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- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Beringia Messenger Network" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946 Cultural Resources Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 14, 2015 and posted on May 14, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 1, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $212,768.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $212,768.00 in funding.
- 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).
- This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Beringia Messenger Network opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) notice announcing its intent to provide funding through a cooperative agreement to continue an ongoing, multi-year communications and collaboration project in the Bering Strait region. It is not a solicitation and not a request for new applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to make a single-source, non-competitive award to the Institute of the North (ION) to support the final year (year three) of work that is already underway. The project falls under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resource Management) and is tied to the Shared Beringian Heritage Program, which focuses on cross-border cultural connections and cooperation in the broader Beringia region.
At its core, the Beringia Messenger Network is designed to strengthen practical, reliable lines of communication among communities and partner organizations in Alaska and across the Bering Strait, including counterparts in Russia. The program emphasizes community-based communication first, then builds outward to regional and international coordination. It also intentionally centers Indigenous priorities by valuing traditional knowledge, respecting elders, and supporting youth and emerging leaders. One of the main tools for maintaining these connections is a schedule of monthly international thematic teleconferences, which ION organizes and facilitates to keep partners informed, engaged, and aligned around shared issues and opportunities in the Arctic and Beringia.
The stated joint objectives focus on advancing two key goals of the Beringia program: fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and Russia, and deepening understanding of shared cultural traditions among Indigenous peoples on both sides of the Bering Strait. NPS frames communication as essential to achieving these goals, arguing that the Shared Beringian Heritage Program cannot succeed without frequent, effective engagement with cooperators and partners. Because the award is structured as a cooperative agreement, NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back.
The Institute of the Norths year-three responsibilities are largely about sustaining and expanding the network while documenting lessons learned and producing practical guidance for long-term use. Planned activities include gathering feedback from early adopters (strong participating individuals and organizations), continuing monthly teleconferences, conducting outreach through press releases and local editorials, and involving local media such as inviting the KNOM radio station to observe a teleconference. The work plan also includes tracking references to the network in media or policy discussions, delivering public presentations in Beringia-region communities and schools, and pursuing partnership development with Kawerak. Additional elements include a literature review that looks at Arctic Council guidance related to building social license, coordination of a themed teleconference on traditional hunting and fishing aligned with the Eskimo Walrus Committee workshop in Nome (dependent on EWC plans), and hosting a forum in Nome to gather participant input on Bering Strait governance and communications. Key deliverables include quarterly popular articles provided to NPS, a final report summarizing activities and milestones, and a Beringia Messenger Network Communications Guide to be shared in print and electronic formats with NPS, collaborators, and local stakeholders, along with a separate report on governance and communications in the region.
NPSs role is described as hands-on support that helps the network grow and connects it to existing agency relationships and resources. Specific commitments include linking ION to NPS Beringia program contacts in Alaska and Russia, sharing interim and final products via NPS channels (including the Beringia program website and NPS Alaska Region Facebook page) and helping build a distribution plan for targeted outreach. NPS will also assist ION in strengthening relationships with Native and nonprofit organizations in Chukotka and will support the exchange of information and development of international agreements, leveraging NPS experience with agreements involving Russian organizations. Other support includes liaison services, translation when needed, logistical help for trainings and seminars, participation in monthly teleconferences and relevant partner meetings, and assigning an Agreements Technical Representative to administer the cooperative agreement and serve as a liaison for implementation.
The anticipated award amount for this final-year continuation is $54,000, with no cost share or matching requirement, and an anticipated performance period listed as June 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Although the broader listing shows an estimated total funding amount and ceiling of $212,768, the detailed abstract for this notice emphasizes the $54,000 FY 2015 amount intended to complete year three. The single-source decision is justified under Department of the Interior policy as a continuation award: NPS argues that competing the final year would disrupt continuity and risk completion because ION has already built the framework for the network and established trusted working relationships with key cooperators.
Administrative details in the listing identify the opportunity as discretionary, education-related in activity category, with one expected award, posted May 14, 2015 and closing June 1, 2015 (archived July 1, 2015). The named recipient is the Institute of the North, with Nils Andreasson listed as Principal Investigator/Program Manager. The contact for access issues is James Cato, Contract Specialist, at 907-644-3302.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Beringia Messenger Network (NPS Cooperative Agreement Notice)
1) Is this a grant solicitation that accepts new applications?
No. This notice is not a solicitation and is not a request for new applications. It is a public notice that the National Park Service (NPS) intends to make a single-source, non-competitive award to continue an ongoing project.
2) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Institute of the North (ION). The notice states NPS plans to make a single-source award to ION to support the final year of work already underway.
3) What is the funding mechanism being used?
