The National Park Service (NPS) is offering this grant for emergency intervention to stabilize, rehabilitate, and preserve over 100 historic structures in Big Bend National Park. This grant is for the purpose of safeguarding critical ‘Old West’ interpretive assets, including ranches, mines, and military sites, which are rapidly deteriorating. Many are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, facing imminent loss due to staff shortages and limited maintenance. Without immediate action, Big Bend’s unique frontier history will vanish. This grant ensures their preservation and continued ability to educate visitors about America’s past.
Opportunity ID: 293837
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00261 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Stabilize, Rehabilitate, and Preserve Historic Structures |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 15, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | May 29, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $49,972 |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,972 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Big Bend National Park houses over 100 historic structures to interpret the “Old West” to visitors from all over the world who come to the park to see and be educated about the American West–early ranching, mining, early agriculture and irrigation practices, the U.S. Army Cavalry Camps and all the infrastructure and features that go along with frontier days in the Old Westâ¿¿ranches, cowboys, horses, cattle, guns, wagons, old mines, mule trains, windmills, hand-dug wells, cavalry to protect the international border and frontier settlers, Indian scouts and Buffalo soldiers. Due to NPS staff shortages and limited funds for maintenance and repairs, many of these historic structures are disappearing and without emergency intervention may soon be lost forever. Most of these structures are eligible if not already listed on the National Register of Historic Places; are on or eligible to the NPS List of Classified Structures; meet the criteria for a Vanishing Treasures resource; or are part of a Cultural Landscape or Maintained Archeological Site. Some retain more integrity than others–but some also are capable of conveying their significance even in a â¿¿ruinedâ¿¿ state and are therefore worthy of re-building and interpretation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 293837 Full Announcement-P17AS00261 -> NPS-NOIP17AS00261.pdf
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