Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area | NPS 17 NERO 0185

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0185

The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area notice (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 17 NERO 0185) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is associated with CFDA 15.939 and is categorized under the funding activity area of regional development. The stated funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in carrying out the supported activities, as opposed to a standard grant where the recipient generally operates more independently.

The most important point in the announcement is that it is not a request for applications. Instead of soliciting competitive proposals from the public, NPS issued this posting solely as public notice of its intention to make an award through a task agreement under an existing "master cooperative agreement" that had already been competed previously, or that was supported by a single-source justification. In practical terms, this means the agency already has an identified partner (or a pre-established pool/umbrella agreement) and is planning to fund work via that existing arrangement rather than opening a new competition.

Funding details in the notice indicate an award ceiling of $165,000, with an expectation of one award. Because this is a notice rather than an open solicitation, the eligible applicant listing ("Others," with additional eligibility details referenced elsewhere) is largely informational and does not function as an invitation for new entities to apply. The posting dates reflect an administrative timeline rather than an application window: it was created on August 30, 2017, and lists an original closing date of September 9, 2017, which in this context generally corresponds to the end of the public notice period rather than a deadline for proposal submission.

Overall, the announcement signals NPS intent to support activities connected to the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area through a cooperative agreement mechanism, using an already-established contractual or assistance relationship. For prospective applicants, the key takeaway is that there is no competitive application process tied to this specific notice; it serves transparency and compliance purposes by informing the public that NPS plans to issue a task agreement and obligate funds under a pre-existing, previously competed or otherwise justified agreement structure.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 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 $165,000.00 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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