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- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integration of Nationally Significant Landscapes in the Facility Management Software System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931 Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 26, 2015 and posted on Aug 26, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $139,364.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $139,364.00 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 grant opportunity titled "Integration of Nationally Significant Landscapes in the Facility Management Software System" (Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00347) was a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement aimed at improving how the agency inventories, structures, and manages information on nationally significant cultural landscapes. The core purpose was to support an NPS initiative to ensure that all nationally significant park cultural landscapes are fully represented in the Facility Management Software System (FMSS), which is the servicewide platform used to track facilities, assets, and their conditions for planning, budgeting, and long-term stewardship decisions.
The work described centers on translating existing cultural landscape documentation into FMSS in a consistent, standardized way. A major task was to take data from the Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) and convert it into FMSS location and asset records. This translation was not meant to be ad hoc data entry; it specifically referenced the use of a crosswalk spreadsheet and hierarchy diagrams to map CLI fields and concepts into the FMSS structure, including condition assessment information. In parallel, the project also required translating information from Cultural Landscape Reports (CLRs) into FMSS records, again using crosswalk and hierarchy tools so that landscape features, characteristics, and condition-related findings could be represented as FMSS locations and assets in a way that aligns with NPS facility management practices.
Beyond data translation, the opportunity emphasized comprehensive integration of cultural landscape information across multiple NPS systems and products. The recipient would help incorporate data on all nationally significant park cultural landscapes into FMSS using the appropriate FMSS asset types, ensuring that landscape components are captured in the system in forms that can be tracked, assessed, and managed over time. The project also required incorporating FMSS cultural landscape data into CRGIS (the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System), linking facility management records with cultural resource geospatial and interpretive contexts. Another significant deliverable was to assist in creating a "Cultural Landscapes in FMSS Toolkit," implying development of guidance materials, workflows, or reference documentation that would help parks and program staff repeat the process consistently and maintain data quality after the initial integration effort.
A GIS component was also explicitly included. The project called for capturing GIS data on FMSS location and asset boundaries for the FM ML geodatabase. In practical terms, this means the effort was not limited to text-based records; it also involved spatially defining where FMSS locations and assets exist on the ground so those boundaries can be used for mapping, analysis, and future planning. This kind of spatial alignment typically supports better coordination between cultural resource documentation, facilities management, and field operations because assets and landscape areas can be visualized and validated geographically.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on August 26, 2015, by the National Park Service under a discretionary funding category, with the funding instrument listed as a cooperative agreement and the activity category identified as education. The total estimated funding was $139,364, with an award ceiling of $139,364 and an award floor of $1, and the agency anticipated making one award. Cost sharing or matching was not required. Eligible applicants were limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The CFDA number associated with the posting was 15.931, labeled "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations."
The notice also made clear that this was not an open competition at the time it appeared on Grants.gov. Both the original and current closing date were listed as "Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted," and the archive date was September 6, 2015. For access issues related to the full announcement, the contact listed was John Bechtold at the National Park Service (303-969-2492, JohnBechtold@nps.gov). Overall, the opportunity describes a targeted, systems-integration project designed to bring nationally significant cultural landscape data into NPS enterprise facility and GIS systems in a structured, repeatable, and spatially grounded way.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity and its funding opportunity number?
The opportunity is titled "Integration of Nationally Significant Landscapes in the Facility Management Software System" and the Funding Opportunity Number is P15AS00347.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
This opportunity was offered by the National Park Service (NPS).
What type of award instrument was used?
The funding instrument listed for this opportunity was a cooperative agreement.
What was the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose was to support an NPS initiative to ensure that all nationally significant park cultural landscapes are fully represented in the Facility Management Software System (FMSS), the servicewide platform NPS uses to track facilities, assets, and their conditions for planning, budgeting, and long-term stewardship decisions.
What is FMSS and why was it central to the project?
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) is the NPS servicewide platform used to track facilities and assets, including condition information that supports planning, budgeting, and long-term stewardship. The project focused on integrating nationally significant cultural landscape information into FMSS so those landscapes can be managed and tracked using the same enterprise system as other NPS assets.
What kinds of cultural landscape information were to be integrated into FMSS?
The work centered on translating existing cultural landscape documentation into FMSS, specifically including data from the Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) and information from Cultural Landscape Reports (CLRs). The goal was to represent landscape features, characteristics, and condition-related findings as FMSS location and asset records.
