Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00677
The grant opportunity titled "Improve Hornbek Homestead Accessibility to Enhance Visitor Experience" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on making practical accessibility improvements at Hornbek Homestead, described as the park's only historic house. The central purpose is to enhance the visitor experience and ensure broader public access to this historic site by completing on-the-ground site upgrades that address accessibility needs. Rather than being framed as a purely construction-oriented project, the opportunity is built around a partnership model where the work also functions as a public service and learning experience tied to preservation, stewardship, and community involvement.
A key feature of this agreement is its emphasis on hands-on engagement through organized participation by youth, Veterans, and other volunteers. The project is meant to provide technical support while creating meaningful service opportunities that combine preservation work with education and training. The description highlights a strong workforce-development and experiential-learning component, suggesting that participants are expected to gain skills and practical exposure while contributing to improvements that benefit the public. Volunteer engagement and public involvement are not side benefits here; they are core outcomes the agreement is designed to foster.
The opportunity references HistoriCorps and its operating principle that high-quality experiences for students, youth, and Veterans lead to higher-quality results for project sponsors. This signals that the partner approach values structured supervision, well-managed volunteer experiences, and a commitment to delivering tangible improvements while maintaining strong educational and service elements. In practice, the project appears intended to blend preservation work with civic engagement, creating a setting where participants can contribute to a high-visibility public resource while learning and serving.
Administratively, the opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under a discretionary funding category and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally implies a more collaborative relationship between the federal agency and the award recipient than a standard grant. The activity category is Natural Resources, and it is listed under CFDA 15.931. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), indicating the NPS sought an experienced nonprofit partner capable of organizing volunteer crews, delivering training, and coordinating project execution.
The total anticipated funding ceiling for the award is $54,000, with one expected award. The opportunity was created on August 17, 2017, with an original closing date of August 26, 2017, indicating a short application window. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted, partnership-driven effort to improve access at a historic park asset while simultaneously advancing public education, volunteerism, and skills-building opportunities for youth and Veterans.Apply for P17AS00677
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improve Hornbek Homestead Accessibility to Enhance Visitor Experience" 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 Aug 17, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 26, 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 $54,000.00 in funding.
- 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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