Fort McHenry Paddle Project: Providing Recreational Acces | NPS 19 NERO 0023

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0023

The Fort McHenry Paddle Project: Providing Recreational Acces (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS 19 NERO 0023) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding opportunity that was posted as a public notice rather than an open call for proposals. In practical terms, the announcement is meant to inform the public that NPS intends to make a financial assistance award for specific project activities, not to invite organizations to submit applications. The listing repeats this point several times in the description, making it clear that the agency is signaling an intended award decision rather than running a competitive application process.

The funding instrument identified for this project is a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements are a form of federal financial assistance typically used when the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work (for example, coordination, technical input, shared responsibilities, or ongoing collaboration). The opportunity is categorized under the “Education” funding activity area, suggesting that the project is expected to include educational components alongside any on-the-water recreation or access improvements implied by the title.

The opportunity is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.931, which corresponds to National Park Service financial assistance programs. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as “Others,” indicating that the intended recipient may fall outside the standard buckets like state or local government, tribes, or higher education, though the notice does not specify the exact recipient in the provided text. The award ceiling is listed as $64,217, which indicates the maximum federal funding amount expected for this award. The “Expected Awards” field is left blank in the source data, but because this is a notice of intent rather than a solicitation, it commonly implies a single planned award or a very limited set of pre-identified recipients.

Key timeline fields show the opportunity was created on 2019-05-09, with an original closing date of 2019-05-29. Even though a closing date is provided, the notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications, so the date functions more like an administrative posting window or a formal public notice period rather than a deadline for competitive submissions. Overall, the posting communicates that NPS planned to support activities related to a “Paddle Project” connected to Fort McHenry, with the broad purpose implied by the title being to provide or enhance recreational access, likely tied to paddling-based experiences and associated education or outreach, implemented through a cooperative agreement with NPS involvement and capped at $64,217 in federal assistance.

• The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fort McHenry Paddle Project: Providing Recreational Acces" 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 2019-05-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-05-29. (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 $64,217.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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