Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00162
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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 Transportation program Meetings" 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 $50,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 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:
This notice describes a National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a non-competitive, continuation award for meeting planning and facilitation tied to the Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP). It is explicitly not an open grant solicitation and is not asking the public to apply. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to fund a specific set of activities under an existing cooperative relationship to support coordination, planning, outreach, and safety work connected to federal transportation legislation and multimodal transportation goals across national park units and partner agencies.
The planned award is associated with Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00162, titled "Federal lands Transportation program Meetings." NPS anticipates a single award in the amount of $50,000, with no cost share or matching requirement. The instrument is a cooperative agreement, structured as a continuation task agreement under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00145 (the task agreement is referenced as P14AC01114). The period of performance runs from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 (or from date of award through 9/30/2015, depending on the final award date). The recipient identified is Surface Transportation Policy Partners (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit eligible applicant category for this listing), with William Wilkinson named as the principal investigator/program manager. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, junezastrow@nps.gov).
The core purpose of the funded work is to help NPS design, organize, and run a series of transportation-related meetings that keep internal NPS programs and external federal partners aligned. The meetings described include recurring sessions of the Federal Lands Transportation Program Coordination Team, Transportation Branch and Division work sessions, special work groups, partnership meetings, and joint work sessions between NPS and the Federal Lands Highway Program. The broader programmatic goal is to support NPS units in participating efficiently in opportunities created by federal transportation law while also meeting statutory expectations for coordination, outreach, planning, and safety. The announcement estimates roughly four meetings during FY 2015, including key quarterly FLTP Coordination Team meetings and meetings that support related work under the larger cooperative agreement, such as asset management, strategic planning, transportation management systems, and safety.
The recipient responsibilities are largely logistical and facilitative, with an emphasis on producing clear, usable outputs from each convening. Surface Transportation Policy Partners is expected to help scope each meeting, set schedules, and manage logistics. That includes defining the meeting purpose and desired outcomes, identifying participants, selecting dates and locations, arranging meeting space and lodging, building agendas and presenter lists, providing coordination and on-site logistical support, facilitating sessions as needed, and producing written meeting reports. For each meeting, the deliverables are described as a brief work plan, an agenda, facilitation support, and a written report that captures action items and future work tasks.
Because this is a cooperative agreement (not a simple grant), NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement in carrying out the work. NPS will provide a project manager to support planning and presentations and will coordinate with other NPS staff and appropriate FLTP personnel as needed. A key expected product from the combined NPS and recipient efforts is a report and action plan intended to inform both the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration, summarizing meeting outcomes and outlining future work tasks connected to the broader cooperative agreement. The report is also expected to cover relevant national and regional program activities that affect the provision of safe transportation access for the public.
Finally, the notice explains why the award is being made without full and open competition. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), NPS must justify why competition is not practicable. Here, NPS cites the "Continuation" criterion, meaning the work is necessary to complete or continue an activity already being funded, and competing it would likely disrupt continuity or completion. The statutory authority referenced is 16 U.S.C. 1(g), which authorizes NPS to enter cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible entities (including nonprofits) to carry out NPS programs. The CFDA listing referenced is 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System. The posting date is July 2, 2014, with an original and current closing date of July 16, 2014, reflecting the notice period rather than an application deadline for new proposals, since the announcement is not soliciting applications.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this an open grant solicitation?
No. The notice is explicitly not an open grant solicitation and it is not requesting applications from the public. It functions as a public notice of the National Park Service (NPS) intent to fund specific work under an existing cooperative relationship.
Can my organization apply for this funding opportunity?
No. The planned award is described as a non-competitive, continuation award to a named recipient. The notice is not asking new applicants to submit proposals.
What is the purpose of this notice if no one can apply?
The purpose is to provide public notice that NPS plans to make a single-source, continuation award for meeting planning and facilitation work tied to the Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP), under an existing cooperative agreement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and title?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00162 and the title is "Federal lands Transportation program Meetings."
How much funding is NPS anticipating for this award?
NPS anticipates a single award in the amount of $50,000.
Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
What type of award instrument will be used?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement. The award is structured as a continuation task agreement under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00145, with the task agreement referenced as P14AC01114.
What is the period of performance?
The period of performance runs from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015, or from the date of award through September 30, 2015 depending on the final award date.
Who is the intended recipient?
The recipient identified in the notice is Surface Transportation Policy Partners.
What type of organization is the identified recipient?
Surface Transportation Policy Partners is identified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which is an eligible applicant category for the referenced listing (even though this notice is not open for applications).
Who is the principal investigator or program manager for the recipient?
The notice names William Wilkinson as the principal investigator/program manager.
Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow. Phone: 303-987-6718. Email: junezastrow@nps.gov.
What activities will the award fund?
The funded work supports NPS in designing, organizing, and running a series of transportation-related meetings that help keep internal NPS programs and external federal partners aligned on FLTP-related coordination, planning, outreach, and safety work.
What kinds of meetings are included?
The notice describes recurring sessions of the Federal Lands Transportation Program Coordination Team, Transportation Branch and Division work sessions, special work groups, partnership meetings, and joint work sessions between NPS and the Federal Lands Highway Program.
How many meetings are expected during FY 2015?
The announcement estimates roughly four meetings during FY 2015, including key quarterly FLTP Coordination Team meetings and other meetings supporting related work under the broader cooperative agreement.
What subject areas will the meetings support?
The notice links the meetings to work under the larger cooperative agreement, including asset management, strategic planning, transportation management systems, and safety.
What are the recipient's main responsibilities?
The recipient responsibilities are primarily logistical and facilitative. They include scoping each meeting, setting schedules, managing logistics, and producing clear written outputs from each convening.
What specific logistical and planning tasks are mentioned?
Tasks include defining the meeting purpose and desired outcomes, identifying participants, selecting dates and locations, arranging meeting space and lodging, building agendas and presenter lists, providing coordination and on-site logistical support, facilitating sessions as needed, and producing written meeting reports.
What deliverables are expected for each meeting?
For each meeting, the deliverables are described as a brief work plan, an agenda, facilitation support, and a written report capturing action items and future work tasks.
What role will NPS play during the project (federal involvement)?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement. NPS will provide a project manager to support planning and presentations and will coordinate with other NPS staff and appropriate FLTP personnel as needed.
What is the key combined output expected from NPS and the recipient?
A key expected product is a report and action plan intended to inform both the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), summarizing meeting outcomes and outlining future work tasks connected to the broader cooperative agreement.
What is the report expected to cover?
The report is expected to summarize meeting outcomes, list action items and future work tasks, and cover relevant national and regional program activities that affect the provision of safe transportation access for the public.
Why is the award being made without full and open competition?
The notice states the award is being made under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) using the "Continuation" criterion. NPS indicates the work is necessary to complete or continue an activity already being funded and that competing it would likely disrupt continuity or completion.
What legal or statutory authority is cited for making this cooperative agreement?
The notice references 16 U.S.C. 1(g) as authority for NPS to enter cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible entities (including nonprofits) to carry out NPS programs.
What CFDA listing is referenced?
The notice references CFDA 15.945, "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
What are the posting date and closing date listed in the notice?
The posting date is July 2, 2014. The original and current closing date is July 16, 2014.
Is the closing date an application deadline?
No. The notice explains the dates reflect the notice period rather than an application deadline for new proposals, because the announcement is not soliciting applications.
What broader program goal does this work support?
The broader goal described is helping NPS units participate efficiently in opportunities created by federal transportation law while meeting statutory expectations for coordination, outreach, planning, and safety, aligned with multimodal transportation goals across national park units and partner agencies.
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