What is the Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) and how was it used in the project?
The CLI is an existing source of cultural landscape documentation referenced in the opportunity. A major task was to take data from the CLI and convert it into FMSS location and asset records, including condition assessment information, using standardized mapping tools (crosswalk spreadsheets and hierarchy diagrams).
What are Cultural Landscape Reports (CLRs) and how were they used in the project?
CLRs (Cultural Landscape Reports) were another documentation source referenced in the opportunity. The project required translating information from CLRs into FMSS records using crosswalk and hierarchy tools so that landscape-related information could be represented within FMSS in alignment with NPS facility management practices.
Was the data entry expected to be ad hoc or standardized?
It was intended to be standardized rather than ad hoc. The opportunity specifically referenced using a crosswalk spreadsheet and hierarchy diagrams to map CLI and CLR concepts into the FMSS structure in a consistent, repeatable way.
What are "crosswalk spreadsheets" and "hierarchy diagrams" in the context of this project?
In this opportunity, crosswalk spreadsheets and hierarchy diagrams were referenced as tools to translate and map fields and concepts from CLI and CLRs into the FMSS location and asset structure, including how condition assessment information would be represented.
What does it mean to convert cultural landscape documentation into FMSS location and asset records?
It means translating cultural landscape information (from CLI and CLRs) into the way FMSS organizes and tracks information: as locations and assets that can be assessed for condition, planned for, budgeted, and managed over time within NPS facility management practices.
Did the opportunity require the use of specific FMSS asset types?
Yes. The opportunity emphasized incorporating data into FMSS using the appropriate FMSS asset types so landscape components would be captured in forms that can be tracked, assessed, and managed over time.
How did this project relate to other NPS systems besides FMSS?
Beyond FMSS integration, the project required incorporating FMSS cultural landscape data into CRGIS (the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System), linking facility management records with cultural resource geospatial and interpretive contexts.
What is CRGIS and what role did it play in the deliverables?
CRGIS is the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. The opportunity required incorporating FMSS cultural landscape data into CRGIS so that facility management records could be linked with cultural resource geospatial and interpretive contexts.
Was there a GIS deliverable included in the scope?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly included a GIS component: capturing GIS data on FMSS location and asset boundaries for the FM ML geodatabase.
What does "capturing GIS data on FMSS location and asset boundaries" involve?
Based on the description provided, it involves spatially defining where FMSS locations and assets exist on the ground so the boundaries can be used for mapping, analysis, and future planning within the FM ML geodatabase.
What is the "FM ML geodatabase" referenced in the opportunity?
The opportunity referenced the FM ML geodatabase in connection with the GIS deliverable, specifying that GIS data on FMSS location and asset boundaries would be captured for that geodatabase.
What is the "Cultural Landscapes in FMSS Toolkit" mentioned in the opportunity?
The opportunity indicated a deliverable to assist in creating a "Cultural Landscapes in FMSS Toolkit," implying guidance materials, workflows, and/or reference documentation to help parks and program staff repeat the integration process consistently and maintain data quality after the initial effort.
How many awards did NPS anticipate making under this opportunity?
The agency anticipated making one award.
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $139,364.
What were the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $139,364 and the award floor was $1.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching was not required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
Were institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility statement excluded institutions of higher education.
What was the CFDA number and program label associated with the posting?
The CFDA number was 15.931, labeled "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations."
What funding category and activity category were listed?
The opportunity was posted under a discretionary funding category, and the activity category was identified as education.
When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on August 26, 2015.
Was this an open competition on Grants.gov?
No. The notice stated this was not an open competition at the time it appeared on Grants.gov.
Were applications accepted for this opportunity?
No. Both the original and current closing date were listed as "Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted."
What was the archive date for the opportunity?
The archive date was September 6, 2015.
Who was the contact person for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed contact was John Bechtold at the National Park Service.
What contact information was provided for John Bechtold?
Phone: 303-969-2492. Email: JohnBechtold@nps.gov.
In plain terms, what kind of work was NPS trying to fund through this cooperative agreement?
The described work was a targeted systems-integration effort to translate nationally significant cultural landscape documentation (CLI and CLRs) into standardized FMSS location and asset records (including condition-related information), link that data with CRGIS, capture GIS boundaries for use in the FM ML geodatabase, and help create a toolkit so parks and program staff could repeat the process consistently and maintain data quality.
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