Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00108
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- The National Park Service in the education natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "International Symposium" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946 Cultural Resources Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 19, 2014 and posted on May 19, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 2, 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 $35,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $35,000.00 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 "International Symposium" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00108) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding through a cooperative agreement, not an open call for applications. In other words, it is published mainly for transparency to let the public know NPS plans to fund a specific set of activities without full and open competition. The anticipated award is $35,000, with no cost share or matching requirement, and it is categorized under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resource Management). The posting date was May 19, 2014, with an original and current closing date of June 2, 2014, but that date functions more like an administrative marker since the announcement is not soliciting proposals. The agency expects to make one award, and the listed eligible applicant type is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (other than an institution of higher education), which aligns with the identified recipient.
The intended recipient is US/ICOMOS (the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites). The award is framed as a continuation under an existing cooperative agreement between NPS and US/ICOMOS (Cooperative Agreement P14AC00195), and the single-source rationale is explicitly based on the "continuation" criterion. NPS states that competing this work would likely disrupt continuity or completion of activities already underway. The task agreement referenced in the notice (P14AC00634) is issued under that parent cooperative agreement. Key NPS contacts are provided, including June Zastrow (303-987-6718; JuneZastrow@nps.gov).
Programmatically, the effort supports NPS and US/ICOMOS work to promote the study and preservation of historic monuments, buildings, sites, districts, and cultural landscapes, both in the United States and internationally. The planned scope emphasizes knowledge-sharing, professional training and exchange, technical documentation methods, and public and professional information products. The statutory authority cited includes 16 U.S.C. 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements that transfer appropriated funds to eligible partners to carry out NPS programs, and 16 U.S.C. 462(e) (Historic Sites Act), which authorizes cooperative agreements to protect, preserve, maintain, or operate historic and archeological resources for public use, regardless of ownership.
US/ICOMOS responsibilities focus on developing and delivering symposium content and related outputs during 2014 and 2015, particularly on international historic preservation and design topics. A major theme is advancing the recording and documentation of cultural resources and tracking change over time using established and emerging tools. This includes photography and photogrammetry, as well as related techniques and systems such as building surveying, remote sensing, 3D laser scanning, CAD, information systems and databases, aerial and geophysical prospecting, and visualization methods. Another core component is supporting the International Exchange Program, aimed at helping interns understand international preservation policies and practices while building professional networks that sustain long-term cross-country dialogue.
A central deliverable is planning and implementing the 2015 US/ICOMOS International Symposium. US/ICOMOS is expected to issue a request for session proposals to the historic preservation and heritage tourism communities nationwide, convene review panels to select sessions, and carry out outreach to promote the conference broadly, including to State, Tribal, and local preservation organizations across the country. Following the event, US/ICOMOS must produce a report that captures the key findings from symposium presentations. The announcement also anticipates that selected papers will be published in "Change Over Time," a peer-reviewed international journal focused on conservation and the built environment (published by Penn Press).
In addition to the symposium itself, the scope includes a side meeting of experts focused on building baseline information to support implementation of the World Rural Landscape Initiative in North America. The expected report is described as substantive and reference-oriented, including bibliographic sources, a glossary of terms, and landscape classification types that align with frameworks used by the National Register of Historic Places and the NPS Cultural Landscape Program. This positions the work as both a convening activity and a documentation effort meant to be used after the meeting as a practical reference.
Because the award instrument is a cooperative agreement, NPS anticipates substantial federal involvement rather than a hands-off grant. NPS roles include collaborating with US/ICOMOS on symposium content and presentations, especially sessions connected to cultural resources programs, and jointly developing, editing, and distributing promotional materials and publications in both web and paper formats. Overall, the opportunity is essentially a continuation funding action to support an established NPS-US/ICOMOS partnership to convene a national/international preservation symposium, expand technical documentation and exchange work, and produce written products that disseminate findings to preservation professionals and organizations nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): International Symposium (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00108)
1) What is the "International Symposium" opportunity (P14AS00108)?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding through a cooperative agreement. It is published for transparency to inform the public that NPS plans to fund a specific set of activities without full and open competition.
2) Is this an open call for applications?
No. This notice is not soliciting proposals and is not an open competition. It is a single-recipient, continuation action under an existing cooperative agreement.
3) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is US/ICOMOS (the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites).
4) Why is the award not being competed?
