Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 15 NERO 0122
Apply for NPS 15 NERO 0122
- The National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Work Plan Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.935 National Trails System Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 13, 2015 and posted on Aug 13, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 22, 2015 This is not a request for applications. This is just a public announcement that an award has already been given to The Chesapeake Conservancy Inc. for their continued work on the Work Plan Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $821,375.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $821,375.00 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.
- This is not a request for applications. This is just a public announcement that an award has already been given to The Chesapeake Conservancy Inc. for their continued work on the Work Plan Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity titled "Work Plan Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails" is not an open grant competition and was never intended to solicit new applications. Instead, it served as a formal public notice that a single cooperative agreement award had already been made to The Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. to continue carrying out agreed-upon work supporting Chesapeake Gateways and Trails. The notice is essentially a transparency posting: it documents who received the award, the purpose of the funding, the scope of work, and the basic award details, rather than inviting other organizations to apply.
The award was issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates an arrangement where the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project. In this case, the Conservancy and NPS planned to work closely together, including jointly developing detailed, project-specific work plans under the broader Work Plan for 2015 to 2016. The agreement focuses on implementing a package of mutually agreed projects, programs, and activities that strengthen trail-related management, communications, interpretation, conservation planning, and partnership coordination across the Chesapeake region.
The core responsibilities assigned to the Chesapeake Conservancy under this work plan are wide-ranging and operational. First, the Conservancy is responsible for completing the tasks and deliverables laid out in the 2015-2016 work plan, with additional detail to be developed jointly with NPS for each work item. Beyond deliverables, the Conservancy is expected to support overall trail management and coordination by maintaining regular consultations among staff, leadership, and board members to align strategy, annual planning, and coordinated execution between the two organizations. Another key piece is sustainability: the Conservancy is tasked with exploring and developing business development and revenue-generation strategies intended to support future trail development, programs, and long-term management capacity.
A significant portion of the work plan centers on communications and public-facing engagement connected to Chesapeake Gateways and Trails. The Conservancy is expected to help develop and implement trail-related communications, including digital media and content production, maintaining an events calendar, updating site data, contributing to interpretive signage, and supporting "Bay Journeys" materials or experiences. On the interpretation side, the Conservancy is responsible for advancing trail interpretation by implementing an interpretive guide training program and supporting a mobile interpretive station, both of which are aimed at improving how visitors and communities understand and experience the trail and its stories.
Conservation planning and technical support are also major components of the award. The Conservancy is expected to support and coordinate trail conservation and planning by helping implement the trail conservation strategy on high-potential route segments, producing mapping products related to Indigenous Cultural Landscapes, providing GIS support, and assisting with segment planning in its role as NPS's land protection strategy partner. In parallel, the work plan emphasizes collaboration at a larger landscape scale: the Conservancy is expected to co-convene and staff the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership and co-sponsor land trust meetings in Chesapeake watershed states. The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership is described as a long-running consortium of federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations that NPS and the Conservancy have convened since 2010 to improve coordination and collaboration around landscape conservation across the region.
To ensure adequate staffing and technical capacity, the agreement also includes personnel support: the Conservancy is to select and provide a GIS Fellow position to assist with GIS analysis, and provide a full-time intern (working under contract in NPS offices) to help carry out tasks under the agreement. This reinforces that the project is meant to be implemented through close, day-to-day collaboration and embedded support rather than arm's-length grant oversight.
In terms of administrative details, this was a discretionary award under Funding Opportunity Number NPS 15 NERO 0122, associated with CFDA 15.935 (National Trails System Projects). The posting date and creation date were both August 13, 2015, with an original and current closing date of August 22, 2015, and an archive date of August 23, 2015, reflecting the standard lifecycle of a posted notice even though it was not competitive. The announcement lists one expected award, with an estimated total funding amount of $821,375; the award ceiling and floor are both listed as $821,375, indicating a fixed, predetermined award amount rather than a range. No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated. While eligible applicant types are listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions), the notice repeatedly clarifies that eligibility language is not relevant here because the award had already been made to The Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. The listed agency contact was Keith Zotti, Partnership Program Specialist (phone 215-597-9153), for assistance accessing the announcement electronically.
FAQs: NPS "Work Plan - Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails"
1) Is this an open grant competition?
No. This funding opportunity was not an open grant competition and was not intended to solicit new applications. It functioned as a public notice documenting an award that had already been made.
2) Can new organizations apply for this opportunity?
No. The notice explains that it was posted for transparency and that a single cooperative agreement award had already been issued to The Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc.
3) Who received the award?
The Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. received the award.
4) What is the purpose of the posted notice if it was not competitive?