The funding is planned as a cooperative agreement. NPS indicates this structure involves substantial federal involvement rather than simply providing funds without ongoing participation.
4) What program and CFDA number is this opportunity associated with?
The project falls under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resource Management) and is tied to the Shared Beringian Heritage Program.
5) What is the Beringia Messenger Network trying to accomplish?
The network is designed to strengthen practical, reliable communication among communities and partner organizations in Alaska and across the Bering Strait, including counterparts in Russia. It emphasizes community-based communication first, then builds toward regional and international coordination.
6) What are the stated joint objectives of the project?
The notice highlights two joint objectives: (1) fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and Russia, and (2) deepening understanding of shared cultural traditions among Indigenous peoples on both sides of the Bering Strait.
7) How does the project center Indigenous priorities?
The project intentionally centers Indigenous priorities by valuing traditional knowledge, respecting elders, and supporting youth and emerging leaders while building and sustaining communication links.
8) What is one of the main tools used to maintain communication among partners?
Monthly international thematic teleconferences are a main tool. ION organizes and facilitates these teleconferences to keep partners informed, engaged, and aligned around shared issues and opportunities in the Arctic and Beringia.
9) What year of work does this notice cover?
This notice is for the final year (year three) of a multi-year project that is already underway.
10) What is the anticipated award amount for the final-year continuation?
The anticipated award amount for the final-year continuation is $54,000.
11) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
12) What is the anticipated performance period?
The anticipated performance period is listed as June 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.
13) Why is this a single-source, non-competitive award?
NPS justifies the single-source decision as a continuation award under Department of the Interior policy. The notice states that competing the final year would disrupt continuity and risk completion because ION has already built the network framework and established trusted working relationships with key cooperators.
14) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The listing indicates one expected award.
15) What kind of activities will ION carry out in year three?
Planned activities include gathering feedback from early adopters, continuing monthly teleconferences, conducting outreach through press releases and local editorials, inviting local media (such as KNOM radio) to observe a teleconference, tracking references to the network in media or policy discussions, delivering public presentations in communities and schools in the Beringia region, and pursuing partnership development with Kawerak.
16) Are there any research or review components included in the work plan?
Yes. The work plan includes a literature review that looks at Arctic Council guidance related to building social license.
17) Does the work plan include topic-specific events or convenings?
Yes. The work plan includes coordinating a themed teleconference on traditional hunting and fishing aligned with the Eskimo Walrus Committee workshop in Nome (dependent on EWC plans), and hosting a forum in Nome to gather participant input on Bering Strait governance and communications.
18) What are the key deliverables expected from ION?
Key deliverables include quarterly popular articles provided to NPS, a final report summarizing activities and milestones, a Beringia Messenger Network Communications Guide to be shared in print and electronic formats with NPS, collaborators, and local stakeholders, and a separate report on governance and communications in the region.
19) What is NPS expected to do under the cooperative agreement?
NPS describes a hands-on role, including linking ION to NPS Beringia program contacts in Alaska and Russia; sharing interim and final products through NPS channels (including the Beringia program website and the NPS Alaska Region Facebook page); helping build a distribution plan for targeted outreach; assisting with relationships with Native and nonprofit organizations in Chukotka; supporting information exchange and development of international agreements; providing liaison services, translation when needed, and logistical help for trainings and seminars; participating in monthly teleconferences and relevant partner meetings; and assigning an Agreements Technical Representative to administer the agreement and serve as an implementation liaison.
20) Where might NPS share project products and updates?
The notice states NPS will share interim and final products via NPS channels, including the Beringia program website and the NPS Alaska Region Facebook page, and will help develop a distribution plan for targeted outreach.
21) What broader geographic area does the project focus on?
The project focuses on the Bering Strait region and the broader Beringia region, emphasizing cross-border cultural connections and cooperation that includes partners in Alaska and counterparts in Russia.
22) What is the activity category and type indicated for this opportunity?
The listing identifies the opportunity as discretionary and education-related in the activity category.
23) What are the posted and closing dates shown in the listing?
The listing shows the opportunity was posted May 14, 2015 and closed June 1, 2015, and it is archived as of July 1, 2015.
24) The listing mentions larger numbers than $54,000. What does the notice emphasize?
Although the broader listing shows an estimated total funding amount and ceiling of $212,768, the detailed abstract for this notice emphasizes the $54,000 FY 2015 amount intended to complete year three.
25) Who is listed as the Principal Investigator/Program Manager?
Nils Andreasson is listed as the Principal Investigator/Program Manager for the Institute of the North.
26) Who should be contacted for access issues, and how?
The contact for access issues is James Cato, Contract Specialist, at 907-644-3302.
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