NPS states the single-source rationale is based on the "continuation" criterion. Competing the work is described as likely to disrupt continuity or completion of activities already underway.
5) What funding instrument will be used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement. This implies substantial federal involvement by NPS in the project, rather than a hands-off grant structure.
6) How much funding is anticipated?
The anticipated award amount is $35,000.
7) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
8) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
NPS expects to make one award.
9) What is the CFDA number and program category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resource Management.
10) What are the key dates listed, and do they function like a typical application deadline?
The posting date is May 19, 2014. The original and current closing date is June 2, 2014. However, because this is not an open call for applications, the closing date functions more like an administrative marker rather than a proposal deadline.
11) What type of organization is listed as eligible?
The listed eligible applicant type is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (other than an institution of higher education), which aligns with the identified recipient.
12) What existing agreement does this award continue?
The notice describes the award as a continuation under an existing cooperative agreement between NPS and US/ICOMOS: Cooperative Agreement P14AC00195.
13) Is there a task agreement associated with this work?
Yes. The notice references Task Agreement P14AC00634, which is issued under the parent cooperative agreement.
14) What is the overall purpose of the funded effort?
The effort supports NPS and US/ICOMOS work to promote the study and preservation of historic monuments, buildings, sites, districts, and cultural landscapes in the United States and internationally. It emphasizes knowledge-sharing, professional training and exchange, technical documentation methods, and public and professional information products.
15) What statutory authorities does NPS cite for this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible partners to carry out NPS programs, and 16 U.S.C. 462(e) (Historic Sites Act), which authorizes cooperative agreements to protect, preserve, maintain, or operate historic and archeological resources for public use, regardless of ownership.
16) What is US/ICOMOS expected to do under this continuation funding?
US/ICOMOS responsibilities focus on developing and delivering symposium content and related outputs during 2014 and 2015, particularly on international historic preservation and design topics. The work also includes supporting an International Exchange Program and producing written products that disseminate findings to preservation professionals and organizations.
17) What is the major technical theme highlighted in the scope?
A major theme is advancing the recording and documentation of cultural resources and tracking change over time using established and emerging tools.
18) What documentation and recording methods are specifically mentioned?
The notice mentions photography and photogrammetry, and also references related techniques and systems such as building surveying, remote sensing, 3D laser scanning, CAD, information systems and databases, aerial and geophysical prospecting, and visualization methods.
19) What is the International Exchange Program in this notice?
It is a program component aimed at helping interns understand international preservation policies and practices while building professional networks that sustain long-term cross-country dialogue.
20) What is the central deliverable described in the announcement?
A central deliverable is planning and implementing the 2015 US/ICOMOS International Symposium.
21) Will the symposium include a call for session proposals?
Yes. US/ICOMOS is expected to issue a request for session proposals to the historic preservation and heritage tourism communities nationwide.
22) How will symposium sessions be selected?
US/ICOMOS is expected to convene review panels to select sessions.
23) What outreach is expected for the symposium?
The notice anticipates outreach to promote the conference broadly, including to State, Tribal, and local preservation organizations across the country.
24) What reporting is required after the symposium?
Following the event, US/ICOMOS must produce a report capturing key findings from symposium presentations.
25) Will symposium papers be published?
The announcement anticipates that selected papers will be published in "Change Over Time," a peer-reviewed international journal focused on conservation and the built environment, published by Penn Press.
26) Is there any additional convening activity besides the symposium?
Yes. The scope includes a side meeting of experts focused on building baseline information to support implementation of the World Rural Landscape Initiative in North America.
27) What is expected from the World Rural Landscape Initiative side meeting?
The expected report is described as substantive and reference-oriented, including bibliographic sources, a glossary of terms, and landscape classification types that align with frameworks used by the National Register of Historic Places and the NPS Cultural Landscape Program.
28) What does "substantial federal involvement" mean here in practical terms?
NPS anticipates collaborating with US/ICOMOS on symposium content and presentations, especially sessions connected to cultural resources programs, and jointly developing, editing, and distributing promotional materials and publications in web and paper formats.
29) Who is the listed NPS contact for this notice?
The notice lists June Zastrow as a key NPS contact: 303-987-6718; JuneZastrow@nps.gov.
30) What is the main reason this notice is published if it is not accepting applications?
The notice is published mainly for transparency, to let the public know NPS plans to fund a specific set of activities through a continuation cooperative agreement without full and open competition.
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