Inspire Cooperative Climate Change Adaptation Through Locally-Scaled Vulnerability Analyses | NPS 17 NERO 0190

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0190

The grant opportunity titled "Inspire Cooperative Climate Change Adaptation Through Locally-Scaled Vulnerability Analyses" is a National Park Service (NPS) financial assistance action announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity in the environment activity area under CFDA 15.944, and it is intended to be carried out through a cooperative agreement. The overall theme of the project, as indicated by the title, is to support climate change adaptation efforts by developing or applying vulnerability analyses at a local scale, with an emphasis on cooperative, partnership-based work that helps inform practical adaptation decisions.

A key point of the notice is that it is not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notice that NPS intends to make an award without competition. In other words, the agency is signaling that it plans to provide funding for specific project activities to an intended recipient (or a very limited set of recipients) through a noncompetitive process, rather than opening the opportunity for broader public competition. The announcement functions primarily as transparency documentation: it tells the public that federal financial assistance is planned and provides the basic award parameters, but it does not invite new applicants to submit proposals.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number "NPS 17 NERO 0190" and was created on September 2, 2017, with an original closing date of September 11, 2017. Even though a closing date is listed, in the context of a noncompetitive notice it generally relates to administrative timing and public posting requirements rather than a typical submission deadline for competing proposals. The notice anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with a maximum funding amount (Award Ceiling) of $96,839, indicating a relatively focused, project-specific scope rather than a large multi-award program.

Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with a note that additional clarification would normally appear in an eligibility details field. That phrasing is commonly used in federal listings when the intended recipient does not fall neatly into standard categories such as state governments, local governments, tribes, universities, or nonprofits, or when eligibility is limited by program context or an existing relationship. Given the explicit statement that the award will be made without competition, eligibility details are less about inviting a pool of applicants and more about documenting what type of entity is associated with the planned award.

In practical terms, the project suggested by the title would likely involve assessing climate-related risks and sensitivities at the scale of specific parks, landscapes, or local management units, then using those findings to inform coordinated adaptation planning among NPS and its partners. Locally scaled vulnerability analyses typically aim to translate broad climate projections into place-based implications for resources such as habitats, infrastructure, cultural resources, visitor access, or ecosystem services. The "cooperative" emphasis implied by the cooperative agreement mechanism also suggests NPS anticipates substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaborating on methods, data, deliverables, or implementation planning.

Overall, this listing is best understood as a formal notice that NPS planned a single, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award of up to $96,839 to advance climate change adaptation work through locally focused vulnerability analysis, rather than an open call for new applications.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Inspire Cooperative Climate Change Adaptation Through Locally-Scaled Vulnerability Analyses" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 02, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 11, 2017. (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 $96,839.00 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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