Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00245
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- The DOI-NPS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Completion of Determination of Eligibility for Park Historic Districts" 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 Jun 14, 2016 and posted on Jun 14, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 23, 2016. (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 $30,045.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, titled "Notice of Intent: Completion of Determination of Eligibility for Park Historic Districts" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00245), supports a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Colorado State University (CSU). The work is centered on Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO) and focuses on identifying, documenting, and formally evaluating potential historic districts within the park for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project is designed to help the park meet federal cultural resource responsibilities while giving park managers clearer information they can use during planning, maintenance, and development activities.
At the core of the project is the preparation and completion of Determinations of Eligibility (DOEs). A DOE is essentially a formal statement, grounded in research and documentation, that explains whether a place meets NRHP criteria even if it has not yet been formally nominated and listed. ROMO needs these DOEs because federal law and NPS policy require parks to keep current inventories of cultural resources and to understand which resources may be historically significant. This matters in a very practical way: whenever ROMO proposes repairs, infrastructure upgrades, rehabilitation, or new construction, the park must comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Section 106 is the review process that requires federal agencies to identify historic properties that could be affected by an undertaking and to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects. Without clear eligibility determinations, projects can stall, cause compliance risk, or result in unintentional impacts to resources that should have been treated as historic properties.
A major emphasis of the opportunity is the current NPS direction toward evaluating cultural resources within the broader framework of cultural landscapes rather than treating buildings and sites only as isolated features. This landscape approach aligns with the perspective of the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP), which also recognizes historic cultural landscapes and provides standardized methods for evaluating them. In other words, the grant is not only about individual cabins, roads, bridges, or archeological sites, but also about the larger spatial and historical relationships among these elements, such as how circulation routes, designed plantings, land use patterns, historic viewsheds, and constructed features together tell a story about how the park was developed, used, and managed over time.
CSU will carry out the work through its Public Lands History Center (PLHC). PLHC researchers, working in coordination with ROMO staff, will select which potential historic districts to evaluate and then complete the required research and documentation to produce eligibility determinations and associated survey forms. The deliverables are closely tied to OAHP documentation standards. Specifically, cultural landscape evaluations must follow OAHP Form 1404 (Historic Cultural Landscapes). For individual buildings and structures, the required documentation is OAHP Form 1403, which reflects an intensive level of historical and architectural survey. For objects and archeological sites, OAHP Form 1402 is used. These forms generally track the organizational logic of a full NRHP nomination and require substantial descriptive and interpretive content: an architectural description, an architectural or construction history, a history of use and people associated with the property, and a statement of historical significance that connects the resource to NRHP eligibility criteria. The documentation package also includes supporting materials such as maps and photographs, which are critical for clearly defining district boundaries, identifying contributing and noncontributing resources, and capturing character-defining features.
Beyond assessing new or previously unevaluated potential districts, the project also includes a re-evaluation component. PLHC researchers will revisit existing NRHP-listed historic districts or districts that have already been determined eligible and assess whether they can or should be understood and documented as cultural landscapes. Where that broader landscape framing is appropriate, the researchers will complete the relevant OAHP Historic Cultural Landscape forms for those areas as well. This aspect recognizes that some districts may have been listed or evaluated in the past with a narrower focus (for example, emphasizing architecture or a small cluster of structures) even though their significance and integrity may be better captured through a landscape lens that reflects evolving preservation standards and management needs.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity with the funding instrument listed as a cooperative agreement, meaning the NPS expects to have substantial involvement during the project rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal agency participation. The activity category is Natural Resources, with CFDA number 15.945. Eligibility includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and other applicants as specified in the opportunity materials. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $30,045. The notice was posted and created on June 14, 2016, with a closing date of June 23, 2016.
Taken together, the opportunity is essentially a targeted investment in cultural resource compliance readiness and preservation planning at Rocky Mountain National Park. By producing defensible, standardized eligibility determinations and cultural landscape documentation, the project helps ROMO protect historically significant places, reduces uncertainty during Section 106 reviews, and strengthens the park's ability to plan future work while meeting NHPA and NPS cultural resource management requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Notice of Intent: Completion of Determination of Eligibility for Park Historic Districts" and the Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00245.
Which federal agency is offering this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is issued by the National Park Service (NPS), which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement. This indicates the NPS expects substantial involvement in the work during the project period, rather than a hands-off grant arrangement.
Is this a competitive or discretionary opportunity?
