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- The National Park Service in the community development education environment natural resources regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tobin Harbor National Register Nomination" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946 Cultural Resources Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 3, 2014 and posted on Sep 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 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 $52,280.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $52,280.00 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 "Tobin Harbor National Register Nomination" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00335) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award, meaning it is not open for applications and is being posted strictly to notify the public that NPS plans to fund specific work without full and open competition. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management) and is authorized under 16 USC 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations to carry out NPS public-purpose programs. The eligible applicant category listed for the posting is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, but in this case NPS has already identified the intended recipient: the Organization of American Historians (OAH), with Aidan Smith identified as the principal investigator/program manager. The single-source justification is based on the Department of the Interior "Continuation" criterion, meaning the work is considered necessary to complete or continue an already active effort and competing it would disrupt continuity.
The core purpose of the project is to prepare National Register of Historic Places documentation for the Tobin Harbor Historic District at Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, following National Register standards and formats (including National Register Bulletin 16A and the Form 10-900 registration form). The work builds directly on an existing foundation document, the NPS 2011 Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI), which already defines the district boundary, identifies a period of significance (1900 to 1939), and concludes a local level of significance. The project goes further by requiring a broader, regional comparative analysis of similar "water-borne" property types, specifically remote North Woods/Great Lakes seasonal resort and camp communities on large bodies of water, to determine whether Tobin Harbor should be nominated at a regional level of significance if the comparison supports that conclusion. In practical terms, the deliverable is a defensible, standards-compliant nomination package that situates Tobin Harbor within both its local story and a wider regional and national context of recreation and tourism history in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tobin Harbor itself is described as a small resort community made up of twelve private camps and a fishery spread across several islands at the northeast end of the Isle Royale archipelago in Lake Superior. While the number of camps decreased over time, including removals by NPS after the park was established, many remaining camps still retain original outbuildings and associated structures. Even with decades of repairs and additions, the district is said to maintain a high degree of historic integrity, including the overall rustic vernacular landscape character, historic circulation and cluster patterns, and key features such as cabins, docks, outbuildings, and important views. During the community's peak, Minong Lodge served as a central hub. The narrative also ties Tobin Harbor to the early conservation and park-creation movement at Isle Royale, noting that some camp families (including the Merritt, Connolly, Siefert, Smith, and Edwards families, among others) helped advocate for Isle Royale National Park and organized through the Isle Royale Protective Association in the early 1930s. NPS and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office are noted as already concurring that the Tobin Harbor Historic District, as defined in the CLI, is eligible for listing, and NPS already manages it as a historic property; this project is about completing the formal National Register nomination documentation.
Because this is a cooperative agreement, both the recipient (OAH) and NPS have defined roles. OAH is expected to work with NPS to identify and retain an appropriate researcher/historian to draft the nomination, participate in a post-award meeting that also serves as an opportunity to introduce the project historian(s) to community members, prepare the nomination in accordance with an attached statement of work, and arrange for peer review and external review. NPS, in turn, is expected to be substantially involved by providing access to existing reports and studies (including CLI and List of Classified Structures materials and mapping), assisting with transportation and logistics for site visits, assigning a technical representative to serve as liaison, reviewing draft and final products in a timely way, coordinating draft review with the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer and the Isle Royale Friends and Family Association, ensuring eligibility criteria are fully addressed, helping define qualifications for field historians, and providing additional research assistance from NPS Midwest Region Office holdings. The post-award meeting is to be held in Illinois within 30 days of award.
The posting includes several funding figures because it references both the overall opportunity listing and the specific task agreement. The grants.gov record shows an estimated total funding amount and ceiling of about $52,280, with no cost sharing or match required and an expected single award. Within the narrative abstract, another anticipated award amount is listed as $29,492.50, while the single-source justification section states the task agreement (P14AC01631) under the broader cooperative agreement (H2261100002) is in the amount of $52,279.28. The anticipated period of performance runs from the date of award through December 15, 2015, and the posting dates show it was posted September 3, 2014 with a closing date of September 17, 2014, reflecting the window for public notice rather than an application deadline. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718, JuneZastrow@nps.gov) for questions or access issues related to the announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Tobin Harbor National Register Nomination (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00335)
What is the "Tobin Harbor National Register Nomination" opportunity (P14AS00335)?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement for work to prepare National Register of Historic Places documentation for the Tobin Harbor Historic District at Isle Royale National Park, Michigan.
Is this opportunity open for applications?
No. It is posted strictly as a public notice of NPS intent to award and is not open for applications or competitive proposals.
Why is it not being competed?
The single-source justification is based on the Department of the Interior "Continuation" criterion. NPS states the work is necessary to complete or continue an already active effort and that competing it would disrupt continuity.
What type of award is NPS planning to use?
The planned award instrument is a cooperative agreement, which means both NPS and the recipient have defined roles and NPS is expected to be substantially involved in the work.
