent datasets, consistent methods, and coordinated planning and review across jurisdictions.
What are the main technical objectives described?
The objectives focus on building and maintaining shared technical infrastructure and consistent analytical approaches, including: creating storage and access to high-quality, consistent, comparable datasets (a data warehouse function); establishing consistent protocols for data collection, quality assessment, analysis, and storage; and enabling partner agencies to run comparable analyses.
How does the project relate to NEPA work?
The work is described as supporting collaborative air quality analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), particularly as they relate to energy development.
What types of air quality planning inputs are referenced?
The notice references broader air quality planning needs such as emissions inventories, meteorological inputs, and air quality modeling.
Is training or capacity-building included in the scope?
Yes. The project emphasizes developing technical capacity across participating agencies through training, standardized methods, and improved datasets.
Does the notice mention criteria for planning and modeling assumptions?
Yes. It mentions clearly defined criteria for base-year conditions and future-year projections used in planning and modeling.
What governance or coordination support is expected from WESTAR/WRAP?
Beyond technical work, WESTAR/WRAP is expected to support governance and coordination, including helping agencies identify options for sustaining ongoing funding for the data warehouse once operational and clarifying how technical work groups will report to the 3 State/FLF Steering Committee and Governing Board.
Which technical work groups are specifically named?
The notice names core technical work groups to be coordinated: air quality modeling, emissions inventories, ambient monitoring, and the data warehouse. It also notes there is room for additional work groups as future needs emerge.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement with substantial federal involvement?
The notice describes shared roles typical of cooperative agreements. WESTAR agrees to work jointly with partners to develop projects, tasks, deliverables, and timelines and to facilitate communication and information sharing. NPS commits to active participation, including attending meetings and calls, providing input and information/products (including statistical and/or GIS work products), reviewing and commenting on drafts, and providing financial support for the agreed scope of work.
What legal authorities are cited for NPS to enter into this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1g and 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j) as authorities supporting NPS cooperative agreements and financial assistance for research, training, and coordinated programs supporting National Park System resources.
What are the posting and closing dates listed?
The posting date listed is February 13, 2014, and the closing date listed is February 27, 2014. The notice still emphasizes that it functions as notice rather than an open application opportunity.
Who is the NPS point of contact for administrative questions?
The NPS administrative point of contact is June Zastrow at 303-987-6718 or junezastrow@nps.gov.
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