Cultural Landscape Report for the Baltimore Washington Parkway | P17AS00572

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00572

The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued a public notice for a discretionary funding action titled "Cultural Landscape Report for the Baltimore Washington Parkway." The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00572 and was created on July 28, 2017, with an original closing date of August 9, 2017. It is categorized under the Natural Resources funding activity area and is associated with CFDA number 15.945. The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a partnership-style award where the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in how the project is carried out, rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back.

A key point of this announcement is that it is not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a formal public notice that NPS intends to fund specific project activities without competition. In practical terms, that means the agency is signaling its plan to make a single award to a particular partner or entity rather than opening a competitive process where multiple applicants submit proposals. The listing indicates an expectation of one award, with an award ceiling of $51,736, meaning the maximum anticipated federal funding for the project is up to that amount.

The project itself is focused on producing a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. In the context of NPS work, a CLR is a structured planning and research document used to identify and document the history, significance, and character-defining features of a cultural landscape, and to guide long-term preservation, management, and treatment decisions. For a corridor like the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, this can include evaluating historic design intent, landscape features, vegetation, circulation patterns, vistas, associated structures, and how the landscape has changed over time, then translating that information into recommendations that help NPS manage the resource consistently with preservation standards and agency policy. Although the announcement does not provide detailed tasks in the excerpt provided, the title and activity category strongly indicate that the funded work supports NPS cultural landscape documentation and stewardship planning for this nationally significant parkway.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with a note to consult additional eligibility information in the full posting for clarification. However, because the announcement explicitly states the work will be funded without competition, the eligibility field is less about inviting new applicants and more about classifying the type of partner that may receive the cooperative agreement under the agency's intended arrangement. Overall, this notice functions primarily as transparency for the public record: it communicates that NPS plans to obligate up to $51,736 through a single cooperative agreement to support development of a Cultural Landscape Report for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, rather than soliciting proposals through an open, competitive grant process.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cultural Landscape Report for the Baltimore Washington Parkway" 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 Jul 28, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 09, 2017. (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 $51,736.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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