Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00369
Apply for P16AS00369
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Blue Ridge National Heritage Area" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a notice of intent for a single source award to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc.. This is not a request for applications.. (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 $690,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00369) is a discretionary funding action issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under CFDA 15.939, using a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. Rather than being a new, open competition, it is a modification to an existing cooperative agreement intended to add anticipated fiscal year 2016 funding and to attach the corresponding Statement of Work (SOW) and budget. In practical terms, the notice functions as an administrative update to continue and support ongoing heritage area activities, not as an invitation for outside organizations to submit applications.
The purpose of the added FY 2016 funding is to support implementation of the authorizing Act and the established Management Plan for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. The work to be supported is organized around several core program areas that are typical for a national heritage area management entity: Administration and Operations (day-to-day management, organizational capacity, coordination, reporting, and general program delivery support); Marketing and Visitor Services (promotion, outreach, visitor information, and efforts that strengthen tourism and visitor experiences tied to the region's heritage assets); Planning (continued planning efforts and coordination aligned with the management plan and partner needs); Resource Inventory, Development and Interpretation (identifying and documenting cultural and natural resources, developing heritage-related assets and experiences, and interpreting the region's stories for residents and visitors through exhibits, programs, media, or other interpretive tools); and Grants and Sub-grants (providing financial support to partners through pass-through awards or similar mechanisms to advance shared heritage, conservation, education, and community development goals).
Eligibility information is included in the record, but the key point is that this posting is explicitly a single-source notice of intent directed to Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc. The notice states it is not a request for applications, meaning other entities are not being solicited to compete for the funding under this announcement. The listed eligible applicant types include certain nonprofits and other entities as described in the additional eligibility text field, but the operational reality of this opportunity is that it is structured as a continuation/modification award to the existing partner organization that manages and implements the heritage area program.
From a funding perspective, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $690,000. The posting lists expected awards as 0, which aligns with the fact that this is not a competitive grant cycle with anticipated new awards; instead, it reflects an amendment action to an existing cooperative agreement to incorporate FY 2016 funds and updated work and budget documents. The announcement was created on July 21, 2016, and the closing date field reinforces that it is a notice of intent for a single-source award rather than an open deadline for submitted proposals.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as federal support to continue established Blue Ridge National Heritage Area operations and programming during FY 2016, with specific emphasis on administration, visitor-facing marketing and services, planning and coordination, resource documentation and interpretation, and the distribution of grants or sub-grants to regional partners to carry out projects consistent with the heritage area management plan.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding action from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. It is identified as Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00369 under CFDA 15.939.
Is this an open grant competition that outside organizations can apply to?
No. The posting is explicitly a single-source notice of intent and is not a request for applications. It functions as an administrative update to an existing cooperative agreement rather than an invitation for new applicants to compete.
Who is this notice of intent directed to?
The notice is directed to Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc. The opportunity is structured as a continuation/modification award to the existing partner organization managing and implementing the heritage area program.
What federal agency is issuing this funding action?
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service is the issuing agency.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement.
What does it mean that this is a "modification" to an existing cooperative agreement?
It means the action is intended to amend an existing agreement to add anticipated fiscal year 2016 funding and to attach the corresponding Statement of Work (SOW) and budget, rather than to establish a brand-new award through an open application process.
What is the purpose of adding FY 2016 funding?
The purpose is to support implementation of the authorizing Act and the established Management Plan for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, continuing ongoing heritage area activities and operations during FY 2016.
What types of activities are supported with the FY 2016 funding?
The supported work is organized around core program areas typical of a national heritage area management entity: Administration and Operations; Marketing and Visitor Services; Planning; Resource Inventory, Development and Interpretation; and Grants and Sub-grants.
What is included under Administration and Operations?
Administration and Operations covers day-to-day management and implementation support, including organizational capacity, coordination, reporting, and general support for program delivery.
What is included under Marketing and Visitor Services?
This area includes promotion and outreach, visitor information, and efforts intended to strengthen tourism and visitor experiences connected to the region's heritage assets.
What is included under Planning?
Planning includes continued planning efforts and coordination aligned with the established management plan and partner needs.
What is included under Resource Inventory, Development and Interpretation?
This area includes identifying and documenting cultural and natural resources, developing heritage-related assets and experiences, and interpreting the region's stories for residents and visitors through exhibits, programs, media, or other interpretive tools.
Does this opportunity involve awarding grants to other organizations?
One supported program area is Grants and Sub-grants, which involves providing financial support to partners through pass-through awards or similar mechanisms to advance shared heritage, conservation, education, and community development goals consistent with the heritage area management plan.
What is the maximum funding amount listed for this opportunity?
The posting lists an award ceiling of $690,000.
Why does the posting list expected awards as "0"?
The expected awards field aligns with the fact that this is not a competitive grant cycle with anticipated new awards. It reflects an amendment action to an existing cooperative agreement to incorporate FY 2016 funds and updated work and budget documents.
Is there a standard application deadline for submitting proposals?
No. The closing date field reinforces that this is a notice of intent for a single-source award rather than an open deadline for submitted proposals.
What is the Statement of Work (SOW) referenced in the notice?
The SOW is the document that describes the work to be performed under the agreement. In this posting, the modification is intended to attach the corresponding SOW and budget for the FY 2016 funding.
What is the overall goal of this funding action?
The overall goal is to continue established Blue Ridge National Heritage Area operations and programming during FY 2016, with emphasis on administration, marketing and visitor services, planning and coordination, resource documentation and interpretation, and partner support through grants or sub-grants.
When was this opportunity announcement created?
The announcement was created on July 21, 2016.
What does CFDA 15.939 indicate in this posting?
CFDA 15.939 is the program listing identifier associated with this NPS funding record, used to categorize the federal assistance program tied to the opportunity.
The record includes eligibility types. Does that mean multiple organizations can apply?
While the record lists eligible applicant types (including certain nonprofits and other entities as described in the additional eligibility text field), the posting itself states it is a single-source notice of intent directed to Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc. Operationally, it is not soliciting competing applications under this announcement.
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