Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area | NPS 18 NERO 0094

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 18 NERO 0094

The "Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area" notice (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 18 NERO 0094) is a National Park Service discretionary funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior. Although it appears in the format of a federal funding opportunity, it is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it functions as a public notice that the National Park Service intends to make an award through a task agreement that sits under an existing master cooperative agreement. In practical terms, that means the agency has already competed the underlying agreement previously (or documented a single-source justification) and plans to issue a specific project task under that established framework rather than opening a new competition.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the supported work (for example, collaboration on project direction, coordination, technical input, or shared oversight), rather than simply providing funds with minimal agency participation as is typical in a grant. The activity category is listed as regional development, aligning with the types of place-based initiatives commonly associated with National Heritage Areas, such as heritage conservation, interpretation and education, community partnerships, and projects that connect cultural and natural resources to local economic and community development goals.

The notice lists an award ceiling of $327,720 and anticipates a single award. The original posting date is July 23, 2018, with an original closing date of August 2, 2018. Because this is not an open solicitation, those dates are best understood as administrative milestones for the public notice period rather than a window for competitive submissions.

Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with a note directing readers to additional eligibility details that are not included in the excerpt provided. However, since the announcement is not requesting applications, the eligibility category is largely informational and tied to the existing cooperative agreement vehicle and the intended recipient already positioned under that arrangement.

The CFDA (now commonly referenced through Assistance Listings) number provided is 15.939, which corresponds to National Park Service financial assistance programs. Overall, the key takeaway is that this posting is about transparency and formal notification: the National Park Service is signaling its intent to fund a specific project or set of tasks related to the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area through a pre-established cooperative agreement mechanism, with one expected award up to $327,720, rather than inviting new applicants to compete for the funding.

• 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 Jul 23, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 02, 2018. (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 $327,720.00 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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