Opportunity Information: Apply for P15AS00313
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks" 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 Aug 18, 2015 and posted on Aug 18, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 28, 2015 NPS and Everglades National Park are announcing a public notice of intent to award this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to fund a project without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement H5000 10 5040. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $164,900.00 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 (NPS) intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a project called "Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks." It is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the NPS, with Everglades National Park serving as the announcing office. The key point is that this is not a request for applications and not an open competition; it is a public transparency notice that the NPS plans to fund specific work with a particular partner under an existing cooperative agreement framework.
The planned award is to be made under Cooperative Agreement H5000 10 5040 with the South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). CESUs are cooperative partnership networks often used by federal land management agencies to collaborate with universities and other research partners on science, resource management, and technical assistance projects. In this case, the CESU arrangement is being used as the vehicle to carry out natural resource condition assessments for two park units: Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park. The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources and uses the funding instrument type "Cooperative Agreement," which typically indicates substantial involvement by the NPS in the project compared to a standard grant.
Financially, the notice lists an estimated total funding amount of $164,900, with an expected number of awards equal to 1. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The award ceiling and floor are both shown as 0, which commonly appears in listings where the agency is posting a notice of intent rather than soliciting proposals with a defined funding range. The assistance listing is tied to CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.954, "National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education."
In terms of timing and status, the opportunity was posted and created on August 18, 2015, with an original and current closing date of August 28, 2015, and an archive date of August 29, 2015. Because this is not an application-based opportunity, those dates function more like the public notice window rather than a deadline for proposal submission. The listing also notes that the award is intended to be made without full and open competition, emphasizing that the agency has already identified the partner and mechanism for the work.
Eligibility is listed as "Private institutions of higher education," which aligns with how CESU-affiliated universities and similar academic entities are often represented in Grants.gov metadata. Practically, though, the narrative makes clear the intended recipient is the South Florida Caribbean CESU under the referenced cooperative agreement, rather than a broad pool of applicants.
For anyone needing the official announcement or having trouble accessing it electronically, the notice provides a contact: Sandra Newton, Awarding Officer, at 305-242-7028 and SandraNewton@nps.gov. An additional information link is provided through Grants.gov (http://grants.gov), which would have hosted the formal notice and any associated documentation at the time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this notice about?
This notice is a National Park Service (NPS) public transparency announcement stating the agency's intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a project titled "Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks."
2) Is this a request for applications (RFA) or an open funding competition?
No. The notice explicitly indicates it is not a request for applications and not an open competition. It is an intent-to-award notice describing planned funding for a specific project with a specific partner.
3) Who is issuing the notice?
The notice is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service (NPS), with Everglades National Park serving as the announcing office.
4) What project is planned to be funded?
The planned project is "Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks," focused on natural resource condition assessments for Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park.
5) What type of funding instrument will be used?
The planned award uses a Cooperative Agreement. In general, this instrument type indicates substantial involvement by NPS in the project when compared to a standard grant.
6) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The notice lists an expected number of awards equal to 1.
7) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $164,900.
8) Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the notice.
9) Why does the notice show an award ceiling and floor of 0?
The award ceiling and floor are both shown as 0, which commonly appears in listings where an agency is posting a notice of intent rather than soliciting proposals with a defined funding range.
10) Is this award intended to be competitive?
No. The notice states the award is intended to be made without full and open competition, meaning the agency has already identified the partner and mechanism for the work.
11) Who is the intended partner/recipient for this cooperative agreement?
The planned award is to be made under Cooperative Agreement H5000 10 5040 with the South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
12) What is a CESU in the context of this notice?
CESUs (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) are cooperative partnership networks often used by federal land management agencies to collaborate with universities and other research partners on science, resource management, and technical assistance projects. In this notice, the CESU arrangement is the vehicle for completing the condition assessments for the two parks.
13) What is the opportunity category listed for this notice?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources.
14) What Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is associated with this notice?
The notice is tied to CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.954, titled "National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education."
15) Who is listed as eligible in the Grants.gov metadata?
Eligibility is listed as "Private institutions of higher education," which aligns with how CESU-affiliated universities and similar academic entities may appear in Grants.gov metadata.
16) Does the eligibility listing mean any private university can apply?
Practically, no. The narrative indicates the intended recipient is the South Florida Caribbean CESU under the referenced cooperative agreement, rather than a broad pool of applicants.
17) What are the key dates shown on the notice?
The opportunity was posted and created on August 18, 2015. The original and current closing date is August 28, 2015, and the archive date is August 29, 2015.
18) Do the closing and archive dates function like an application deadline?
No. Because this is not an application-based opportunity, the dates function more like a public notice window rather than a proposal submission deadline.
19) Where could the official notice have been accessed?
The notice references Grants.gov (http://grants.gov) as the source for the formal posting and any associated documentation available at the time.
20) Who can be contacted for official questions or access issues?
The notice provides this contact: Sandra Newton, Awarding Officer. Phone: 305-242-7028. Email: SandraNewton@nps.gov.
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