Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 11 NERO 0102
Apply for NPS 11 NERO 0102
- The National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reaching out to Neighboring Communities to Build Support for the Jamaica Bay Greenway." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 6, 2011 and posted on Sep 6, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 11, 2011. (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 having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, posted a Notice of Intent to Award for a project titled "Reaching out to Neighboring Communities to Build Support for the Jamaica Bay Greenway." This announcement is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notice that NPS intended to fund specific project activities through a non-competitive award action, meaning the agency was not conducting a full and open competition for the funding.
The planned award was structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates an arrangement where the federal agency expects to be substantially involved in the project rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. In this case, the intended recipient (the cooperator) was the Regional Plan Association, and the work was tied to Task Agreement P11AC41010 under Cooperative Agreement H1766080020. The activity category listed for the opportunity was Community Development, reflecting an emphasis on outreach, engagement, and building community support related to the Jamaica Bay Greenway.
Financially, the opportunity was small and tightly defined: the estimated total funding was $30,000, and both the award ceiling and award floor were also $30,000, indicating NPS anticipated making a single, fixed-size award rather than a range of possible award amounts. The expected number of awards was one. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so the recipient was not expected to provide additional non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
In terms of eligibility, the posting lists eligible applicants as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). However, because this was a notice of intent to award without competition, the eligibility information functions more as standard grants.gov-style metadata than an invitation for new applicants to apply. The practical takeaway is that NPS had already identified its partner and was publicly documenting its intention to proceed with that partner.
The opportunity was posted on September 6, 2011, with an original and current closing date of September 11, 2011, and it was archived on September 12, 2011. The short window reinforces that the posting was primarily a transparency and procedural notice rather than an open solicitation.
For anyone needing access to the full announcement materials (noted as being available via an attachment in the original listing), the point of contact provided was Peggy Wall, Administrative Officer, reachable by phone at 410-260-2473.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this announcement for?
This posting is a National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award for a project titled "Reaching out to Neighboring Communities to Build Support for the Jamaica Bay Greenway." It serves as a public notice that NPS intended to fund specific project activities.
2) Is this a request for applications (an open grant competition)?
No. The announcement is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a notice that NPS intended to make a non-competitive award action and was not conducting a full and open competition for the funding.
3) What does "non-competitive award action" mean here?
It means NPS planned to make the award without running an open competition. Instead of inviting multiple applicants to apply, NPS had already identified the intended recipient and was publicly documenting its intent to proceed.
4) Who is the federal agency offering this award?
The agency is the National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
5) What is the project title?
The project is titled "Reaching out to Neighboring Communities to Build Support for the Jamaica Bay Greenway."
6) What type of funding instrument was planned?
The planned award was structured as a cooperative agreement.
7) What is a cooperative agreement in this context?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates that the federal agency expects to be substantially involved in the project activities, rather than simply issuing funding and stepping back.
8) Who was the intended recipient (cooperator)?
The intended recipient (the cooperator) was the Regional Plan Association.
9) Is this connected to a specific task agreement or cooperative agreement number?
Yes. The work was tied to Task Agreement P11AC41010 under Cooperative Agreement H1766080020.
10) What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category listed was Community Development, reflecting an emphasis on outreach, engagement, and building community support related to the Jamaica Bay Greenway.
11) How much funding was anticipated?
The estimated total funding was $30,000.
12) What were the award ceiling and award floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor were $30,000, indicating a single, fixed-size award amount.
13) How many awards did NPS expect to make?
The expected number of awards was one.
14) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so the recipient was not expected to provide additional non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
15) Who was listed as eligible to apply?
The posting lists eligible applicants as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
16) If nonprofits are eligible, can new organizations apply for this funding?
Based on the posting details, this was a notice of intent to award without competition. The eligibility language appears to function as standard listing metadata rather than an invitation for new applicants to apply, since NPS had already identified its partner.
17) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on September 6, 2011.
18) What were the closing dates?
The original and current closing date were both September 11, 2011.
19) When was the opportunity archived?
It was archived on September 12, 2011.
20) Why was the open period so short?
The short window reinforces that the posting functioned primarily as a transparency and procedural notice of an intended non-competitive award, not an open solicitation.
21) Where can someone find the full announcement materials?
The full announcement materials were noted as being available via an attachment in the original listing.
22) Who is the point of contact for questions or access to materials?
The point of contact provided was Peggy Wall, Administrative Officer.
23) How can the point of contact be reached?
Peggy Wall was listed as reachable by phone at 410-260-2473.
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