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Opportunity Summary:

This opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS NOI VICK R5630120003) for a teacher professional development workshop focused on the theme "Relevancy of the Civil War to 21st Century Students." It is not an open grant competition and not a request for applications or proposals. Instead, it serves as public notice that the NPS plans to issue a single, non-competitive Cooperative Agreement under Department of the Interior policy (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C). The intended recipient named in the notice is the Ulysses S. Grant Association, and the NPS expects to make one award.

The funded activity is a residential, in-service workshop for teachers designed to strengthen both content knowledge and teaching practice related to the Civil War, with a specific emphasis on making the topic meaningful for modern students. A central feature of the workshop is the involvement of highly regarded Civil War scholars, who will support participating teachers by deepening their foundational understanding of the period and by introducing updated instructional approaches for conveying why the Civil War still matters. The overall purpose is not just historical enrichment, but practical classroom impact: helping educators translate scholarship and site-based learning into lessons that resonate with contemporary learners.

Another core component is place-based education through visits to multiple National Park Service units across the state. By traveling to and learning at these park sites, participants are expected to gain stronger firsthand familiarity with the historical landscapes and interpretive resources connected to the Civil War. The workshop is structured so that teachers can better connect the significance of these locations to the stories and themes they teach, and then carry that connection back to their students. This approach leverages the NPS mission and assets by integrating real sites, expert interpretation, and educator training into a coherent professional learning experience.

The workshop also includes a curriculum development expectation. Participants will develop classroom-ready curriculum materials aligned with Department of Education benchmark standards, with the intent that these materials can be used both in their own classrooms and in educational programming connected to NPS sites. In other words, the deliverables extend beyond the workshop itself: the training is meant to result in standards-based instructional products that support ongoing teaching and potentially strengthen partnerships between schools and park units.

Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding with an education activity focus, using a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. The estimated total funding amount is $37,980, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The posting date is April 18, 2012, with an original and current closing date of April 19, 2012, and an archive date of May 19, 2012. The CFDA number is listed as 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified), reflecting that it is not mapped to a standard CFDA program listing in the notice.

Because this is a notice of intent for a single-source award, general applicants are not eligible to apply, even though the eligibility field notes "Others" and directs readers to additional eligibility information. The notice explicitly clarifies that the planned award is single source to the Ulysses S. Grant Association, meaning the posting functions primarily as transparency documentation rather than a competitive funding opportunity.

For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed contact is Rose McClelland, Contracting Specialist, reachable by phone at 504-589-3882 or by email at rosemcclelland@nps.gov.

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