The Park Department is offering a grant to rehabilitate a section of the Sharp Top Trail, a vital physical resource in the southern Appalachian Mountain region. This project aims to sustain public access to the trail, ensuring visitors can continue to enjoy the natural resources and cultural sites while promoting outdoor activity and general wellbeing. Without this rehabilitation, the trail may face closure due to safety concerns. Deadline for applications is July 8, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 285623
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00300 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rehabilitate Sharp Top Trail Section |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $48,300 |
| Award Ceiling: | $48,300 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), The National Park Service Resource Education programs is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P15AC00015 with American Conservation Experience, for a project titled; Rehabilitate Sharp Top Trail Section. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Sharp Top Trail is a physical resource which is used by thousands of visitors each year. The trail provides an opportunity for the general public to see and enjoy the natural resources of the southern Appalachian Mountain region as well as engage in outdoor activity promoting the publicâ¿¿s general health and welfare. The trail is also used as a route to one of the Parkâ¿¿s cultural resources on top of Sharp Top Mountain. This project will help sustain the publicâ¿¿s access to these benefits otherwise closure of the trail may occur due to the unsafe nature of the areas in need of rehabilitation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka 865-436-1217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 285623 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> NOI – P16AS00300.pdf
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