Opportunity Information: Apply for P15AS00046
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM" 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 Feb 18, 2015 and posted on Feb 18, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 20, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments Private institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Individuals Small businesses Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM (SWBRPP) is a National Park Service (NPS) grant program run out of the NPS Intermountain Regional Office in Denver. Its purpose is to fund practical, on-the-ground work and research that strengthens stewardship of natural and cultural resources along the United States border with Mexico. The program is designed to support projects that protect resources, build international cooperation where relevant, and improve scientific understanding and public appreciation of shared borderland heritage. A core idea behind the opportunity is that better research, monitoring, and preservation work can directly inform management decisions and help parks and partners respond to real, ongoing impacts in the region.
This opportunity emphasizes collaboration with NPS park units near the border. Applicants are strongly encouraged to coordinate their project planning with at least one of the border-area parks listed in the announcement: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Big Bend National Park, Amistad National Recreation Area, Palo Alto National Historic Site, Padre Island National Seashore, Saguaro National Park, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Coronado National Memorial, and Chiricahua National Monument. The program uses cooperative agreements, meaning NPS expects active involvement in shaping the work. Each selected project is funded through a separate award, with its own work plan and budget developed cooperatively between NPS and the recipient.
The funding is framed as a response to significant resource damage that has occurred in multiple parks due to illegal cross-border activity. The announcement highlights impacts such as the creation of thousands of miles of unauthorized roads and trails, disruption of ecological processes and wildlife migration patterns, vandalism of historic sites, and looting of archaeological resources. In that context, SWBRPP funds activities like scientific research, species monitoring, and conservation or preservation projects that directly help protect and restore natural and cultural resources in areas near or along the border. Projects can therefore range from monitoring vulnerable species or habitats, to assessing and mitigating landscape fragmentation, to documenting, stabilizing, or protecting cultural and archaeological sites affected by unauthorized access and disturbance.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary funding program under CFDA 15.954 (National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) and is offered as a cooperative agreement. The estimated total funding available for the cycle described is $200,000, with an award ceiling of $75,000 and no stated award floor. The announcement anticipates making about five awards. There is no cost share or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for smaller organizations that may have strong project ideas but limited ability to provide cash or in-kind match.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, city/township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; public and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted exception categories in the listing); small businesses; individuals; and other eligible public entities. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00046) was posted February 18, 2015, with a closing date of March 20, 2015, and an archive date of March 25, 2015. For official details and access issues, the listed NPS contact is Todd Wilson (ToddWilson@nps.gov), and the public listing references Grants.gov for the full announcement materials.
Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (SWBRPP) FAQs
1) What is the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (SWBRPP)?
SWBRPP is a National Park Service (NPS) grant program run out of the NPS Intermountain Regional Office in Denver. It funds practical, on-the-ground work and research intended to strengthen stewardship of natural and cultural resources along the United States border with Mexico.
2) What is the purpose of this grant opportunity?
The purpose is to support projects that protect resources, build international cooperation where relevant, and improve scientific understanding and public appreciation of shared borderland heritage. A core idea is that better research, monitoring, and preservation work can directly inform management decisions and help parks and partners respond to ongoing impacts in the region.
3) What kinds of projects does SWBRPP fund?
The program funds activities such as scientific research, species monitoring, and conservation or preservation projects that directly help protect and restore natural and cultural resources in areas near or along the U.S.-Mexico border.
4) What resource issues is this funding intended to address?
The funding is framed as a response to significant resource damage in multiple parks due to illegal cross-border activity. The announcement cites impacts including thousands of miles of unauthorized roads and trails, disruption of ecological processes and wildlife migration patterns, vandalism of historic sites, and looting of archaeological resources.
5) Can projects focus on both natural and cultural resources?
Yes. The opportunity describes support for stewardship of both natural resources (such as species, habitats, and ecological processes) and cultural resources (including historic sites and archaeological resources).
6) Are research-only proposals allowed, or does the program require on-the-ground work?
The description emphasizes both practical, on-the-ground work and research. It also notes that research, monitoring, and preservation work should inform management decisions, indicating that research and applied projects are both within scope when aligned with the program goals.
7) Is collaboration with National Park Service park units required?
The opportunity strongly encourages applicants to coordinate project planning with at least one NPS border-area park unit listed in the announcement, and it emphasizes collaboration with NPS park units near the border.
8) Which NPS park units are specifically referenced for coordination?
The announcement lists the following border-area parks: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Big Bend National Park, Amistad National Recreation Area, Palo Alto National Historic Site, Padre Island National Seashore, Saguaro National Park, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Coronado National Memorial, and Chiricahua National Monument.
9) What type of award will be used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement. That means NPS expects active involvement in shaping the work, and the work plan and budget are developed cooperatively between NPS and the recipient.
10) What does "active involvement" by NPS mean in this program?
The announcement states that the program uses cooperative agreements and that NPS expects active involvement in shaping the work, with work plans and budgets developed cooperatively. Specific roles beyond that are not detailed in the provided summary.
11) How is funding awarded if a project is selected?
Each selected project is funded through a separate award with its own work plan and budget developed cooperatively between NPS and the recipient.
12) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is a discretionary funding program under CFDA 15.954, titled National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education.
13) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P15AS00046.
14) How much total funding is available?
The estimated total funding available for the cycle described is $200,000.
15) What is the maximum award amount per project?
The award ceiling is $75,000.
16) Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor is stated in the provided information.
17) How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The announcement anticipates making about five awards.
18) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, city/township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; public and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (with noted exception categories in the listing); small businesses; individuals; and other eligible public entities.
20) Are individuals eligible to apply?
Yes. Individuals are included in the eligibility categories listed.
21) Are small businesses eligible to apply?
Yes. Small businesses are included in the eligibility categories listed.
22) Are nonprofits required to have 501(c)(3) status?
No. The eligibility description includes nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, with a note that there are exception categories in the listing.
23) When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted February 18, 2015, and the closing date was March 20, 2015.
24) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is March 25, 2015.
25) Where can applicants find the full announcement materials?
The public listing references Grants.gov for the full announcement materials.
26) Who is the NPS contact for official details or access issues?
The listed NPS contact is Todd Wilson at ToddWilson@nps.gov.
27) Does the program explicitly support international cooperation?
Yes. The program is designed to support projects that build international cooperation where relevant, alongside protecting resources and improving scientific understanding and public appreciation of shared borderland heritage.
28) What kinds of impacts might a project address in border-area parks?
Examples of impacts described in the announcement include unauthorized roads and trails, disruption of ecological processes and wildlife migration patterns, vandalism of historic sites, and looting of archaeological resources. Projects may address these impacts through research, monitoring, conservation, preservation, restoration, documentation, stabilization, or protection activities tied to border-area resources.
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