Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP15AC01212
Apply for NPS NOIP15AC01212
- The DOI-NPS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service-Preparing Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) for Seven Intermountain Region Park Units" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 28, 2016 and posted on Mar 28, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 06, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The funding opportunity titled "National Park Service - Preparing Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) for Seven Intermountain Region Park Units" is a discretionary National Park Service (NPS) effort focused on producing Natural Resource Condition Assessments for seven park units in the NPS Intermountain Region. An NRCA is typically a structured, science-based synthesis that looks at the status and trends of a park's natural resources, identifies key drivers and stressors, and summarizes the overall condition of important resource indicators. In practice, projects like this generally support park managers by pulling together existing monitoring data, research findings, and expert interpretation into a single assessment product that can guide planning, prioritization, and long-term stewardship.
This award is planned as a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project, such as collaboration on scope, methods, deliverables, data standards, review cycles, and coordination with park staff. The action is expected to be executed as a task agreement under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). CESUs are partnership networks designed to connect federal land-management agencies with universities and other partners to conduct research, technical assistance, and education related to ecosystem management. In this case, the Rocky Mountain CESU framework is the vehicle the NPS intends to use to place and manage the work associated with the NRCAs.
The posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent (NOI) and indicates the award will be noncompetitive under Department of the Interior policy, cited as 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. A notice of intent for a noncompetitive award generally means the agency has already determined the recipient pathway (often because the work aligns with a CESU partner arrangement, specialized expertise, continuity needs, or other allowable justifications under internal policy). As a result, this is not structured as an open competition where multiple applicants submit full proposals against one another; instead, it functions as a public transparency step indicating the agency's intent to make a single award through the identified mechanism.
Key administrative details reflect that intent. The opportunity number is NPS NOIP15AC01212, the agency is DOI-NPS, the CFDA number listed is 15.945, and the activity category is Natural Resources. The posting shows an expected number of awards of one, consistent with a single task agreement under the CESU. Both the original and current closing dates are listed as April 6, 2016, and the creation and posting dates are March 28, 2016, which suggests a short public notice window typical for intent-to-award announcements rather than a long open solicitation. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which commonly appears on notices that are not requesting competitive applications and may indicate that the funding amount is defined in the attached announcement or in internal planning documents rather than being presented as a public maximum in the basic listing.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with direction to consult the additional eligibility information in the full announcement attachment. In CESU-based actions, eligible entities often include CESU network members (frequently universities, nonprofit organizations, and other qualified partners), but the listing itself emphasizes that the definitive eligibility and participation details are contained in the attached announcement. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an NPS internal-to-partnering action to produce a set of standardized natural resource condition assessment products for seven Intermountain Region park units, executed through a cooperative agreement task under the Rocky Mountain CESU, and publicly posted as a noncompetitive notice of intent under DOI policy.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "National Park Service - Preparing Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) for Seven Intermountain Region Park Units."
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The offering agency is the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS).
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is NPS NOIP15AC01212.
What is the main purpose of this award?
The purpose is to produce Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) for seven park units in the National Park Service Intermountain Region.
What is an NRCA (Natural Resource Condition Assessment)?
An NRCA is typically a structured, science-based synthesis that examines the status and trends of a park's natural resources, identifies key drivers and stressors, and summarizes the overall condition of important natural resource indicators.
What kinds of information are NRCAs expected to use?
Projects like this generally pull together existing monitoring data, research findings, and expert interpretation into a single assessment product.
How are NRCAs used by park managers?
NRCAs are generally intended to support park managers by providing an integrated assessment that can help guide planning, prioritization, and long-term stewardship.
What type of award instrument is planned?
This award is planned as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project, such as collaboration on scope, methods, deliverables, data standards, review cycles, and coordination with park staff.
How will the work be executed under this opportunity?
The action is expected to be executed as a task agreement under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
What is a CESU and why is it being used here?
CESUs are partnership networks designed to connect federal land-management agencies with universities and other partners to conduct research, technical assistance, and education related to ecosystem management. Here, the Rocky Mountain CESU framework is the vehicle NPS intends to use to place and manage the NRCA work.
Is this posting a full competitive solicitation?
No. The posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent (NOI) and indicates the award will be noncompetitive.
What does "Notice of Intent" mean in this context?
In this context, a Notice of Intent for a noncompetitive award generally functions as a public transparency step indicating the agency's intent to make a single award through an identified mechanism, rather than running an open competition.
What policy is cited to justify the noncompetitive approach?
The notice cites Department of the Interior policy 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The posting shows an expected number of awards of one.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.945.
What are the posting and closing dates shown?
The creation and posting dates are March 28, 2016. Both the original and current closing dates are listed as April 6, 2016.
Why is the open period so short?
The dates suggest a short public notice window that is typical for intent-to-award announcements, rather than a long open solicitation designed to collect competing proposals.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is listed as 0.
What does an award ceiling of 0 likely indicate here?
On notices that are not requesting competitive applications, a ceiling of 0 commonly appears and may indicate the funding amount is defined in the attached announcement or in internal planning documents rather than being presented as a public maximum in the basic listing.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "Others," with direction to consult the additional eligibility information in the full announcement attachment.
Where can applicants find the definitive eligibility details?
The listing indicates that definitive eligibility and participation details are contained in the attached full announcement.
Does the CESU framework affect who can participate?
The notice explains the action is expected to be under the Rocky Mountain CESU. In CESU-based actions, eligible entities often include CESU network members, but the posting emphasizes that the attached announcement contains the definitive eligibility information.
What region and how many park units are covered?
The work covers seven park units in the National Park Service Intermountain Region.
What is the overall takeaway about this opportunity?
It is best understood as an NPS internal-to-partnering action to produce standardized NRCA products for seven Intermountain Region park units, executed through a cooperative agreement task under the Rocky Mountain CESU, and publicly posted as a noncompetitive notice of intent under DOI policy.
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