Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS PWRNOIP12AC15010
Apply for NPS PWRNOIP12AC15010
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Analyzying the Importance of Night Sky Quality to Park Visitors" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 25, 2012 and posted on Aug 25, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 27, 2012. (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 $55,001.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This notice describes a National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, intent to make a single, non-competitive award for a specific research project titled "Analyzing the Importance of Night Sky Quality to Park Visitors." It is published as a public notice of NPSs plan to fund work that has already been identified, and it is explicitly not a request for applications. In other words, there is no open competition or standard proposal submission process associated with this posting; the purpose is transparency about an upcoming award.
The planned funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, and the work falls under the Natural Resources activity area. The award is tied to Task Agreement number P12AC15010, issued under an existing Cooperative Agreement (H8W07110001) with the University of Vermont. The University of Vermont is participating as a partner within the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit framework, which is a structure NPS often uses to collaborate with universities on research and technical assistance that supports park management needs.
Financially, the opportunity lists an expected number of awards of one, with an award floor and ceiling both set at $55,001, indicating a fixed planned funding amount. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers associated with the funding are 15.945, covering Cooperative Research and Training Programs and Resources of the National Park System, which aligns with a study intended to inform how parks manage and protect resources that affect visitor experience.
Eligibility is shown as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but since this is a notice of intent to award without full and open competition, the practical recipient is pre-identified as the University of Vermont under the existing cooperative framework. The posting dates reflect a short public notice window: posted and created on August 25, 2012, with an original and current closing date of August 27, 2012, and an archive date of September 26, 2012. The funding opportunity number is listed as NPS PWRNOIP12AC15010, and the title is shown with the same spelling as the notice.
For access issues or administrative questions about the announcement, the listed contact is Lilette Baltodano, Financial Agreements Officer, at (415) 623-2251.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this notice about?
This is a National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior public notice describing the intent to make a single, non-competitive award for a specific research project titled "Analyzing the Importance of Night Sky Quality to Park Visitors."
Is this a request for applications (RFA) or a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications. There is no open competition and no standard proposal submission process tied to this posting. The purpose of the notice is transparency about an upcoming award.
Can organizations submit proposals or apply for this funding?
No. Based on the notice, applications are not being solicited and the award has already been identified for a specific project and recipient arrangement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the planned award amount?
The notice lists both the award floor and the award ceiling as $55,001, indicating a fixed planned funding amount of $55,001.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The planned funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
What activity area does this work fall under?
The work is identified under the Natural Resources activity area.
What is the project being funded?
The specific research project is titled "Analyzing the Importance of Night Sky Quality to Park Visitors."
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
While eligibility is shown as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, the notice is an intent to make a single non-competitive award tied to an existing cooperative framework. The practical recipient is pre-identified as the University of Vermont under the existing arrangement described in the notice.
What cooperative agreements or task agreements are associated with this award?
The award is tied to Task Agreement number P12AC15010, issued under an existing Cooperative Agreement identified as H8W07110001 with the University of Vermont.
What is the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) and how does it relate to this award?
The University of Vermont is participating as a partner within the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit framework, which the notice describes as a structure NPS uses to collaborate with universities on research and technical assistance that supports park management needs.
What CFDA number is associated with this funding?
The CFDA number associated with the funding is 15.945, described as Cooperative Research and Training Programs and Resources of the National Park System.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is NPS PWRNOIP12AC15010.
When was this notice posted and what are the closing dates?
The notice was posted and created on August 25, 2012. The original closing date and the current closing date are both listed as August 27, 2012. The archive date is September 26, 2012.
What does the short closing window mean if this is not an application-based opportunity?
Based on the notice, the dates reflect a short public notice window for transparency purposes rather than an application deadline, since the announcement is not soliciting proposals.
Who should be contacted for access issues or administrative questions?
For access issues or administrative questions about the announcement, the listed contact is Lilette Baltodano, Financial Agreements Officer, at (415) 623-2251.
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