Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00164
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- The National Park Service in the information and statistics natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Federal Lands Transporation Program Task 3 Project Development" 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 Jul 2, 2014 and posted on Jul 2, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 16, 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 $120,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Federal Lands Transportation Program Task 3 Project Development notice (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00164) is a National Park Service (NPS) "Notice of Intent to Award," meaning it is not an open grant competition and is not requesting applications. Instead, it serves as public notification that NPS plans to issue a noncompetitive, single-source continuation award under an existing cooperative agreement. The planned recipient is Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP), with William Wilkinson listed as the principal investigator/program manager. The total anticipated federal funding is $120,000, with no cost share required. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System), with statutory authority cited as 16 U.S.C. 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible public and nonprofit entities to carry out NPS programs.
The work is framed as Task 3, Year 1 under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00145 (with the task agreement referenced as P14AC01119). The anticipated period of performance runs from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 (ending 9/30/2015). The core purpose is program development support to help NPS advance a more multi-modal approach to transportation planning and management across federal lands, in coordination with other agencies and partners such as states and local communities. Rather than funding construction, the emphasis is on planning, scoping, requirements definition, best-practice review, and the documentation needed to support transportation program modernization and systems development.
STPPs role is to assist NPS staff across a wide set of transportation program development activities. This includes helping scope efforts, reviewing best practices, developing user requirements, supporting work group activities, and planning and documenting systems and critical business practices tied to multiple transportation management areas. The notice specifically names Pavement, Bridge, Safety, Congestion, and Alternative Transportation Management Systems, along with broader multi-modal transportation planning and program development. It also references alignment with state DOT and Metropolitan Planning Organization approaches, transportation asset management practices, trails program development, NPS Transportation Program strategic planning, and a transportation program training needs assessment. Expected outputs are largely documentation-based: report memos, detailed work plans for each activity, work group products such as charters and policy or guidance documents, progress reports, specific deliverables identified in the work plans, and a completion report memo at the end of each activity.
Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, the NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement rather than a hands-off grant relationship. NPS commits to providing a project manager who will work cooperatively on prioritization, scoping, forming and tasking work groups, and reviewing and documenting outputs. NPS also plans to coordinate internally and with the Department of Transportations Federal Lands Transportation Program as needed. Management of the work is described as collaborative and stage-gated, with NPS reviewing and approving each stage before authorizing the next, and being actively involved in directing the work in relation to other projects. At completion, STPP submits a final completion report memo, which NPS acknowledges through acceptance.
The notice also explains why the award is not competed. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), agencies must justify when competition is not practicable. NPS cites the single-source justification criterion "Continuation," meaning the work is necessary to satisfactorily complete or continue an activity already being funded, and competing it would significantly harm continuity or completion. In practical terms, NPS is continuing an existing relationship and body of work under the previously established cooperative agreement rather than starting a new competition, and this announcement is simply the required public notice of that intent.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and lists an expected award count of one, with an award ceiling of $120,000 (and an award floor of $1). Eligible applicants are listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions), though in this case the posting is not seeking proposals because the award is already intended for STPP as a continuation. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, JuneZastrow@nps.gov), and the posting date was July 2, 2014 with a closing date of July 16, 2014, consistent with a time-limited public notice period rather than an application window.
Federal Lands Transportation Program Task 3 Project Development (FON P14AS00164) - FAQs
Is this an open grant competition?
No. This posting is a National Park Service (NPS) "Notice of Intent to Award." It is not an open competition and it is not requesting applications.
Can organizations apply for this funding?
No. The notice serves as public notification that NPS plans to issue a noncompetitive, single-source continuation award under an existing cooperative agreement. It does not solicit proposals or accept applications.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The planned recipient is the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP).
Who is listed as the principal investigator or program manager?
William Wilkinson is listed as the principal investigator/program manager.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00164.
What is the total anticipated federal funding amount?
The total anticipated federal funding is $120,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states that no cost share is required.
What type of award instrument will be used?
The planned award is structured as a cooperative agreement, not a traditional grant.
What does "cooperative agreement" mean in this notice?
It means NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement in the work. NPS plans to provide a project manager and to work collaboratively with the recipient on prioritization, scoping, forming and tasking work groups, and reviewing and documenting outputs. The work is described as stage-gated, with NPS reviewing and approving each stage before authorizing the next.
What CFDA program is referenced?
The notice references CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System.
What statutory authority is cited for this award?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible public and nonprofit entities to carry out NPS programs.
How is this work labeled within the existing agreement?
The work is framed as Task 3, Year 1 under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00145, with the task agreement referenced as P14AC01119.
What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance runs from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 (ending 9/30/2015).
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is program development support to help NPS advance a more multi-modal approach to transportation planning and management across federal lands, in coordination with other agencies and partners such as states and local communities.
Is this funding intended for transportation construction projects?
No. The emphasis is on planning and program development activities such as planning, scoping, requirements definition, best-practice review, and documentation to support transportation program modernization and systems development.
What types of transportation management areas are specifically mentioned?
The notice specifically names Pavement, Bridge, Safety, Congestion, and Alternative Transportation Management Systems, along with broader multi-modal transportation planning and program development.
What kinds of support is STPP expected to provide?
STPP is expected to assist NPS staff across a wide set of transportation program development activities, including scoping efforts, reviewing best practices, developing user requirements, supporting work group activities, and planning and documenting systems and critical business practices tied to multiple transportation management areas.
Does the notice mention coordination with state and regional transportation organizations?
Yes. It references alignment with state Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approaches.
Are transportation asset management and trails included in the scope?
Yes. The notice references transportation asset management practices and trails program development.
Does the project include strategic planning or training needs assessment?
Yes. It references NPS Transportation Program strategic planning and a transportation program training needs assessment.
What kinds of deliverables are expected?
Expected outputs are largely documentation-based and include report memos, detailed work plans for each activity, work group products (such as charters and policy or guidance documents), progress reports, specific deliverables identified in the work plans, and a completion report memo at the end of each activity.
How will project work be managed and approved?
Management is described as collaborative and stage-gated. NPS plans to review and approve each stage before authorizing the next and to be actively involved in directing the work in relation to other projects.
What happens at the end of the work?
At completion, STPP submits a final completion report memo, which NPS acknowledges through acceptance.
Why is this award noncompetitive (single-source)?
NPS states that competition is not practicable under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) using the justification criterion "Continuation." The notice explains the work is necessary to satisfactorily complete or continue an activity already being funded, and competing it would significantly harm continuity or completion.
What does the "Continuation" justification mean in practical terms?
It means NPS is continuing an existing relationship and body of work under a previously established cooperative agreement rather than starting a new competition, and the announcement is the required public notice of that intent.
How many awards does the notice expect to make?
The notice lists an expected award count of one.
What is the award ceiling and floor shown in the notice?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $120,000 and an award floor of $1.
What category of funding is listed?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary.
Who is listed as eligible to apply (even though applications are not being requested)?
Eligible applicants are listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions). However, this posting is not seeking proposals because the award is already intended as a continuation to STPP.
What are the posting and closing dates and what do they represent here?
The posting date is July 2, 2014 and the closing date is July 16, 2014. In this context, those dates reflect a time-limited public notice period rather than an application window.
Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
The point of contact is June Zastrow at 303-987-6718 or JuneZastrow@nps.gov.
Does the notice mention coordination with the Federal Lands Transportation Program?
Yes. NPS indicates it will coordinate internally and with the Department of Transportation's Federal Lands Transportation Program as needed.
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