Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00179
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- The DOI-NPS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2016 and posted on May 18, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 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 $343,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Notice of Intent titled "Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00179) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS). It is intended to support work within the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, one of the congressionally designated National Heritage Areas that preserve and interpret landscapes where natural features, cultural traditions, historic sites, and scenic resources come together to tell an important American story. The core idea behind National Heritage Areas is that the landscape itself, shaped by geography and human activity over time, holds visible evidence of the nation’s development and living traditions that still matter to local communities and the public.
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the National Park Service expects to have an ongoing role in the project beyond simply providing funds, such as participating in planning, coordination, and oversight. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, but the scope is broader than environmental work alone. The notice emphasizes that the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area will support community-focused historic preservation and environmental conservation initiatives, as long as they align with the heritage area’s approved Management Plan and serve a public purpose. In practice, this points to projects that protect historic and cultural resources, conserve or restore natural and scenic assets, and strengthen the connection between the community and the heritage area’s nationally significant story.
The grant is authorized under federal law establishing and amending the heritage area’s authority, specifically Public Law 106-319 as amended by Public Law 109-318. Those statutes provide the framework for what the heritage area is meant to do, and the notice signals that funded activities must fit within that legal and planning framework. Beyond preservation and conservation, the heritage area is also expected to carry out public outreach and programming. That can include educational activities, interpretive programming, community engagement, and other public-facing efforts that help residents and visitors understand the area’s significance and encourage stewardship of its resources.
Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $343,000, with one expected award. The opportunity was posted on May 18, 2016, created on May 18, 2016, and had a closing date of May 28, 2016 (with the original and current closing dates the same). The CFDA number listed is 15.939, which corresponds to National Park Service financial assistance programs. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with the note that clarification would be provided in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information; given the title and intent, the primary recipient is implied to be the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation or a similarly designated managing entity tied to implementing the management plan.
Overall, this notice is essentially a targeted funding action to help the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area carry out its congressionally recognized mission: sustaining a cohesive landscape of nationally important natural and cultural resources, advancing locally driven preservation and conservation priorities identified in the management plan, and delivering outreach and programming that provides clear public benefit.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity called?
The Notice of Intent is titled "Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation" and has Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00179.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS).
What type of award is being used for this opportunity?
The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement. This typically indicates the National Park Service expects to have an ongoing role in the project beyond issuing funds, such as participating in planning, coordination, and oversight.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The funding is intended to support work within the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, a congressionally designated National Heritage Area that preserves and interprets landscapes where natural features, cultural traditions, historic sites, and scenic resources come together to tell an important American story.
What kinds of projects or activities does this opportunity support?
Based on the notice, supported efforts can include community-focused historic preservation and environmental conservation initiatives, as long as they align with the heritage area’s approved Management Plan and serve a public purpose. The scope described also includes public outreach and programming such as educational activities, interpretive programming, and community engagement.
Is this opportunity limited to environmental or natural resources projects?
The funding activity category is listed as Natural Resources, but the scope described is broader than environmental work alone and explicitly includes historic preservation, cultural resource protection, scenic resource conservation, and public-facing interpretation and education.
What is a National Heritage Area (as described in the notice)?
The notice explains that National Heritage Areas preserve and interpret landscapes shaped by geography and human activity over time. These landscapes hold visible evidence of the nation’s development and living traditions that still matter to local communities and the public.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $343,000.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on May 18, 2016, and closed on May 28, 2016. The original closing date and current closing date are the same.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.939, which corresponds to National Park Service financial assistance programs.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note that clarification would be provided in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information. Based on the title and intent described, the primary recipient is implied to be the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation or a similarly designated managing entity tied to implementing the management plan.
Do funded activities need to follow a specific plan?
Yes. The notice emphasizes that funded initiatives should align with the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area’s approved Management Plan.
What legal authority supports this funding?
The grant is authorized under federal law establishing and amending the heritage area’s authority: Public Law 106-319 as amended by Public Law 109-318.
What does it mean that the work must "serve a public purpose"?
The notice indicates that funded work should provide public benefit, such as protecting historic and cultural resources, conserving or restoring natural and scenic assets, strengthening community connections to the heritage area’s story, and delivering education, interpretation, and community engagement.
What role does the National Park Service typically play in a cooperative agreement like this?
The notice describes cooperative agreements as awards where the National Park Service expects an ongoing role beyond funding, including participation in planning, coordination, and oversight.
What kinds of outreach and programming are mentioned as eligible or expected activities?
The notice mentions public outreach and programming, including educational activities, interpretive programming, and community engagement that help residents and visitors understand the area’s significance and encourage stewardship of its resources.
Is this funding described as targeted to a specific place?
Yes. The funding is intended to support work specifically within the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.
What is the overall mission this notice is trying to advance?
Overall, the notice describes a targeted funding action to help the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area sustain a cohesive landscape of nationally important natural and cultural resources, advance locally driven preservation and conservation priorities identified in the management plan, and deliver outreach and programming that provides clear public benefit.
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