Opportunity Information: Apply for F14AS00428
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the community development education employment, labor and training information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnership for the National Trail System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.654 Visitor Facility Enhancements Refuges and Wildlife.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 8, 2014 and posted on Sep 8, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2014 THIS IS A SINGLE SOURCE AWARD. ALL APPLICANTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SELECTED.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 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 Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Individuals Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Partnership for the National Trail System (PNTS) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00428) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support PNTS in its role as a national coordinating partner for the National Trails community. PNTS is described as representing all National Scenic Trails and National Historic Trails across the United States, and the work being supported centers on information-sharing, training, and long-term knowledge management for this nationwide network of trail partners, agencies, and stakeholders (including the Fish and Wildlife Service).
The opportunity focuses on sustaining several core PNTS functions that serve as shared infrastructure for the National Trail System. One major deliverable is PATHWAYS, PNTS's newsletter that connects this specialized community of interest by sharing updates, resources, and relevant information across trail organizations and federal partners. Another key function is PNTS's role in organizing, promoting, and coordinating what the notice characterizes as the only relevant online archive of materials for the national trails community, meaning it acts as a central repository for institutional knowledge and reference documents that trail managers and partners rely on.
A substantial part of the supported work also involves training and professional development. PNTS coordinates the principal training event aimed specifically at the National Trails community: the biennial National Scenic and Historic Trails Workshop. In the years when that workshop is not held, PNTS also organizes separate symposia focused on National Scenic and Historic Trails. The grant is essentially designed to maintain and strengthen these convenings, which function as cross-trail, cross-agency forums for sharing best practices, aligning strategies, and improving coordination among the many organizations involved in trail stewardship and interpretation.
In terms of funding, the announcement lists an estimated total funding amount of $30,000, with an award ceiling of $30,000 and an award floor of $0, and it anticipates making one award. The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies a more hands-on partnership relationship with the awarding agency than a standard grant, often including substantial involvement by the federal agency in coordinating, guiding, or participating in the funded activities.
The opportunity is explicitly labeled as a single-source award, and it states that all applicants have previously been selected. In practical terms, that means it was not a competitive, open call in which new applicants could meaningfully compete for selection; instead, it was published to document and execute a pre-identified award to a specific recipient. The posting date and creation date are both September 8, 2014, with an original and current closing date of September 30, 2014, and the record was later archived on January 2, 2018.
Eligibility categories listed in the notice include a broad set of entity types (including certain nonprofits, tribes, small businesses, and individuals), and it states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. However, because the award is identified as single-source with applicants already selected, the eligibility list is largely procedural rather than practically actionable for new prospective applicants for that specific funding action.
For reference and administrative details, the CFDA number associated with the announcement is 15.654 (Visitor Facility Enhancements - Refuges and Wildlife). The Fish and Wildlife Service is the named agency, and a contact is provided for access issues with the full announcement: Gerri Watkins, Management Analyst, at 703-358-2101 and GerriWatkins@fws.gov. The announcement also points to Grants.gov for additional information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the Partnership for the National Trail System (PNTS) grant opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00428. It is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to support PNTS as a national coordinating partner for the National Trails community.
2) Who is the intended recipient of this award?
The notice describes this as a single-source award where all applicants have previously been selected. In practical terms, it was published to document and execute a pre-identified award to a specific recipient rather than to run an open competition for new applicants.
3) Is this an open, competitive grant opportunity?
No. The announcement is explicitly labeled as a single-source award and states that all applicants have already been selected, meaning it was not a competitive, open call for new applicants.
4) What agency is offering the award?
The named federal agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
5) What is the assistance listing/CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed in the notice is 15.654, titled "Visitor Facility Enhancements - Refuges and Wildlife."
6) What type of funding instrument is being used?
The instrument type is a cooperative agreement. The notice characterizes this as typically involving a more hands-on partnership relationship with the awarding agency than a standard grant, often including substantial involvement by the federal agency in coordinating, guiding, or participating in the funded activities.
7) What is the purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support PNTS in its role as a national coordinating partner for the National Trails community, with work centered on information-sharing, training, and long-term knowledge management across a nationwide network of trail partners, agencies, and stakeholders (including FWS).
8) What does PNTS represent in the National Trails community?
The notice describes PNTS as representing all National Scenic Trails and National Historic Trails across the United States.
9) What core PNTS functions does the award aim to sustain?
The opportunity focuses on sustaining several core PNTS functions that serve as shared infrastructure for the National Trail System. These include information-sharing through communications, organizing and maintaining knowledge resources, and coordinating training and convenings for trail partners and agencies.
10) What is PATHWAYS and how is it supported by this award?
PATHWAYS is PNTS's newsletter. One major deliverable described in the notice is sustaining PATHWAYS as a way to connect the specialized National Trails community by sharing updates, resources, and relevant information across trail organizations and federal partners.
11) What is meant by the "online archive" function described in the notice?
The notice describes PNTS as organizing, promoting, and coordinating what it characterizes as the only relevant online archive of materials for the national trails community. This function is described as a central repository for institutional knowledge and reference documents used by trail managers and partners.
12) What training and professional development activities are included?
A substantial part of the supported work involves training and professional development. The notice states that PNTS coordinates the principal training event specifically aimed at the National Trails community: the biennial National Scenic and Historic Trails Workshop.
13) What happens in the years when the biennial workshop is not held?
In years when the National Scenic and Historic Trails Workshop is not held, PNTS organizes separate symposia focused on National Scenic and Historic Trails.
14) What is the overall goal of the workshop and symposia convenings?
The notice describes these convenings as cross-trail, cross-agency forums designed for sharing best practices, aligning strategies, and improving coordination among the many organizations involved in trail stewardship and interpretation.
15) How much funding is available under this announcement?
The estimated total funding amount is $30,000. The award ceiling is $30,000 and the award floor is $0.
16) How many awards does the agency anticipate making?
The notice anticipates making one award.
17) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
18) Who is listed as eligible to apply?
The notice lists a broad set of eligibility categories, including certain nonprofits, tribes, small businesses, and individuals.
19) If eligibility is broad, can a new organization realistically apply for this specific opportunity?
Based on the notice, the opportunity is identified as a single-source award and states that all applicants have already been selected. As a result, while eligibility categories are listed, they are described as largely procedural rather than practically actionable for new prospective applicants for this specific funding action.
20) What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The posting date and creation date are both September 8, 2014. The original and current closing date is September 30, 2014. The record was later archived on January 2, 2018.
21) Where can someone find additional information referenced by the announcement?
The announcement points to Grants.gov for additional information.
22) Who is the contact person listed for access issues with the full announcement?
The notice provides a contact for access issues with the full announcement: Gerri Watkins, Management Analyst. Phone: 703-358-2101. Email: GerriWatkins@fws.gov.
23) What does it mean that the record was archived?
The notice indicates the opportunity record was archived on January 2, 2018, which reflects that the posting is kept as a historical record rather than an active, currently open funding opportunity.
24) What kinds of stakeholders are referenced as being served by the supported work?
The notice references a nationwide network of trail partners, agencies, and stakeholders, explicitly including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and describes the supported work as serving the broader National Trails community.
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