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Opportunity Summary:

Task 3, Year 2 Program Development (Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00148) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice stating the agency intends to make a non-competitive continuation award under an existing cooperative agreement. It is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to fund continued work with the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP), with William C. Wilkinson III listed as the principal investigator/program manager. The anticipated federal funding amount is $200,000, there is no cost share or matching requirement, and the award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning NPS expects to be substantially involved in guiding and participating in the work rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant.

The project sits within NPS efforts to strengthen how the agency plans and manages transportation in and around national park units, with an emphasis on moving toward a multi-modal transportation approach. In practical terms, the work supports NPS transportation program goals that align with federal surface transportation legislation, including the need for coordination and outreach with partners, transportation planning, and safety-related responsibilities. The program is framed to help NPS units and stakeholders participate effectively in federal transportation opportunities while also meeting legislative expectations for collaboration across governments and agencies.

STPPs role is to work side-by-side with NPS staff on program development activities that are both strategic and operational. This includes scoping and defining work, reviewing best practices, developing user requirements, and supporting work groups that address transportation management systems and related business practices. The subject areas named are broad and asset-management focused, including pavement, bridge, safety, congestion, and alternative transportation management systems, along with multi-modal transportation planning and program development. The announcement also highlights learning from established practices used by State Departments of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations, suggesting that the effort is partly about adapting proven transportation asset management and planning methods to the NPS context. Additional focus areas include trails program development, NPS Transportation Program strategic planning, and a transportation training needs assessment leading into program development.

Deliverables are documentation-heavy and designed to produce practical guidance NPS can use. STPP is expected to produce report memos and detailed work plans for each activity, plus work group documentation such as charters, policy papers, guidance documents, and progress reports. For each agreed activity, STPP must document scope, goals, and schedules, and provide a report at the completion of that activity. At the end, STPP must submit a completion report memo that NPS will formally acknowledge through acceptance, which functions as the governments confirmation that the work products meet expectations.

NPS involvement is described as substantial, which is typical for cooperative agreements where the agency is an active partner. NPS commits to providing a project manager who will work cooperatively through all phases of project development, including prioritization, scoping, forming and tasking work groups, and developing and documenting outputs. NPS will also coordinate internally and, as needed, with the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Lands Highway Program. Management of the work is presented as staged and collaborative, with STPP and NPS reviewing and approving each stage before moving forward, ensuring the work stays aligned with related efforts and NPS priorities.

The reason the award is not competed is also made clear. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), NPS cites the single-source justification criterion of "Continuation," meaning the funded activity is necessary to complete or continue work already underway and competing it would risk disrupting continuity or completion. This award is described as a task agreement (P15AC00780) under the broader cooperative agreement (P14AC00145), reinforcing that it is a planned continuation rather than a new open competition. The statutory authority cited is 54 USC 101703(a) (also referenced in narrative as 54 U.S.C. 1g), which authorizes NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds to eligible public and nonprofit partners to carry out NPS programs.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship, and categorized across areas such as community development, education, environment, natural resources, and regional development. Only one award is expected, with an award ceiling of $200,000. The eligible applicant type shown is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), consistent with STPP being the intended recipient. Key dates show the notice was posted May 27, 2015, with an original/current closing date of June 10, 2015, and archive date of June 11, 2015, reflecting the notices administrative lifecycle rather than an application window. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, junezastrow@nps.gov) for questions or difficulty accessing the announcement.

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