The National Park Service (NPS) is offering this grant through its Southwest Border Resource Protection Program to provide financial assistance to NPS units, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and state/local agencies. This grant is for the purpose of protecting natural and cultural resources along the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly within National Parks, which have experienced damage from illegal cross-border activities. Funding supports scientific research, monitoring, conservation, interpretation, and preservation projects. Applicants must collaborate with an NPS unit in the Intermountain Region near the border and a protected area in Mexico, addressing shared resource issues. The goal is to enhance resource stewardship, foster international cooperation, and increase appreciation of the shared heritage through activities like habitat management, historic site stabilization, and professional training.
Opportunity ID: 350596
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P24AS00132 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Southwest Border Resource Protection Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.963 — Southwest Border Resource Protection Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 05:00 PM, MT, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 05:00 PM, MT, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $55,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments County governments City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (SWBRPP) provides financial assistance to NPS units, as well as educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation and conduct scientific research, which will lead to increased appreciation and understanding of our shared natural and cultural heritage along our international border with Mexico. Several National Parks located along the U.S. border with Mexico have recently experienced serious resource damage due to illegal cross border activities including drug traffickers and undocumented persons traversing the parks. Other national park units within the desert southwest have also experienced impacts to their natural and cultural resources. Thousands of miles of unauthorized roads and trails have been created, major ecological processes and the migration patterns of wildlife have been disrupted, important historic sites have been vandalized, and archaeological sites have been looted. Program funding is available for conducting scientific research and monitoring of species, as well as conservation, interpretation and preservation projects designed to help protect and preserve natural and cultural resources located near or along our international border. Applicants must work with and benefit an NPS unit in the Intermountain Region along the U.S. – Mexico border as well as a protected area in Mexico by addressing cultural or natural resource issues shared by both countries. These parks include Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Big Bend National Park, Amistad National Recreation Area, Palo Alto National Historic Site, Padre Island National Seashore, Saguaro National Park, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Coronado National Memorial, and Chiricahua National Monument. Please note that applicants can work with other Intermountain Region parks near the U.S. Mexico Border, or not otherwise listed to support cultural or natural resource issues shared by both countries. The projects and activities will be individually authorized by separate awards, with each project or activity having a separate work plan and budget developed cooperatively between the NPS and the cooperator. Project categories include: Research & MonitoringCultural Resource examples:Identification, research, and evaluation of archeological and historic sitesNational Register of Historic Places nominationsNational Historic Landmark nominationsNatural Resource examples:Wildlife habitat managementInventory and monitoring of invasive plants and animalsImpacts from climate change to endangered speciesAssessments of the effects of border activities on threatened and endangered speciesConservation & PreservationCultural Resource examples:Stabilization, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic structures, archeological sites, trails and landscapesConservation of collectionsNatural Resource examples:Reestablishment of natural processes and ecological systemsMonitoring of resource damage caused by human developmentsProtection and conservation endangered and threatened speciesIntegrated pest management planningRestoration of native wildlife and vegetation, including removal of exotic speciesInterpretation, Education & TourismProfessional training and exchange such as:Student intern programsWorkshops, seminars, symposia, training programsBinational conferencesInformational network gatheringsDevelopment of interpretive materials, programs, workshopsGeotourism |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Todd Wilson
todd_wilson@nps.gov Email:todd_wilson@nps.gov |
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Folder 350596 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> P24AS00132 – SWBRPP NOFO.pdf
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