Opportunity Information: Apply for P15AS00220
Apply for P15AS00220
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD Freshwater fish monitoring in Water Conservation Area 3" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954 National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 16, 2015 and posted on Jul 16, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 26, 2015 NPS and Everglades National Park are announcing a notice of intent to award this is not a request for applications. Public Notice to fund without full and open competition under CESU H5000105040 for Freshwater Fish Monitoring Area 3.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $221,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This notice describes a National Park Service intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a project focused on freshwater fish monitoring in Water Conservation Area 3, an area tied to the Greater Everglades ecosystem and management priorities for Everglades National Park. It is explicitly a public notice rather than a call for proposals, meaning the agency is not soliciting applications from the broader public. Instead, the purpose is to document the NPS plan to fund specific project activities through an existing partnership mechanism.
The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service, in coordination with Everglades National Park. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which generally signals substantial federal involvement during the project (for example, coordination on study design, fieldwork logistics, data standards, reporting needs, and integration with park science and resource management). The activity category is Natural Resources, and the work is framed as monitoring, which typically supports long-term ecological tracking, status and trend assessment, and management decision-making.
The intended recipient is associated with the South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), under Cooperative Agreement H5000 10 5040. CESUs are collaborative networks that connect federal agencies with universities and other partners to support research, technical assistance, and education. In this case, the notice indicates the NPS intends to proceed without "full and open competition," meaning the award is planned under a justified exception to competitive procedures, commonly used when an established partner network, unique qualifications, continuity of ongoing monitoring, or efficiencies tied to an existing agreement make a competitive solicitation impractical.
Financially, the notice lists an estimated total funding amount of $221,000 and anticipates one award. The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $0, which is a common data-entry pattern on grants listings when the agency is not structuring the announcement as a competitive range-based solicitation; the meaningful figure to take from the posting is the estimated total funding. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, so the recipient is not expected to provide a mandatory non-federal match as a condition of the award.
The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00220 and is tied to CFDA 15.954 (National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education). It was posted on July 16, 2015, with an original and current closing date of July 26, 2015, and an archive date of July 27, 2015. Because this is a notice of intent to award rather than an application-driven competition, the listed closing date functions more like the end of the public notice window than a deadline for proposal submissions.
Eligibility is shown as "Private institutions of higher education," which aligns with the CESU model that frequently routes projects through university-based or university-affiliated partners. The practical takeaway is that outside organizations were not being invited to apply for this specific work; the listing is mainly for transparency about the planned noncompetitive award and the partner framework being used.
For anyone needing the full announcement or having trouble accessing it online, the contact listed is Sandra Newton (Financial Assistance) at Everglades National Park, reachable by phone at 305 242 7028 or by email at SandraNewton@nps.gov. An additional information link is provided through Grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding notice about?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) public notice describing the agency's intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a project focused on freshwater fish monitoring in Water Conservation Area 3, which is connected to the Greater Everglades ecosystem and management priorities for Everglades National Park.
2) Is this a call for proposals or an open grant competition?
No. The notice is explicitly described as a public notice rather than a call for proposals. The agency is not soliciting applications from the broader public; it is documenting its plan to fund specific project activities through an existing partnership mechanism.
3) What agency is issuing the opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service, in coordination with Everglades National Park.
4) What type of funding instrument will be used?
The planned funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement. This generally indicates substantial federal involvement during the project (such as coordination on study design, fieldwork logistics, data standards, reporting needs, and integration with park science and resource management).
5) What is the main project focus?
The project focuses on freshwater fish monitoring in Water Conservation Area 3. The work is framed as monitoring, which typically supports long-term ecological tracking, status and trend assessment, and management decision-making.
6) Where will the work take place?
The work is tied to Water Conservation Area 3, an area associated with the Greater Everglades ecosystem and connected to Everglades National Park management priorities.
7) What is the activity category for this award?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
8) How many awards does the National Park Service anticipate making?
The notice anticipates one award.
9) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed in the notice is $221,000.
10) Why do the award ceiling and floor show as $0?
The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $0, which is described as a common data-entry pattern on grants listings when the agency is not structuring the announcement as a competitive, range-based solicitation. The meaningful figure to use from the posting is the estimated total funding amount of $221,000.
11) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the notice. Based on the information provided, the recipient is not expected to provide a mandatory non-federal match as a condition of the award.
12) Who is the intended recipient?
The intended recipient is associated with the South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), under Cooperative Agreement H5000 10 5040.
13) What is a CESU and why is it relevant here?
CESUs are collaborative networks that connect federal agencies with universities and other partners to support research, technical assistance, and education. In this notice, the CESU framework is the partnership mechanism through which the NPS intends to fund the project activities.
14) What does "non-competitive" or "without full and open competition" mean in this notice?
The notice indicates the NPS intends to proceed without "full and open competition," meaning the award is planned under a justified exception to competitive procedures. The description notes this approach is commonly used when an established partner network, unique qualifications, continuity of ongoing monitoring, or efficiencies tied to an existing agreement make a competitive solicitation impractical.
15) Who is eligible according to the listing?
Eligibility is shown as "Private institutions of higher education," which aligns with the CESU model that often routes projects through university-based or university-affiliated partners.
16) Can outside organizations apply for this opportunity?
Based on the notice language provided, outside organizations were not being invited to apply for this specific work. The listing is mainly for transparency about the planned noncompetitive award and the partner framework being used.
17) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P15AS00220.
18) What CFDA program is this associated with?
The notice is tied to CFDA 15.954, identified as "National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education."
19) When was the opportunity posted and what are the key dates?
The notice was posted on July 16, 2015. The original and current closing date is July 26, 2015, and the archive date is July 27, 2015.
20) What does the closing date represent if this is not a competitive application process?
Because this is a notice of intent to award rather than an application-driven competition, the closing date functions more like the end of the public notice window than a deadline for proposal submissions.
21) Who can I contact for questions or to request the full announcement?
The contact listed is Sandra Newton (Financial Assistance) at Everglades National Park. Phone: 305 242 7028. Email: SandraNewton@nps.gov.
22) Is there an online source for additional information?
An additional information link is provided through Grants.gov, as referenced in the notice.
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