Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions for Flight 93 National Memorial | NPS 17 NERO 0197

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0197

The grant opportunity titled "Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions for Flight 93 National Memorial" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS 17 NERO 0197) is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action focused on natural resources work at Flight 93 National Memorial. It is listed as a discretionary opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, meaning the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work being carried out rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation. The associated CFDA number is 15.945, which corresponds to NPS assistance programs.

A key point of this notice is that it is not an open call for proposals and not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notice that the NPS intends to make an award in the form of a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement. In other words, the NPS is signaling that the work will be assigned through a pre-established agreement vehicle that has already been competed in the past or has been justified as a single-source arrangement, rather than being competed through a new, open solicitation. Because of that, even though an "Original Closing Date" is provided (2017-09-15), the practical takeaway is that outside parties should not interpret this as an opportunity to apply; it is primarily a transparency and notice function about an intended award.

The project purpose, as reflected in the title and activity category, is to assess natural resource conditions at Flight 93 National Memorial. While the notice does not provide technical details about the scope, an "assessment of natural resource conditions" in a national memorial context typically involves compiling baseline information on resource status and trends and may include field surveys or reviews related to vegetation, wildlife, soils, water resources, invasive species, habitat condition, and other ecological indicators. These types of assessments are often used to inform management decisions, establish monitoring priorities, and support compliance and planning needs by documenting current conditions and identifying issues that may require restoration, protection, or long-term monitoring.

The funding information included in the notice indicates an award ceiling of $49,970. The expected number of awards is not stated in the provided data, which is consistent with the notice being tied to a single task agreement under an existing cooperative framework rather than an open competition that might result in multiple awards. The eligible applicants field is listed as "Others," but given the structure described, eligibility in practice is constrained to the partner(s) already covered under the relevant master cooperative agreement (or the entity identified through a single-source justification), not the general public.

Administrative details show that the opportunity was created on 2017-09-05, with the closing date listed as 2017-09-15, and the awarding agency is the National Park Service. Overall, this announcement functions as a formal public statement of intent to fund a specific piece of natural resources assessment work at Flight 93 National Memorial through an existing, previously established cooperative agreement mechanism, rather than an invitation for new applications.

• The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions for Flight 93 National Memorial" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-09-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-09-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $49,970.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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