Opportunity Information: Apply for P15AS00318
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- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Every Kid in a Park Initiative" 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 19, 2015 and posted on Aug 19, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 29, 2015 This is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPSs intention to fund the project activities without full and open competition to the University of Maryland College Park.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Every Kid in a Park Initiative grant notice (Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00318) is a National Park Service (NPS) education-focused cooperative agreement intended to support the development and launch of a process that brings high-impact educational programming into the broader educational mission of the Every Kid in a Park Initiative. In practical terms, the opportunity centers on collaborating with NPS to design an approach or framework that helps deliver meaningful, scalable learning experiences connected to national parks, with an emphasis on strengthening how education programming is planned, implemented, and aligned with the initiative's goals.
This listing is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically signals substantial involvement by the federal agency in carrying out the project. The activity category is Education, and it is associated with CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System). The notice explicitly states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is not expected to contribute a mandatory non-federal share as a condition of the award under this announcement.
A key point is that this is not an open, competitive solicitation. The announcement is provided as public notice of NPS's intent to fund project activities without full and open competition, specifically naming the University of Maryland, College Park as the intended recipient. Although eligible applicants are listed broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, the text makes clear that NPS planned to move forward with a noncompetitive award to that institution rather than invite proposals from the wider community. The posting date and creation date are both August 19, 2015, with an original and current closing date of August 29, 2015, and the archive date is September 19, 2015. Those dates function more as administrative milestones for the public notice rather than a true application window, since the notice is not requesting applications.
Funding amounts are not specified in the standard fields for this announcement: the estimated total funding, award ceiling, and award floor are all listed as 0. In notices like this, zeros often indicate that the dollar amount was not entered into the public-facing listing or was handled through internal budgeting and award documentation rather than being published on the opportunity page. The core programmatic intent remains the collaboration with NPS to build and launch a process that supports educational programming tied to the Every Kid in a Park Initiative, rather than distributing a set pool of competitive grant funds.
For additional details, the notice points to Grants.gov as the information source and provides an NPS contact for assistance accessing the full announcement: Rita Mihalik, Financial Assistance Officer, at 301-663-1481 ext. 5, with the email address ritamihalik@nps.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Every Kid in a Park Initiative (NPS) - Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00318
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This notice describes the National Park Service (NPS) "Every Kid in a Park Initiative" grant notice under Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00318. It is an education-focused cooperative agreement intended to support the development and launch of a process that brings high-impact educational programming into the broader educational mission of the Every Kid in a Park Initiative.
2) What is the main purpose of the project described in the notice?
The purpose is to collaborate with NPS to design an approach or framework that helps deliver meaningful, scalable learning experiences connected to national parks. The emphasis is on strengthening how education programming is planned, implemented, and aligned with the Every Kid in a Park Initiative's goals.
3) What type of funding opportunity is this?
The listing is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity.
4) What funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency (NPS) in carrying out the project activities.
5) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Education.
6) What CFDA program is this associated with?
It is associated with CFDA 15.945, titled "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
7) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice explicitly states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The recipient is not expected to provide a mandatory non-federal share as a condition of the award under this announcement.
8) Is this an open, competitive grant solicitation?
No. The notice states it is not an open, competitive solicitation. It is provided as public notice of NPS intent to fund project activities without full and open competition.
9) Who is the intended recipient named in the notice?
The University of Maryland, College Park is specifically named as the intended recipient.
10) Are other organizations eligible to apply based on the eligibility section?
The notice lists eligible applicants broadly as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. However, the notice also makes clear NPS planned to move forward with a noncompetitive award to the University of Maryland, College Park, rather than invite proposals from the wider community.
11) Does the notice actually request applications from the public?
No. Even though dates are shown on the posting, the notice is described as a public notice of intent to make a noncompetitive award, not a request for applications.
12) What are the key dates listed in the announcement?
The posting date and creation date are both August 19, 2015. The original and current closing date is August 29, 2015. The archive date is September 19, 2015.
13) Do the posted dates function like a normal application window?
In this notice, the dates function more as administrative milestones for the public notice rather than a true application window, since the notice is not requesting applications.
14) How much funding is available under this opportunity?
Funding amounts are not specified in the standard fields on the listing. The estimated total funding, award ceiling, and award floor are all listed as 0.
15) Why would the award amounts be listed as 0?
In notices like this, zeros often indicate the dollar amount was not entered into the public-facing listing or was handled through internal budgeting and award documentation rather than being published on the opportunity page.
16) What is the practical focus of the work being funded?
The practical focus is to work with NPS to build and launch a process that supports educational programming tied to the Every Kid in a Park Initiative, with attention to designing a scalable approach and strengthening program planning and implementation.
17) Where does the notice direct people to find additional information?
The notice points to Grants.gov as the information source for additional details.
18) Who is the NPS contact listed for help accessing the full announcement?
The contact is Rita Mihalik, Financial Assistance Officer.
19) What contact details are provided for the NPS point of contact?
Phone: 301-663-1481 ext. 5
Email: ritamihalik@nps.gov
20) What is the simplest way to summarize what this notice is doing?
It publicly posts NPS intent to make a noncompetitive, education-focused cooperative agreement award (associated with CFDA 15.945) to the University of Maryland, College Park to collaborate with NPS on developing and launching a process/framework to support high-impact educational programming connected to the Every Kid in a Park Initiative.
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