We the People: Teacher Institute Commemorating the 250th Anniv | NPS 20 REG1 0012

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 20 REG1 0012

The grant opportunity titled "We the People: Teacher Institute Commemorating the 250th Anniv" is a discretionary education-focused funding action from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS). It is associated with Funding Opportunity Number NPS 20 REG1 0012 and is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in carrying out the project activities rather than simply issuing a check and stepping back. The opportunity is connected to CFDA (now commonly referred to as assistance listing) number 15.954, which indicates it falls under a specific National Park Service financial assistance program area.

This notice is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notice that the NPS intends to award financial assistance for certain project activities related to a teacher institute connected to the "We the People" theme and the commemoration of the 250th anniversary (as reflected in the title). In practical terms, that typically means the agency has already identified a recipient or is planning a non-competitive award action and is publishing this announcement to meet transparency and administrative requirements. Because it is not an open solicitation, organizations generally should not expect to submit proposals in response to this posting unless the NPS later issues a separate competitive announcement.

The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $16,712 and anticipates making one award. The creation date for the notice is June 24, 2020, with an original closing date of July 3, 2020. While a closing date is provided, in notices of intent like this it often functions more as an administrative timeline for the announcement itself rather than a deadline for applicants to submit materials, since the posting is not inviting applications.

Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with the instruction to consult the additional eligibility information in the full text for clarification. That label is often used when eligibility is limited to a specific type of partner organization, a pre-selected entity, or a narrow class of recipients not easily captured by standard categories. Overall, the key takeaway is that this is a small, single-award cooperative agreement in the education category, published primarily to notify the public of the NPS intent to fund a teacher-institute style project tied to the 250th anniversary commemoration, rather than a competitive grant opportunity open for general application.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "We the People: Teacher Institute Commemorating the 250th Anniv" 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 Jun 24, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 2020. (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 $16,712.00 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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