Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 20 REG1 0006
The National Park Service (NPS), within the Department of the Interior, issued a public notice titled "Implement Chesapeake Gateways Network Projects in Annapolis" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 20 REG1 0006) to announce its intent to make a financial assistance award through a cooperative agreement. This is not a request for applications and was not set up as an open, competitive solicitation. Instead, the notice serves mainly as a transparency step letting the public know that NPS plans to move forward with a specific assistance arrangement under Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412.
The central purpose of Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412 is to support projects and programs that strengthen Annapolis as a hub community within the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network. The work is meant to help people better understand and engage with Annapolis's Chesapeake maritime heritage, while also improving the ways residents and visitors connect to the citys authentic cultural and natural resources and to the Chesapeake Bay itself. A major theme of the effort is expanding public access, not only in a physical sense (helping people reach places and resources) but also in an interpretive sense (helping people learn what they are seeing and why it matters). Alongside access and interpretation, the agreement emphasizes building stewardship, encouraging long-term care and responsible use of these resources by local residents, visitors, community organizations, and the City of Annapolis.
Because the award is structured as a cooperative agreement, NPS expects to have substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on the supported activities, rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The notice explains that detailed statements of work will not be fully spelled out at the top level of the agreement. Instead, they will be developed and funded through task agreements. In practical terms, that means the overall agreement establishes the goals and framework, and specific deliverables, scopes, and budgets are set later on a task-by-task basis as projects are defined, prioritized, and funded in alignment with the agreements public purpose and objectives.
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary financial assistance, with an environment-related funding activity classification, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.930. The notice indicates an expected number of awards of one, reinforcing that this is an intent-to-award announcement tied to a single planned cooperative agreement rather than a broad competition. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that the public notice itself does not specify a maximum funding level at this stage, especially since funding and scopes are expected to be established later at the task agreement level.
Eligibility is listed as nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education). However, since the notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications and is announcing NPSs intention to award under a particular cooperative agreement number, the eligibility field should be read as general metadata rather than an invitation for new applicants to apply during the posted window. The announcement was created on May 11, 2020, with an original closing date of May 21, 2020, which in this context functions more like a posting period for the public notice than a standard application deadline.Apply for NPS 20 REG1 0006
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Implement Chesapeake Gateways Network Projects in Annapolis" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.930.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 11, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2020 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service#8217s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this notice about?
It is a public notice from the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, titled "Implement Chesapeake Gateways Network Projects in Annapolis" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 20 REG1 0006). The notice announces NPS's intent to make a financial assistance award through a cooperative agreement tied to Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412.
2) Is this a grant you can apply for?
No. The notice specifically states it is not a request for applications and was not set up as an open, competitive solicitation. It is primarily a transparency notice indicating NPS plans to move forward with a specific assistance arrangement under Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412.
3) Who is issuing the award?
The award is being issued by the National Park Service (NPS), which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
4) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed in the notice is NPS 20 REG1 0006.
5) What is the cooperative agreement number referenced in the notice?
The notice is tied to Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412.
6) What is the main purpose of Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412?
The purpose is to support projects and programs that strengthen Annapolis as a hub community within the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network. The work is intended to help people understand and engage with Annapolis's Chesapeake maritime heritage and improve connections to the city's authentic cultural and natural resources and to the Chesapeake Bay.
7) What kinds of outcomes does the agreement aim to achieve?
The agreement emphasizes expanding public access and interpretation, and building stewardship. Access includes both physical access (helping people reach places and resources) and interpretive access (helping people learn what they are seeing and why it matters). Stewardship focuses on long-term care and responsible use of resources by residents, visitors, community organizations, and the City of Annapolis.
8) What does "expanding public access" mean in this notice?
The notice describes public access in two ways: (1) physical access, meaning helping people reach places and resources, and (2) interpretive access, meaning helping people understand what they are experiencing and why it matters.
9) What does "interpretation" mean in this context?
Based on the notice, interpretation refers to efforts that help residents and visitors learn what they are seeing, understand its significance, and connect it to Annapolis's Chesapeake maritime heritage and related cultural and natural resources.
10) What does "stewardship" mean for this agreement?
Stewardship refers to encouraging long-term care and responsible use of the relevant cultural and natural resources by local residents, visitors, community organizations, and the City of Annapolis.
11) What is the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network (as referenced here)?
The notice describes Annapolis as a hub community within the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network and frames the agreement as supporting projects that strengthen that hub role. The notice does not provide additional definitions beyond that context.
12) Why is this being done through a cooperative agreement instead of a standard grant?
The notice indicates that, because it is a cooperative agreement, NPS expects to have substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on supported activities, rather than issuing funding and stepping back.
13) What does "substantial involvement" by NPS mean?
The notice states that NPS expects to be involved in guiding or partnering on activities supported under the agreement. Specific forms of involvement are not detailed in the notice.
14) Will there be a detailed statement of work in the top-level agreement?
Not fully. The notice explains that detailed statements of work will not be fully spelled out at the top level of the agreement. Instead, they will be developed and funded through task agreements.
15) What are "task agreements" in this opportunity?
Task agreements are the mechanism described in the notice for defining and funding the specific work. The overall cooperative agreement sets goals and a framework, while specific deliverables, scopes, and budgets are set later on a task-by-task basis as projects are defined, prioritized, and funded in alignment with the agreement's public purpose and objectives.
16) How will budgets and deliverables be determined?
The notice indicates that budgets, scopes, and deliverables are expected to be established at the task agreement level, rather than being fixed in a single, fully defined scope at the time of the public notice.
17) What type of funding is this classified as?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary financial assistance.
18) What is the funding activity classification?
The notice lists an environment-related funding activity classification.
19) What is the CFDA number associated with this notice?
The notice is associated with CFDA number 15.930.
20) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The notice indicates an expected number of awards of one, consistent with an intent-to-award announcement tied to a single planned cooperative agreement rather than a broad competition.
21) What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The posted award ceiling is listed as 0. The notice suggests this typically reflects that the public notice does not specify a maximum funding level at this stage, especially because funding and scopes are expected to be set later through task agreements.
22) Who is listed as eligible?
Eligibility is listed as nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education).
23) Does the eligibility listing mean new organizations can apply now?
Not based on this notice. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications and is announcing NPS's intent to award under a particular cooperative agreement number. In that context, the eligibility field should be read as general metadata rather than an invitation for new applicants to apply during the posted window.
24) What are the posted dates for this notice?
The announcement was created on May 11, 2020, and lists an original closing date of May 21, 2020.
25) Is the May 21, 2020 closing date an application deadline?
In this context, it functions more like a posting period for the public notice than a standard application deadline, because the notice is not an open solicitation and is not requesting applications.
26) Where is the work focused geographically?
The notice focuses on implementing Chesapeake Gateways Network projects in Annapolis and strengthening Annapolis as a hub community within the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.
27) What is the public-facing title of the notice?
The notice is titled "Implement Chesapeake Gateways Network Projects in Annapolis."
28) What is the main reason this notice was posted if it is not competitive?
The notice serves mainly as a transparency step, letting the public know that NPS plans to move forward with a specific assistance arrangement under Cooperative Agreement P20AC00412.
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