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- The DOI-NPS in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: Memorials for the Future: The Sphere Transformed" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 10, 2016 and posted on Jun 10, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 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 $64,739.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: Memorials for the Future: The Sphere Transformed" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00229) is a National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) discretionary funding announcement structured as a cooperative agreement. It is framed as a modification to an existing task agreement, expanding the scope of the Modern Memorial Challenge/Memorials for the Future project. The central purpose is to broaden public and professional dialogue about commemoration, specifically examining who is remembered, what events or narratives are elevated, and how memorials are created and experienced through the process of memorialization.
The project described focuses on public engagement and education, with an emphasis on the themes of memory, identity, and placemaking. Under this expanded scope, the Van Alen Institute and the National Park Service plan to host two site-based workshops or comparable public-facing activities. These sessions are intended to engage community members and stakeholders directly, using place-based conversations to explore contested or complex memorial landscapes and to consider how commemoration can evolve to reflect broader, more inclusive, or more accurate histories.
A key feature of the opportunity is its site-specific orientation. The workshops will be tied to resources that are either managed by the National Park Service (NPS resources) or designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHL). The target communities are those currently grappling with challenges or tensions around commemoration, meaning the program is designed to operate where memorials, historic narratives, or public symbols may be under debate, reassessment, or transformation. The programs will be based in New York City and in one additional location that was not yet determined at the time of posting (listed as TBD).
In terms of funding details, the award ceiling is $64,739, and the announcement anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1). The opportunity is categorized under the funding activity area of Education and is associated with CFDA number 15.954. The posting date and creation date are both June 10, 2016, and the closing date for applications was June 19, 2016, indicating a short application window and reinforcing that this notice is tied to a specific, time-sensitive expansion of an already defined project framework.
Eligibility, as stated in the source data, is limited to "Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education." In practice, this points to a narrow applicant pool and suggests the funding is intended for a specific type of nonprofit partner organization, consistent with the cooperative agreement model where substantial federal involvement is typical and the project is carried out in close collaboration with NPS rather than as an arms-length grant.
Overall, this notice signals a targeted investment in public programming that uses workshops and dialogue-driven activities to help communities and the National Park Service think through evolving approaches to memorials. The emphasis is less on constructing a physical monument and more on convening people, surfacing perspectives, and building a deeper shared understanding of how commemoration intersects with identity, civic space, and the stories communities choose to preserve in the landscape.
FAQs: NOTICE OF INTENT - Memorials for the Future: The Sphere Transformed (P16AS00229)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: Memorials for the Future: The Sphere Transformed."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00229.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) funding announcement under the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
The announcement is structured as a cooperative agreement (a discretionary funding announcement).
Is this a new standalone grant program or something else?
It is framed as a modification to an existing task agreement, expanding the scope of the Modern Memorial Challenge/Memorials for the Future project.
What is the main purpose of the project described in this notice?
The central purpose is to broaden public and professional dialogue about commemoration, including questions about who is remembered, what events or narratives are elevated, and how memorials are created and experienced through the process of memorialization.
What themes does the project emphasize?
The project emphasizes public engagement and education, with a focus on memory, identity, and placemaking.
What kinds of activities are planned under the expanded scope?
Under the expanded scope, the Van Alen Institute and the National Park Service plan to host two site-based workshops or comparable public-facing activities designed for public engagement and education.
How many workshops or public-facing sessions are expected?
Two site-based workshops or comparable public-facing activities are planned.
Who are the intended participants for these workshops or activities?
The sessions are intended to engage community members and stakeholders directly through place-based conversations.
What kinds of places will the workshops be connected to?
The workshops are site-specific and will be tied to resources either managed by the National Park Service (NPS resources) or designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHL).
What kinds of communities does the program target?
The target communities are those grappling with challenges or tensions around commemoration, where memorials, historic narratives, or public symbols may be under debate, reassessment, or transformation.
Where will the activities take place?
The programs will be based in New York City and in one additional location that was listed as TBD (to be determined) at the time of posting.
What is the funding amount available under this opportunity?
The award ceiling is $64,739.
How many awards does the announcement expect to make?
The announcement anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
What is the funding activity area?
The funding activity area is Education.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.954.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date (and creation date) is June 10, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The closing date for applications was June 19, 2016.
How long was the application window?
Based on the posting date of June 10, 2016 and the closing date of June 19, 2016, the notice indicates a very short application window.
Who is eligible to apply, according to the notice?
Eligibility is limited to "Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education."
What does the cooperative agreement model imply in this context?
The notice suggests the project will be carried out in close collaboration with the National Park Service, consistent with a cooperative agreement where substantial federal involvement is typical.
Is the project focused on building a new physical memorial or monument?
The emphasis is not on constructing a physical monument. The focus is on convening people through workshops and dialogue-driven activities to surface perspectives and build shared understanding about commemoration.
What is the broader goal of these workshops and dialogue-based activities?
The broader goal is to help communities and the National Park Service think through evolving approaches to memorials, including how commemoration can change to reflect broader, more inclusive, or more accurate histories.
Which organizations are specifically mentioned as planning to host the workshops?
The notice states that the Van Alen Institute and the National Park Service plan to host the workshops or comparable public-facing activities.
Does the notice indicate this is tied to an existing project framework?
Yes. It is described as an expansion of an already defined project framework under the Modern Memorial Challenge/Memorials for the Future project.
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