Which program or CFDA does this fall under?
The posting identifies CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management.
What legal authority allows NPS to make this cooperative agreement?
The posting cites 16 USC 1(g), which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations to carry out NPS public-purpose programs.
Who is the intended recipient of this award?
NPS has identified the Organization of American Historians (OAH) as the intended recipient.
Who is listed as the principal investigator/program manager?
Aidan Smith is identified as the principal investigator/program manager in the posting.
What applicant types are listed as eligible in the posting?
The eligible applicant category listed is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. However, the notice also states NPS has already identified the intended recipient for this particular award.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is intended to prepare a defensible, standards-compliant National Register nomination package for the Tobin Harbor Historic District, following National Register standards and required formats.
What specific National Register guidance and forms are referenced?
The posting references National Register standards and formats including National Register Bulletin 16A and the Form 10-900 registration form.
What existing work does the nomination build on?
The nomination is expected to build directly on the NPS 2011 Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI), which already defines the district boundary, identifies a period of significance (1900 to 1939), and concludes a local level of significance.
What additional analysis is required beyond the existing CLI?
The project requires a broader, regional comparative analysis of similar "water-borne" property types, specifically remote North Woods/Great Lakes seasonal resort and camp communities on large bodies of water.
Why is a regional comparative analysis being required?
The comparative analysis is meant to determine whether Tobin Harbor should be nominated at a regional level of significance, if the comparison supports that conclusion, rather than only at a local level.
Where is Tobin Harbor and what is it described as?
Tobin Harbor is described as a small resort community at the northeast end of the Isle Royale archipelago in Lake Superior, within Isle Royale National Park, Michigan.
What features make up the Tobin Harbor Historic District?
The district is described as consisting of twelve private camps and a fishery spread across several islands.
What is said about changes to the number of camps over time?
The posting notes the number of camps decreased over time, including removals by NPS after the park was established.
What is said about the historic integrity of the district?
Despite decades of repairs and additions, the district is described as maintaining a high degree of historic integrity, including rustic vernacular landscape character, historic circulation and cluster patterns, and key features such as cabins, docks, outbuildings, and important views.
What role did Minong Lodge play in the community?
During the community's peak, Minong Lodge is described as serving as a central hub.
How is Tobin Harbor connected to the conservation and park-creation movement?
The posting ties Tobin Harbor to early conservation and park-creation efforts at Isle Royale, noting that some camp families helped advocate for Isle Royale National Park and organized through the Isle Royale Protective Association in the early 1930s.
Which families are mentioned in connection with advocacy for the park?
The posting mentions the Merritt, Connolly, Siefert, Smith, and Edwards families, among others, as being involved in advocacy.
What is the current status of the district's National Register eligibility?
NPS and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office are noted as already concurring that the Tobin Harbor Historic District, as defined in the CLI, is eligible for listing. NPS also already manages it as a historic property.
If it is already considered eligible, why do this project?
The posting indicates the purpose is to complete the formal National Register nomination documentation (a full nomination package prepared to National Register standards), rather than to re-litigate eligibility.
What are OAH's expected responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
OAH is expected to work with NPS to identify and retain an appropriate researcher/historian to draft the nomination, participate in a post-award meeting (including introductions to community members), prepare the nomination in accordance with an attached statement of work, and arrange for peer review and external review.
What are NPS's expected responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
NPS is expected to be substantially involved by providing access to existing reports and studies (including CLI, List of Classified Structures materials, and mapping), assisting with transportation and logistics for site visits, assigning a technical representative as liaison, reviewing draft and final products in a timely way, coordinating draft review with the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer and the Isle Royale Friends and Family Association, ensuring eligibility criteria are fully addressed, helping define qualifications for field historians, and providing additional research assistance from NPS Midwest Region Office holdings.
What is the post-award meeting and when/where is it expected to occur?
The posting states a post-award meeting will be held in Illinois within 30 days of award, and it also serves as an opportunity to introduce the project historian(s) to community members.
What is the period of performance for the project?
The anticipated period of performance runs from the date of award through December 15, 2015.
How much funding is associated with this notice?
Multiple figures appear in the posting. The grants.gov record shows an estimated total funding amount and ceiling of about $52,280. The narrative abstract lists another anticipated award amount of $29,492.50. The single-source justification states the task agreement (P14AC01631), under a broader cooperative agreement (H2261100002), is in the amount of $52,279.28.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or match is required, according to the grants.gov record referenced in the posting.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The posting indicates an expected single award.
What do the posted and closing dates mean if there is no application process?
The posting dates (posted September 3, 2014; closing date September 17, 2014) reflect the window for public notice rather than an application deadline.
Who is the NPS point of contact for questions about this announcement?
The NPS point of contact listed is June Zastrow, reachable at 303-987-6718 or JuneZastrow@nps.gov, for questions or access issues related to the announcement.
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