P17AS00346 | P17AS00346

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00346

The grant opportunity P17AS00346 is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) focused on natural resources work at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. The project described is a "Natural Resource Condition Assessment," which generally refers to a structured evaluation of the current status, trends, and stressors affecting key natural resources in a park unit. In practical terms, the award is intended to support a partner in compiling and analyzing existing information, identifying data gaps, and producing an assessment product that NPS can use for planning, prioritization, and long-term stewardship decisions at Salinas Pueblo Missions NM.

This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the NPS is expected to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funding. Cooperative agreements typically involve ongoing coordination, technical input, and shared responsibilities between NPS staff and the recipient during project design, implementation, review of deliverables, and final acceptance of the assessment. The funding activity category is listed as Natural Resources, and the program is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.945, which is commonly used for NPS financial assistance awards supporting conservation, resource management, and related park mission work.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, indicating that the competition was intended for state universities, public colleges, or similar public higher education entities. That eligibility limitation suggests NPS was seeking an academic partner with relevant expertise (for example, ecology, hydrology, soils, rangeland science, conservation biology, GIS, or environmental data synthesis) and with the capacity to produce a defensible, well-documented assessment aligned with NPS standards and management needs.

In terms of funding scope, the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $60,067, and the announcement anticipated making a single award. That budget level, paired with the expectation of one award, points to a relatively focused project with defined deliverables, likely emphasizing synthesis and assessment rather than extensive new field data collection. The timeline in the announcement shows it was created on June 7, 2017, with an original closing date of June 17, 2017, reflecting a short application window typical of targeted, park-specific cooperative agreements, especially when the agency has a clear partner type in mind and a narrow project scope.

Overall, P17AS00346 can be summarized as a small, single-award NPS cooperative agreement meant to engage a public higher education institution to produce a Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, supporting the park's understanding of current resource conditions and informing future management actions.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "P17AS00346" 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 Jun 07, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 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 $60,067.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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