Trail Repair & Restoration of Landscapes | NPSNOIGUMO1701021

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPSNOIGUMO1701021

The "Trail Repair & Restoration of Landscapes" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPSNOIGUMO1701021) is a National Park Service announcement that serves strictly as a public notice of intent to award, rather than an open call for proposals. In practical terms, it is not seeking applications from the public and should not be read as a competitive grant competition. Instead, the National Park Service is signaling that it plans to issue a single, non-competitive task agreement under a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally implies ongoing collaboration between the recipient and the federal agency during project execution.

This opportunity falls under the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and is categorized as a discretionary funding action in the natural resources activity area (CFDA 15.931). The project focus, as indicated by the title, centers on trail repair and broader landscape restoration work, which typically includes activities like restoring damaged trail segments, addressing erosion and drainage issues, stabilizing slopes, rehabilitating disturbed areas, and improving the ecological condition of surrounding landscapes. However, the posted description does not provide a detailed scope of work beyond the intent to make an award, so the specific project location, deliverables, and timeline would normally be defined in the underlying task agreement rather than in this notice.

Eligibility is listed as nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), which reflects the type of partner the agency expects to work with. Even though the eligibility category is stated, the key point is that the award is described as non-competitive, meaning the agency has already identified the intended recipient or has a predetermined partnership arrangement and is publishing the notice to meet transparency and public notification requirements.

The announcement was created on July 14, 2017, with an original closing date of July 24, 2017. In notices like this, the "closing date" functions more like the end of the public notice period rather than a deadline for submitting applications, since applications are not being accepted. The opportunity anticipates one award (Expected Awards: 1). The Award Ceiling is shown as 0, which usually indicates that a maximum funding level is not specified in the public posting or is to be defined in the associated agreement documentation rather than in the announcement itself.

Overall, this posting is best understood as an administrative and transparency notice: the National Park Service is informing the public that it intends to proceed with a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement task arrangement related to trail repair and landscape restoration, and it is not inviting new applicants to compete for the funds.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Trail Repair & Restoration of Landscapes" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 14, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2017. (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 having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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