Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00165
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- The National Park Service in the education environment natural resources regional development science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Three State Air Quality Task 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 3, 2014 and posted on Jul 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 17, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $951,373.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $951,373.00 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 "Three State Air Quality Task 2" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00165) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice stating its intent to make a single cooperative agreement award without competition. It is not an open solicitation and is not requesting applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to continue funding work already underway under an existing cooperative agreement focused on air quality management and planning activities tied to national park and regional air resource needs.
The anticipated recipient is the Western States Air Resources Council/Western Regional Air Partnership (WESTAR/WRAP), with Dan Johnson listed as the principal investigator/program manager. The total anticipated federal funding is $951,373, with no cost share or matching requirement. The award is described as a continuation action (single-source justification criterion: "Continuation") under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00099, implemented through a Task Agreement identified as P14AC01122. The anticipated period of performance runs from the date of award through March 31, 2016. The assistance listing is under CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship, and the award instrument is a cooperative agreement, which signals substantial NPS involvement during performance rather than a simple pass-through grant.
Programmatically, Task 2 supports the Three State Air Quality Project, also referenced as the Three State Air Quality Study or the Western Air Quality Study. The work is framed as a multi-party, technical and coordination-heavy effort across a three-state study region, with key activities including overall study coordination, ambient air monitoring activities (specifically noted for the Utah portion of the region), air quality modeling, emissions inventory development, and operation and maintenance of a regional data warehouse. In practical terms, this package of work is meant to keep a coordinated regional air quality study functioning end-to-end: collecting ambient data, compiling emissions inputs, running models, and maintaining shared data infrastructure so results can be analyzed and used by participating agencies and stakeholders.
WESTAR/WRAP's role is laid out as the operational and technical coordinator for the study. Responsibilities include serving as the project coordinator; overseeing technical tasks performed by study cooperators across monitoring, emissions inventory development, and modeling; supporting ongoing data warehouse operations and maintenance; and assisting with education and outreach to stakeholders and the public. WESTAR/WRAP is also expected to organize and participate in the regular collaboration cadence needed to keep a multi-entity effort moving, including meetings, webinars, and conference calls.
NPS is expected to have substantial involvement, consistent with a cooperative agreement structure. NPS responsibilities include participating in planning and management discussions, providing input into study direction, and contributing information, datasets, and analytical products such as statistical and GIS work products to support study deliverables. NPS will also review and comment on draft products and provide the financial support to WESTAR/WRAP for the work conducted under the agreement.
The reason competition is being bypassed is explicitly tied to Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) under the "Continuation" criterion. NPS states that this funded activity is necessary to satisfactorily complete, or continue, an activity presently being funded, and that competing it would significantly harm continuity or completion. In other words, the award is treated as a continuation of an established, ongoing regional air quality effort where changing implementers midstream could disrupt technical workflows, data systems, and collaborative structures.
Administrative details include a single expected award, an estimated total funding amount equal to the award ceiling ($951,373) with an award floor of $1, eligibility category listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), and posting and closing dates of July 3, 2014 and July 17, 2014, respectively. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, JuneZastrow@nps.gov). Statutory authority cited includes 16 USC 1(g) for cooperative agreements transferring NPS appropriated funds to eligible entities to carry out NPS programs, and 16 USC 1a-2(j) relating to cooperative research and training programs supporting coordinated research related to national park system resources.
FAQs: Three State Air Quality Task 2 (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00165)
What is the "Three State Air Quality Task 2" opportunity (P14AS00165)?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) notice stating the agency's intent to make a single cooperative agreement award without competition. The notice serves as public information about continued funding for work already underway under an existing cooperative agreement focused on air quality management and planning activities tied to national park and regional air resource needs.
Is this an open grant solicitation?
No. This notice is not an open solicitation and is not requesting or accepting applications. It is a public notice that NPS plans to proceed with a continuation award.
Why is NPS not running a competitive process for this award?
NPS states competition is being bypassed under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) using the "Continuation" justification criterion. The agency indicates the funded activity is necessary to satisfactorily complete or continue an activity presently being funded, and that competing the work would significantly harm continuity or completion.
Who is the anticipated recipient of the award?
The anticipated recipient is the Western States Air Resources Council/Western Regional Air Partnership (WESTAR/WRAP).
Who is listed as the principal investigator/program manager?
Dan Johnson is listed as the principal investigator/program manager for the anticipated recipient (WESTAR/WRAP).
How much federal funding is anticipated?
The total anticipated federal funding amount is $951,373.
Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The notice indicates there is no cost share or matching requirement.
What is the award type/instrument?
The award instrument is a cooperative agreement. This indicates substantial involvement by NPS during performance, rather than a simple pass-through grant.
What does "substantial involvement" by NPS mean in this context?
In this notice, NPS substantial involvement includes participating in planning and management discussions, providing input into study direction, contributing information/datasets and analytical products (including statistical and GIS work products), and reviewing and commenting on draft products. NPS also provides financial support to WESTAR/WRAP for the work under the agreement.
Is this a new award or a continuation of an existing agreement?
It is described as a continuation action under an existing cooperative agreement. The single-source justification criterion listed is "Continuation."
What existing cooperative agreement does this continuation relate to?
The continuation is under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00099 and is implemented through a Task Agreement identified as P14AC01122.
What project does Task 2 support?
Task 2 supports the Three State Air Quality Project, also referenced as the Three State Air Quality Study and the Western Air Quality Study.
What is the overall purpose of the Task 2 work?
The work is framed as a multi-party, technical, coordination-heavy effort across a three-state study region. The activities support a coordinated regional air quality study end-to-end, including collecting ambient air data, compiling emissions inputs, running air quality models, and maintaining shared data infrastructure so results can be analyzed and used by participating agencies and stakeholders.
What kinds of activities are included in Task 2?
Key activities listed include overall study coordination, ambient air monitoring activities (specifically noted for the Utah portion of the region), air quality modeling, emissions inventory development, and operation and maintenance of a regional data warehouse.
What is WESTAR/WRAP expected to do under this task?
WESTAR/WRAP is described as the operational and technical coordinator for the study. Responsibilities include serving as project coordinator; overseeing technical tasks performed by study cooperators across monitoring, emissions inventory development, and modeling; supporting ongoing regional data warehouse operations and maintenance; and assisting with education and outreach to stakeholders and the public.
How will collaboration and coordination happen across the participating entities?
The notice states WESTAR/WRAP is expected to organize and participate in the regular collaboration cadence needed to keep a multi-entity effort moving, including meetings, webinars, and conference calls.
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
NPS anticipates making a single award.
What are the award floor and ceiling amounts listed?
The estimated total funding amount equals the award ceiling at $951,373. The award floor is listed as $1.
Who is eligible according to the notice?
The eligibility category listed is 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education). However, the notice also states it is a single-source continuation and is not requesting applications.
What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance runs from the date of award through March 31, 2016.
What are the posting and closing dates shown for the notice?
The posting date is July 3, 2014 and the closing date is July 17, 2014.
What assistance listing (CFDA) is associated with this opportunity?
The assistance listing is CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship.
What statutory authority is cited for this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites 16 USC 1(g), which authorizes cooperative agreements transferring NPS appropriated funds to eligible entities to carry out NPS programs, and 16 USC 1a-2(j), relating to cooperative research and training programs supporting coordinated research related to national park system resources.
Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow. Phone: 303-987-6718. Email: JuneZastrow@nps.gov.
What is the main reason given for keeping the same implementer on the project?
NPS indicates that changing implementers midstream could disrupt continuity or completion of ongoing work, including technical workflows, data systems, and collaborative structures supporting the regional air quality effort.
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