Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP15AC01736
Apply for NPS NOIP15AC01736
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, 2015/2016" 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 Sep 2, 2015 and posted on Sep 2, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 12, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $59,789.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- OPPORTUNITY ELIGIBILITY EXPLANATION This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the Montana State University.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "National Park Service Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, 2015/2016" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP15AC01736) is a National Park Service discretionary funding action issued as a notice of intent rather than an open, competitive grant solicitation. In practical terms, it is not inviting the public to apply. Instead, it announces the government s intent to make a single, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award under the authority described in the Department of the Interior 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. That policy framework is commonly used when an agency has an approved justification to make an award to a specific partner without competition, such as when there is a uniquely qualified organization, an existing relationship or agreement structure, or a specific programmatic need that aligns with a designated partner.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which signals that the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, rather than simply providing funds with minimal federal participation (as might be the case with a standard grant). The activity category is Natural Resources, and the funding is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System. The description also states the award will be issued as a task agreement under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). CESUs are partnership networks that support research, technical assistance, and education for federal land and resource management needs, and issuing a task agreement through a CESU is a common mechanism for agencies to quickly engage university and partner expertise for mission related projects. The title indicates the work is focused on sustainable operations and facility adaptation, which generally covers efforts to improve how park facilities are operated and maintained in ways that reduce energy and water use, improve resilience, and adapt infrastructure or operational practices to changing conditions. While the brief notice does not list a detailed scope, the emphasis suggests applied support for the National Park Service in areas like efficiency, sustainability planning, or facility related adaptation measures.
Funding for the action is set at a total of 59,789 dollars, with both the award floor and award ceiling listed as 59,789 dollars, meaning the agency anticipated a single award at that exact amount rather than a range of possible awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on September 2, 2015, with an original and current closing date of September 12, 2015, and it was archived on October 12, 2015. Those dates function mainly as a public notice window rather than a true application deadline, since the announcement explicitly states it is not a request for applications.
Eligibility is correspondingly narrow. The listing indicates "Others" with clarification in the eligibility text, and the eligibility explanation makes it explicit: this is a single source award to Montana State University. That means the only intended recipient is Montana State University, and other organizations are not expected to submit proposals. The brief contact information provided is for a grants management specialist, Katie Gaertner, and is aimed at assisting with access to the full announcement rather than supporting competitive applicant questions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the "National Park Service Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, 2015/2016" opportunity?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action described as a notice of intent to make an award. It is not presented as an open, competitive grant solicitation.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this notice?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS NOIP15AC01736.
3) Is this an open grant that the public can apply for?
No. The notice is explicitly not inviting the public to apply. It announces the government's intent to make a single, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award.
4) What type of award is being issued?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that NPS expects substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out.
5) Is this a competitive or noncompetitive award?
It is noncompetitive. The notice describes a single-source, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award.
6) Who is the intended recipient?
The eligibility explanation states this is a single source award to Montana State University.
7) What is the authority cited for making this single-source award?
The notice references authority described in the Department of the Interior 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C.
8) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
9) What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The funding is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System.
10) How will the award be issued (mechanism or partnership structure)?
The notice states the award will be issued as a task agreement under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
11) What is a CESU in the context of this notice?
CESUs are partnership networks that support research, technical assistance, and education for federal land and resource management needs. The notice indicates NPS is using the Rocky Mountain CESU as the mechanism to issue the task agreement.
12) What does the project focus on?
Based on the title and description, the work focuses on sustainable operations and facility adaptation, which generally relates to improving how park facilities are operated and maintained in ways that reduce energy and water use, improve resilience, and adapt infrastructure or operational practices to changing conditions.
13) Does the notice provide a detailed scope of work?
No. The notice does not list a detailed scope, but it suggests applied support for NPS in areas such as efficiency, sustainability planning, and facility-related adaptation measures.
14) What is the total funding amount?
The total funding amount is $59,789.
15) What are the award floor and award ceiling?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling are listed as $59,789, indicating an anticipated single award at that exact amount rather than a range of possible awards.
16) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
17) When was this opportunity posted?
It was posted on September 2, 2015.
18) What is the closing date and what does it represent here?
The original and current closing date are both September 12, 2015. In this case, those dates function mainly as a public notice window rather than an application deadline because the notice is not a request for applications.
19) When was the opportunity archived?
It was archived on October 12, 2015.
20) What does "notice of intent" mean in practical terms for applicants?
In practical terms, it means the agency is publicly announcing its intent to make an award rather than soliciting proposals. The announcement is not asking other organizations to submit applications.
21) Why would NPS use a noncompetitive, single-source approach?
The notice describes a policy framework that is commonly used when an agency has an approved justification to make an award to a specific partner without competition, such as a uniquely qualified organization, an existing relationship or agreement structure, or a specific programmatic need aligned with a designated partner.
22) Who is listed as the point of contact?
The contact listed is grants management specialist Katie Gaertner.
23) What is the purpose of the contact information in this notice?
The contact information is described as being aimed at assisting with access to the full announcement rather than supporting questions from competitive applicants, since it is not an open solicitation.
24) If an organization other than Montana State University wants to participate, should it submit a proposal?
Based on the eligibility explanation provided, this notice is a single-source award to Montana State University and other organizations are not expected to submit proposals.
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