Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00484
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- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Develop a Climate Change & Cultural Resources Regional Risk Map" 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 Aug 11, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 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 $48,909.00 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:
The National Park Service (Department of the Interior) issued this discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00484) as a Notice of Intent to support a cooperative agreement focused on cultural resources and climate change. The core purpose is to create a sub-regional vulnerability and risk assessment that helps the agency understand which heritage resources are most threatened by changing climate conditions, and where those threats are most concentrated. Rather than producing a purely narrative report, the project is designed to result in a GIS-based visualization tool that can bring multiple types of data together in one place so park managers can compare, overlay, and interpret risk factors spatially.
The project centers on building a regional risk map for national park units located in four states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Within that study area, the work will integrate several "disparate" datasets that are usually kept separate and are hard to interpret together without a shared spatial framework. One major input category is existing climate change models, with particular emphasis on climate and weather parameters known to be destructive to historic buildings and heritage materials. The notice specifically highlights severe weather events, temperature changes, and shifts in relative humidity (RH), all of which can accelerate deterioration, drive moisture movement through materials, increase cracking and fatigue from thermal cycling, and amplify damage from storms.
A second input category is the current and known condition of resources, using existing National Park Service databases that already track assets and resource information. The notice points to FMSS, LCS, and/or CLI as key sources. In practical terms, this means the tool is expected to draw on NPS-held records to reflect what is already known about cultural resource locations, types, and condition status, then relate that information to projected or observed climate stressors. A third input category involves known material responses to specific weather parameters (for example, how wind-driven rain affects porous stone, how repeated wetting and drying cycles degrade mortar and wood, or how prolonged humidity changes can increase corrosion, biological growth, or delamination). By combining climate projections, asset condition data, and material-behavior knowledge, the end product aims to move beyond general statements about climate risk and toward a prioritized, map-based picture of vulnerability.
A key theme of the opportunity is decision support: the visualization tool is intended to help identify and prioritize both areas of concern and specific resources that appear most at risk. This supports planning, maintenance targeting, and adaptation strategies by allowing managers to see where multiple risk factors overlap, where fragile materials coincide with high exposure to severe events, or where already-degraded assets may face worsening conditions. The emphasis on overlaying layers suggests the final tool should make it easier to compare different scenarios or variables and to communicate findings clearly to park staff and other stakeholders.
The notice also makes clear that this is meant to be a pilot project. The NPS is not only seeking a map for the four-state sub-region, but a scalable model that can be applied more broadly across the Intermountain Region and potentially replicated in other NPS regions. In other words, the project is intended to demonstrate an approach: a repeatable method for integrating cultural resource inventories and condition data with climate-model outputs and material science information in a GIS environment, producing a framework that can be expanded geographically or adapted to different park systems.
In terms of funding logistics, the opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, indicating substantial involvement or collaboration with the National Park Service during the project period. It was categorized under Natural Resources (CFDA 15.945). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $48,909. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, along with other eligible entities as described in the opportunity's additional eligibility information. The posting date was August 11, 2016, with an original closing date of August 20, 2016, reflecting a short submission window typical of some targeted cooperative efforts.
Overall, the grant opportunity focuses on producing an applied, map-driven risk assessment tool for climate threats to cultural and heritage resources in NPS units across AZ, CO, NM, and UT, using climate model variables relevant to material damage, existing NPS condition and inventory databases, and established knowledge of how historic materials respond to weather stressors. The intended payoff is a practical regional prioritization product and a transferable method that can be scaled to larger areas and used as a template across the park system.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00484.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by the National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of announcement is this opportunity described as?
It is described as a Notice of Intent to support a cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to create a sub-regional vulnerability and risk assessment focused on cultural resources and climate change, helping NPS understand which heritage resources are most threatened by changing climate conditions and where threats are most concentrated.
What is the primary deliverable expected from the project?
The project is designed to produce a GIS-based visualization tool, rather than only a narrative report, so multiple datasets can be brought together for spatial comparison, overlay, and interpretation of risk factors.
What geographic area is covered by the project?
The project centers on national park units located in four states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
What does the GIS-based visualization tool help park managers do?
It supports decision-making by allowing managers to compare, overlay, and interpret climate stressors, resource conditions, and other risk factors spatially, helping identify areas and specific resources that appear most at risk.
What kinds of datasets are intended to be integrated?
The work is intended to integrate several disparate datasets that are usually kept separate, including climate change models, existing NPS asset/resource databases, and information about material responses to weather parameters.
What climate variables are specifically emphasized in the notice?
The notice highlights severe weather events, temperature changes, and shifts in relative humidity (RH), with an emphasis on parameters known to be destructive to historic buildings and heritage materials.
Why are temperature and humidity changes important for cultural resources?
As described in the notice, these factors can accelerate deterioration, drive moisture movement through materials, increase cracking and fatigue from thermal cycling, and amplify damage from storms.
What National Park Service databases are identified as key inputs?
The notice points to FMSS, LCS, and/or CLI as key sources of existing NPS-held records to reflect cultural resource locations, types, and condition status.
How is resource condition information expected to be used?
The tool is expected to use existing NPS inventory and condition records and relate what is known about resource condition and characteristics to projected or observed climate stressors.
What does the opportunity mean by “material responses to specific weather parameters�
It refers to established knowledge of how historic materials behave under certain weather conditions, such as wind-driven rain affecting porous stone, wetting/drying cycles degrading mortar and wood, and prolonged humidity changes increasing corrosion, biological growth, or delamination.
What is meant by a “regional risk map†in this project?
It refers to a map-based product that visualizes vulnerability and risk across the four-state study area, helping show where climate threats and sensitive or degraded cultural resources overlap.
How is this project expected to support prioritization?
The visualization tool is intended to help identify and prioritize both areas of concern and specific resources by highlighting where multiple risk factors overlap, where fragile materials coincide with high exposure, or where already-degraded assets may face worsening conditions.
Is this opportunity intended to be a pilot project?
Yes. The notice states it is meant to be a pilot, producing not only a map for the four-state sub-region but also a scalable model that can be applied across the Intermountain Region and potentially replicated in other NPS regions.
What does “scalable model†mean in the context of this opportunity?
It means the project should demonstrate a repeatable GIS-based method for integrating cultural resource inventories/condition data with climate-model outputs and material science information, so the approach can be expanded geographically or adapted for other park systems.
What funding instrument will be used?
The opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, which indicates substantial involvement or collaboration with the National Park Service during the project period.
What is the CFDA number and category listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources, CFDA 15.945.
How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated a single award.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $48,909.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, along with other eligible entities as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was August 11, 2016.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was August 20, 2016.
How long was the submission window?
Based on the dates provided, the submission window was short (from August 11, 2016 to August 20, 2016), which the notice characterizes as typical of some targeted cooperative efforts.
What is the overall focus of the grant opportunity in one sentence?
The opportunity focuses on producing an applied, map-driven climate risk assessment and visualization tool for cultural and heritage resources in NPS units across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah by integrating climate models, NPS inventory/condition databases, and known material responses to weather stressors.
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