The posting served as a transparency notice. It documents the recipient, the purpose of the funding, the general scope of work, and basic award details, rather than inviting applications.
5) What type of federal award is this?
This was issued as a cooperative agreement.
6) What does a cooperative agreement imply for this project?
The description indicates that the National Park Service (NPS) expected substantial involvement, with NPS and the Conservancy working closely together and jointly developing detailed, project-specific work plans under the broader 2015-2016 work plan.
7) What is the overall focus of the work being funded?
The agreement focuses on implementing mutually agreed projects, programs, and activities that strengthen trail-related management, communications, interpretation, conservation planning, and partnership coordination across the Chesapeake region for Chesapeake Gateways and Trails.
8) What time period does the work plan cover?
The notice references a broader work plan for 2015 to 2016, with additional detail to be jointly developed for each work item.
9) What are the Chesapeake Conservancy's core responsibilities under the work plan?
The Conservancy is responsible for completing the tasks and deliverables in the 2015-2016 work plan (with project-specific detail developed jointly with NPS), supporting trail management and coordination through regular consultations, and exploring sustainability strategies such as business development and revenue-generation approaches to support future trail work and long-term management capacity.
10) What management and coordination activities are described?
The work plan calls for maintaining regular consultations among staff, leadership, and board members to align strategy, annual planning, and coordinated execution between NPS and the Conservancy.
11) Does the work plan include sustainability or revenue strategies?
Yes. The Conservancy is tasked with exploring and developing business development and revenue-generation strategies intended to support future trail development, programs, and long-term management capacity.
12) What communications work is included?
The Conservancy is expected to help develop and implement trail-related communications, including digital media and content production, maintaining an events calendar, updating site data, contributing to interpretive signage, and supporting "Bay Journeys" materials or experiences.
13) What interpretation and visitor engagement activities are included?
The work plan includes advancing trail interpretation by implementing an interpretive guide training program and supporting a mobile interpretive station, both aimed at improving how visitors and communities understand and experience the trail and its stories.
14) What conservation planning and technical support activities are included?
The Conservancy is expected to support and coordinate trail conservation and planning by helping implement the trail conservation strategy on high-potential route segments, producing mapping products related to Indigenous Cultural Landscapes, providing GIS support, and assisting with segment planning in its role as NPS's land protection strategy partner.
15) Are mapping and GIS deliverables part of the scope?
Yes. The description includes producing mapping products related to Indigenous Cultural Landscapes and providing GIS support, along with selecting and providing a GIS Fellow position to assist with GIS analysis.
16) What partnership coordination work is included?
The Conservancy is expected to co-convene and staff the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership and co-sponsor land trust meetings in Chesapeake watershed states.
17) What is the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership in this context?
It is described as a long-running consortium of federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations that NPS and the Conservancy have convened since 2010 to improve coordination and collaboration around landscape conservation across the region.
18) Does the agreement include staffing support or embedded personnel?
Yes. The work plan includes selecting and providing a GIS Fellow position to assist with GIS analysis, and providing a full-time intern working under contract in NPS offices to help carry out tasks under the agreement.
19) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) listed in the notice?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS 15 NERO 0122.
20) What CFDA program is this associated with?
It is associated with CFDA 15.935, National Trails System Projects.
21) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $821,375.
22) What were the award ceiling and award floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor are listed as $821,375, indicating a fixed, predetermined award amount rather than a funding range.
23) How many awards were expected?
The notice lists one expected award.
24) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated in the provided information.
25) What were the key posting and closing dates shown on the notice?
The posting date and creation date were August 13, 2015. The original and current closing date were August 22, 2015, and the archive date was August 23, 2015.
26) If it was not competitive, why does it show a closing date?
The information explains that the dates reflect the standard lifecycle of a posted notice, even though the opportunity was not competitive and was not soliciting new applications.
27) Who is listed as an agency contact for the announcement?
The listed agency contact is Keith Zotti, Partnership Program Specialist.
28) What is the phone number provided for the agency contact?
The phone number listed is 215-597-9153.
29) What was the agency contact listed to help with?
The contact was listed for assistance accessing the announcement electronically.
30) What applicant eligibility type is shown, and does it matter here?
The notice lists eligible applicant types as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions), but it also repeatedly clarifies that the eligibility language is not relevant in this instance because the award had already been made to The Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc.
31) What are the main topic areas covered by the funded work?
Based on the description, the main topic areas include trail-related management and coordination, communications and digital content, interpretation and visitor engagement, conservation planning, mapping/GIS support, and partnership coordination across the Chesapeake region.
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