National Park Service Provide Assistance to Identify Natural History Collections at Non Federal Repositories | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "National Park Service Provide Assistance to Identify Natural History Collections at Non Federal Repositories" is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action that is being issued as a cooperative agreement under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). Rather than functioning as an open competition, it is published as a formal notice of intent to make a noncompetitive, single-source award. The announcement explicitly cites Department of the Interior policy (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the authority for using a noncompetitive approach in this case, which generally means the agency has determined that a specific organization is uniquely positioned to carry out the work or that a justified exception to competition applies.

The purpose of the effort is to provide assistance to identify natural history collections associated with the National Park Service that are held in non-federal repositories. In practical terms, this kind of project typically focuses on locating, confirming, and documenting NPS-related specimens or other natural history materials (for example, biological, geological, paleontological, or similar collections) that may be stored at universities, museums, research institutions, or other partner organizations outside the federal system. The emphasis on "identify" suggests inventorying and clarifying what exists, where it is housed, and how it is connected to park resources, which supports long-term stewardship, research access, and accountability for materials tied to the National Park System.

The opportunity is listed under the funding activity category of Natural Resources and is associated with CFDA number 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System. The expected number of awards is one, and the announcement states clearly that it is a single-source award to the University of Arizona. Because of that, the posting is not a request for applications, and other applicants should not expect an opportunity to compete for the funding. The eligible applicants field is described broadly as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the eligibility notes remove any ambiguity by stating it is directed to a specific recipient.

From a funding standpoint, the estimated total funding amount is $25,000. The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $0, which is a common way of indicating that a fixed competitive range is not being advertised, often because the award amount is predetermined or handled through the cooperative agreement/task agreement mechanism. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is not required to provide non-federal match funds as a condition of the award.

Key dates show that the opportunity was posted and created on July 23, 2011, with an original and current closing date of July 27, 2011, and an archive date of August 26, 2011. The very short interval between posting and closing aligns with the fact that this is not an open solicitation; agencies often post such notices briefly to satisfy transparency requirements even when the award is already intended for a specific partner under a justified noncompetitive process.

For access issues or questions about obtaining the full announcement text, the point of contact provided is Jenny Sommer, Agreements Specialist, reachable by phone at 303-969-2392.

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