This is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling listed for the opportunity is $30,045.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The notice was posted/created on June 14, 2016, and the closing date was June 23, 2016.
What is the CFDA number and activity category associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.945, and the activity category is listed as Natural Resources.
What park is the work focused on?
The work is centered on Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO).
What is the primary purpose of the project?
The project focuses on identifying, documenting, and formally evaluating potential historic districts within Rocky Mountain National Park for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The aim is to give park managers clearer cultural resource information to support planning, maintenance, and development while meeting federal cultural resource responsibilities.
What is a Determination of Eligibility (DOE) in this context?
A DOE is a formal statement supported by research and documentation that explains whether a place meets NRHP criteria, even if it has not been formally nominated and listed in the NRHP.
Why does Rocky Mountain National Park need Determinations of Eligibility?
Federal law and NPS policy require parks to keep current inventories of cultural resources and understand which resources may be historically significant. DOEs help ROMO identify which places should be treated as historic properties for compliance and planning purposes.
How does this project relate to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)?
Section 106 requires federal agencies to identify historic properties that could be affected by an undertaking and to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects. Clear eligibility determinations help reduce uncertainty and compliance risk when ROMO proposes repairs, infrastructure upgrades, rehabilitation, or new construction.
What practical problem does the project help solve for the park?
Without clear eligibility determinations, projects can stall, create compliance risk, or unintentionally affect resources that should have been treated as historic properties. The project is positioned as a way to improve cultural resource compliance readiness and support smoother planning and execution of park work.
What is meant by taking a "cultural landscape" approach?
The opportunity emphasizes evaluating cultural resources within the broader framework of cultural landscapes, rather than treating buildings and sites only as isolated features. This means documenting how elements such as circulation routes, designed plantings, land use patterns, historic viewsheds, and constructed features relate to each other and collectively convey the park's historical development and use.
How does this approach align with Colorado standards?
The landscape approach aligns with the perspective of the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP), which recognizes historic cultural landscapes and provides standardized methods for evaluating them.
Which organization is expected to carry out the work?
Colorado State University (CSU) is the cooperating partner, and the work will be carried out through CSU's Public Lands History Center (PLHC) in coordination with ROMO staff.
Who selects which potential historic districts will be evaluated?
PLHC researchers, working in coordination with ROMO staff, will select which potential historic districts to evaluate and then complete the research and documentation needed to produce the determinations and associated survey forms.
What documentation standards and forms are required?
Deliverables are tied to OAHP documentation standards. Cultural landscape evaluations must follow OAHP Form 1404 (Historic Cultural Landscapes). Individual buildings and structures require OAHP Form 1403 (intensive historical and architectural survey). Objects and archeological sites use OAHP Form 1402.
What kind of information do the OAHP forms typically require?
The forms generally follow the organizational logic of a full NRHP nomination and require substantial descriptive and interpretive content, including an architectural description, architectural or construction history, a history of use and people associated with the property, and a statement of historical significance tied to NRHP eligibility criteria.
What supporting materials are part of the documentation package?
Supporting materials include maps and photographs. These are used to define district boundaries, identify contributing and noncontributing resources, and document character-defining features.
Does the project only evaluate new potential historic districts?
No. In addition to evaluating new or previously unevaluated potential districts, the project includes a re-evaluation component for existing NRHP-listed districts or districts already determined eligible.
What does the re-evaluation component involve?
PLHC researchers will revisit existing NRHP-listed historic districts or previously eligible districts and assess whether they can or should be understood and documented as cultural landscapes. Where appropriate, the relevant OAHP Historic Cultural Landscape forms will be completed for those areas.
Why re-document previously listed or eligible districts as cultural landscapes?
The opportunity notes that some districts may have been listed or evaluated in the past with a narrower focus (such as architecture or a small cluster of structures). A cultural landscape framing may better capture significance and integrity in ways that reflect evolving preservation standards and current management needs.
What is the overall intended outcome for Rocky Mountain National Park?
The project is intended to produce defensible, standardized eligibility determinations and cultural landscape documentation that help ROMO protect historically significant places, reduce uncertainty during Section 106 reviews, and strengthen planning for future work while meeting NHPA and NPS cultural resource management requirements.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and other applicants as specified in the opportunity materials.
Is this opportunity tied to a specific partner institution?
Yes. The opportunity supports a cooperative agreement between the NPS and Colorado State University (CSU), with work conducted through CSU's Public Lands History Center.
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