This grant from the National Park Service supports the annual Lowell Folk Festival, held within the Lowell National Historical Park. The NPS is awarding this non-competitively to the Lowell Festival Foundation (LFF), a 501(c)(3) volunteer organization. LFF is uniquely qualified by its technical expertise, financial viability, and long-standing role as a founding festival producer. This funding ensures the seamless continuation of the nation’s largest free folk festival, vital for Lowell’s cultural programming and community revitalization. NPS provides $88,500, complemented by LFF’s $340,514. The project completes by September 30, 2010.
Opportunity ID: 53998
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-10-NERO-0006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Lowell Folk Festival |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Arts |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | — |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 02, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 03, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $88,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | $88,500 |
| Award Floor: | $88,500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | United States Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award. This funding announcement is to provide public notice of the NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition by Task Agreement J1780100013 under Cooperative Agreement H1780090015 with the Cooperator Lowell Festival Foundation (LFF). Founded in 1974, the LFF was created to encourage charitable and educational events and activities in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts and to provide support for the mission of the Lowell National Historical Park. As a volunteer based 501(c)(3), the Lowell Festival Foundation has been active in helping to create and champion so many of Lowells special events, which was vital to Lowells dramatic revitalization. Along with Lowell National Historical Park, the LFF is a founding Producing Partner of the annual Lowell Folk Festival, which has become the largest free folk festival in the country. The Lowell Folk Festival takes place within the boundaries of the Lowell National Historical Park. Competition for this agreement is not sought as the cooperator is the designated manager of the Lowell Folk Festival. The LFF is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as their high level of technical expertise, financial viability and management of large-scale festivals and special events. The LFF has an extensive network of active community leaders that have played various roles in the conception, development, and implementation of the Parks cultural programming throughout the past three decades. As such, the LFF will assist the Park with outreaching to a variety of local organizations that serve Lowells diverse community. NPS funding will be $88,500. The LFF funding will be $340,514. The anticipated completion date of the Task Agreement will be September 30, 2010. NPS Point of Contact: Roy Navik, NPS Northeast Region, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Phone: 303-988-0391 |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dawn Mach
Contract Specialist Phone 215-597-0056 Email:dawn_mach@nps.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Dawn Mach Contract Specialist Phone 215-597-0056 Email: dawn_mach@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1780100013 | H1780090015 | PKG00018265 | Apr 23, 2010 | May 02, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53998 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
53998 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
53998 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
53998 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
53998 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
53998 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
53998 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
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