Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00453
Apply for P16AS00453
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Using Technology to Bring Parks to People" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 14, 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 $32,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having 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: Using Technology to Bring Parks to People" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00453) is a National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, discretionary cooperative agreement focused on using advanced digital documentation to preserve and interpret nationally significant historic and cultural sites. The project is framed as a continuation or task-level action under an existing cooperative agreement (P13AC00749) between NPS and the nonprofit organization CyArk. At its core, the effort is about capturing high-quality digital records of important places, including National Historic Landmarks in the NPS Intermountain Region, and then making those digital materials broadly accessible to the public through CyArk's online platform. The underlying public benefit is twofold: improving long-term preservation and conservation planning by creating accurate digital surrogates, and expanding public access by letting people explore parks and heritage sites virtually, even if they cannot travel to them in person.
Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, it implies active collaboration between the NPS and CyArk, with both parties contributing to planning and execution. The scope includes not just the creation of digital preservation outputs, but also cooperative activities that support documentation, preservation, and interpretation. In practical terms, that can mean coordinating site access and data collection, aligning documentation standards, developing interpretive content that helps the public understand what they are seeing, and ensuring the resulting materials serve both resource management needs and educational goals. The notice also highlights a specific outreach component tied to NPS public engagement: CyArk's participation in the NPS Founders Day Celebration at National Mall and Memorial Parks on August 27, 2016, where CyArk would showcase information gathered from parks, including National Mall and Memorial Parks. That detail signals that the project is not only about behind-the-scenes preservation, but also about visible public-facing demonstration and interpretation of digital products.
The funding profile indicates a relatively small, targeted award intended for a single recipient. The listed award ceiling is $32,500, with one expected award. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), which aligns with CyArk's status as a nonprofit founded in 2003. The opportunity category is discretionary, the funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, and the funding activity category is natural resources (CFDA 15.946). The timeline in the notice shows it was created on August 5, 2016, with an original closing date of August 14, 2016, suggesting a short window typical of a notice of intent or a narrowly scoped action tied to an existing partnership or pre-identified collaborator.
CyArk is presented in the notice as an established specialist and leader in the field of digital heritage preservation, with a mission centered on using digital technologies to preserve and share historic sites for conservation and education, and to disseminate information widely and free to the public. The notice underscores CyArk's experience by citing a track record of digitally preserving more than 120 heritage sites worldwide, including well-known locations such as Mt. Rushmore, Angkor, Pompeii, Tikal, and Babylon. This positioning clarifies why the NPS would rely on CyArk for technical expertise and public dissemination capabilities, and it reinforces that the intended deliverables are not just internal NPS records but publicly accessible digital experiences and datasets hosted through CyArk's website. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a focused, collaborative effort to use digital technology to document and interpret nationally significant park resources and to extend the reach of those parks to the public through online access and live public engagement events.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Notice of Intent: Using Technology to Bring Parks to People" and the Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00453.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This is offered by the National Park Service (NPS), which is part of the Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant?
Based on the notice description, a cooperative agreement implies active collaboration between NPS and the recipient (CyArk). Both parties are expected to contribute to planning and execution, including coordination around documentation work, interpretation, and public-facing delivery of the digital outputs.
Is this opportunity competitive and open to many applicants?
The notice describes a small, targeted action with one expected award, framed as a continuation or task-level action under an existing cooperative agreement. This indicates it is narrowly scoped and intended for a single recipient.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed in the notice is $32,500.
What is the funding category for this opportunity?
The opportunity category is discretionary.
What is the funding activity category and CFDA number?
The funding activity category is natural resources, and the CFDA number is 15.946.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
Is an institution of higher education eligible if it is also a nonprofit?
No. The eligibility statement specifies 501(c)(3) nonprofits are eligible, excluding institutions of higher education.
Who is the intended recipient described in the notice?
The notice describes the nonprofit organization CyArk as the partner for this effort, aligning the work to an existing cooperative agreement between NPS and CyArk.
What existing agreement does this opportunity continue or build upon?
The notice frames the effort as a continuation or task-level action under an existing cooperative agreement identified as P13AC00749 between NPS and CyArk.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project focuses on using advanced digital documentation to preserve and interpret nationally significant historic and cultural sites and to make the resulting digital materials broadly accessible to the public through CyArk's online platform.
What kinds of sites are intended to be documented?
The notice references nationally significant historic and cultural sites, including National Historic Landmarks in the NPS Intermountain Region.
What are the key public benefits described in the notice?
The notice highlights two main public benefits: (1) supporting long-term preservation and conservation planning through accurate digital surrogates, and (2) expanding public access by allowing virtual exploration of parks and heritage sites for people who cannot visit in person.
What is meant by "digital surrogates" in this context?
In the way the notice describes it, digital surrogates are high-quality digital records of important places that can support preservation and conservation planning by providing accurate documentation of site conditions and features.
Where will the digital materials be made available to the public?
The notice states that the digital materials are intended to be broadly accessible through CyArk's online platform/website.
Is the work limited to creating digital records, or does it include interpretation and outreach?
It includes more than data capture. The scope described in the notice includes cooperative activities supporting documentation, preservation, and interpretation, including developing interpretive content to help the public understand what they are seeing and ensuring the materials serve both resource management and educational goals.
What kinds of cooperative activities are mentioned as part of the scope?
The notice gives practical examples such as coordinating site access and data collection, aligning documentation standards, developing interpretive content, and ensuring the resulting materials are useful for both NPS resource management needs and public education.
Is there a specific public engagement event connected to this effort?
Yes. The notice calls out an outreach component: CyArk's participation in the NPS Founders Day Celebration at National Mall and Memorial Parks on August 27, 2016, where CyArk would showcase information gathered from parks, including National Mall and Memorial Parks.
What is the significance of the Founders Day Celebration reference?
It signals that the project is not only intended for behind-the-scenes preservation purposes, but also includes visible public-facing demonstration and interpretation of the digital products.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The notice was created on August 5, 2016, and the original closing date listed is August 14, 2016.
How long was the application window based on the dates provided?
Based on the listed creation date (August 5, 2016) and original closing date (August 14, 2016), the notice reflects a short window.
Why does the notice appear to have a short timeline?
The notice is described as a notice of intent and a narrowly scoped action tied to an existing partnership or pre-identified collaborator, which aligns with the short timeframe shown.
What does the notice say about CyArk's background and role?
CyArk is presented as an established specialist in digital heritage preservation. The notice states CyArk was founded in 2003 and focuses on using digital technologies to preserve and share historic sites for conservation and education, with information disseminated widely and free to the public.
What experience does CyArk have that is relevant to this work?
The notice cites a track record of digitally preserving more than 120 heritage sites worldwide, including Mt. Rushmore, Angkor, Pompeii, Tikal, and Babylon.
What kinds of deliverables are implied by the notice?
The notice emphasizes high-quality digital records of important places and publicly accessible digital experiences and datasets hosted through CyArk's website, along with interpretive content and public-facing showcasing of the work (including at the Founders Day event).
Does the notice indicate that the outputs are intended for internal NPS use, public use, or both?
Both. The notice describes benefits for preservation and conservation planning (resource management use) and also stresses broad public accessibility through online access and public engagement events.
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