Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0221
The funding opportunity titled "Operate, Maintain, and Enhance Acadia National Park's Alternative Transportation System" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS 17 NERO 0221) is a National Park Service notice announcing its intent to make an award, rather than an open call for proposals. In other words, it is not requesting applications from the public. Instead, the notice serves as a formal public statement that the National Park Service plans to issue a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that has already been competed previously, or that has been justified as a single-source arrangement. The practical takeaway is that the award pathway is largely predetermined because it will be executed through an established cooperative framework rather than through a new, competitive application process.
This opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and is categorized as a discretionary funding action using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The listed activity category is transportation, which aligns with the purpose implied by the title: supporting the continued operation and improvement of Acadia National Park's alternative transportation services. Alternative transportation systems in national parks typically include shuttle or bus services, transit-related visitor information, maintenance of vehicles and related infrastructure, and operational planning that helps reduce congestion and environmental impacts while improving visitor mobility. The emphasis on "operate, maintain, and enhance" suggests a scope that covers day-to-day service delivery, ongoing upkeep, and targeted improvements or upgrades to the system over the award period.
The notice indicates an expected single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $2,311,000. This ceiling represents the maximum anticipated federal funding level for the task agreement covered by the announcement. The listing also includes CFDA Number 15.954, which is the catalog reference associated with National Park Service-related assistance programs, helping applicants and stakeholders track the type of federal assistance involved.
Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with the document pointing readers to additional eligibility details elsewhere. However, because the announcement is explicitly not a request for applications and is tied to a pre-existing master cooperative agreement, eligibility in the usual sense is not the central feature here. Typically, in these situations, the party eligible to receive the task agreement is already identified within the pool of entities covered by the master agreement, or is otherwise selected through the previously completed or justified procurement/assistance decision. The key purpose of publishing this type of notice is transparency: it informs the public about the agency's intention to obligate funds through a cooperative agreement mechanism without initiating a new competition.
The opportunity record shows a creation date of September 12, 2017, and an original closing date of September 21, 2017. In the context of an intent-to-award notice, the "closing date" generally functions more like an administrative deadline for the notice period rather than a deadline for submitting proposals, since applications are not being solicited. Overall, this posting is best understood as a public notice of planned funding to support Acadia National Park's transportation operations and improvements through an already-established cooperative agreement structure, with one anticipated award up to $2.311 million.Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0221
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Operate, Maintain, and Enhance Acadia National Park’s Alternative Transportation System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 12, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 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 $2,311,000.00 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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