Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP14AC00354
Apply for NPS NOIP14AC00354
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service South District Bighorn Canyon NRA Trail and Amphitheater Improvements/Restore Hillsboro Historic Orchard" 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 Apr 21, 2014 and posted on Apr 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 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 $29,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the University of Wyoming
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "National Park Service South District Bighorn Canyon NRA Trail and Amphitheater Improvements/Restore Hillsboro Historic Orchard" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP14AC00354) is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action tied to natural resource and National Park System resource support work. It was posted on April 21, 2014, and carried a very short open period, closing on April 25, 2014, with the notice later archived on May 25, 2014. The estimated total amount associated with the action is $29,000. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project work as it is carried out, rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back.
This notice is not a competitive solicitation and it is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it functions as a notice of intent to make a noncompetitive, single-source award. The announcement states that the award will be made under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), using a task agreement structure. CESUs are cooperative partnerships used by federal agencies to engage universities and other partners to support research, technical assistance, and training that align with resource stewardship and management needs. In this case, the intended recipient is the University of Wyoming, and the listing indicates that eligibility is limited accordingly. The notice also cites the Department of the Interior guidance (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the basis for proceeding with a noncompetitive award, which is the type of internal policy reference agencies use to justify and document why a single-source approach is appropriate.
Based on the title, the work scope centers on improvements to visitor and site infrastructure and preservation of a historic resource within the South District of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The project themes include trail and amphitheater improvements, along with restoration work for the Hillsboro Historic Orchard. While the public synopsis does not provide line-by-line tasks, the framing suggests on-the-ground enhancement and rehabilitation work that supports visitor access and experience (trails and an amphitheater space) and cultural or historic landscape stewardship (the orchard restoration). The funding activity category is listed under natural resources, and the CFDA number provided (15.945) aligns with cooperative research and training programs supporting resources of the National Park System, which matches the CESU-driven partnership approach.
Administratively, the opportunity lists an expected number of awards of one, and it indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Both the award ceiling and award floor are shown as zero, which sometimes occurs in federal listings when the agency does not publish formal minimum and maximum bounds in the synopsis, even though an estimated total funding amount is provided elsewhere in the record. The agency contact for access issues with the full announcement is Kelly Adams, Grants Management Specialist, reachable by phone at 303-969-2303.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "National Park Service South District Bighorn Canyon NRA Trail and Amphitheater Improvements/Restore Hillsboro Historic Orchard."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS NOIP14AC00354.
3) Which federal agency is associated with this opportunity?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
4) What type of funding action is this (competitive grant vs. something else)?
This notice is not a competitive solicitation and it is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a notice of intent to make a noncompetitive, single-source award.
5) Does this notice accept applications from the public?
No. The announcement states it is not a request for applications.
6) How many awards were expected to be made?
The opportunity lists an expected number of awards of one.
7) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient identified in the notice is the University of Wyoming, and eligibility is indicated as limited accordingly.
8) What is the funding instrument (grant, contract, cooperative agreement)?
The funding instrument listed is a cooperative agreement.
9) What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
In general, a cooperative agreement indicates the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project work as it is carried out, rather than simply issuing funding and stepping back.
10) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total amount associated with the action is $29,000.
11) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
12) What are the award floor and award ceiling?
The listing shows an award ceiling of $0 and an award floor of $0. This sometimes appears in federal postings when formal minimum and maximum bounds are not published in the synopsis, even though an estimated total funding amount is provided elsewhere in the record.
13) What is the program or assistance listing (CFDA) number?
The CFDA number provided is 15.945.
14) What is the general activity category for this funding action?
The funding activity category is listed under natural resources.
15) What park or location is referenced in the opportunity title?
The title references the South District of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA).
16) What types of work are indicated by the title and synopsis?
Based on the title and the public synopsis, the work centers on trail and amphitheater improvements and restoration of the Hillsboro Historic Orchard. The framing suggests on-the-ground enhancement and rehabilitation work that supports visitor access and experience (trails and an amphitheater) and stewardship of a cultural or historic landscape resource (the orchard).
17) Is the award connected to a specific partnership mechanism?
Yes. The notice states the award will be made under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) using a task agreement structure.
18) What is a CESU in the context of this notice?
CESUs (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) are cooperative partnerships used by federal agencies to engage universities and other partners to support research, technical assistance, and training aligned with resource stewardship and management needs. In this notice, the CESU framework is used to support the intended partnership and award approach.
19) Why is this a noncompetitive, single-source award?
The synopsis states that the award will be noncompetitive and single-source, and it cites Department of the Interior guidance (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the basis used to justify and document the noncompetitive approach.
20) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on April 21, 2014, and it closed on April 25, 2014.
21) When was the notice archived?
The notice was later archived on May 25, 2014.
22) Who should be contacted for access issues with the full announcement?
The agency contact listed for access issues is Kelly Adams, Grants Management Specialist.
23) What is the contact phone number provided in the notice?
The phone number provided is 303-969-2303.
24) Does the synopsis include a detailed, line-by-line scope of work?
No. The public synopsis does not provide line-by-line tasks, but it does identify the main themes (trail and amphitheater improvements and orchard restoration) and frames the work as supporting visitor infrastructure and historic resource stewardship.
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