Work Plan – Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails | NPS 16 NERO 0208

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The grant opportunity titled "Work Plan - Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails" is a National Park Service (NPS) funding notice that serves primarily as a public transparency announcement rather than an open call for proposals. In plain terms, it is not inviting organizations to apply or compete for funding. Instead, it formally announces NPS's intent to provide funding for a specific set of project activities through a non-competitive process, meaning the recipient and the work have effectively been pre-identified and agreed upon in advance.

This opportunity is listed as a discretionary award and will be issued through a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funding. Cooperative agreements are often used when the federal agency plans to collaborate with the recipient on planning, implementation, oversight, technical input, or coordination with partners, rather than functioning only as a pass-through funder.

The program focus is categorized under Natural Resources, and the work is tied to "Chesapeake Gateways and Trails." While the notice does not provide specific task details, the title and framing point to implementing mutually agreed-upon projects, programs, and activities that support the Chesapeake region's connected network of places, routes, and interpretive experiences. In practice, work under this kind of umbrella often includes activities such as enhancing public access and visitor experiences, strengthening interpretive and educational programming, improving stewardship of natural and cultural resources, and supporting partnership-driven efforts that connect communities to Chesapeake-related sites and trails. The key point is that the projects are "mutually agreed," implying they are developed collaboratively between NPS and the intended partner(s) as part of an established work plan.

The funding opportunity number is NPS 16 NERO 0208, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.935. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," but because this is explicitly not a competitive funding announcement, that eligibility label does not function the way it would in a normal open solicitation. The original closing date shown is 2016-09-11, and the creation date is 2016-09-01; however, since the notice is not seeking applications, the date functions more as an administrative marker for the public notice period rather than a deadline for submitting proposals.

Financially, the announcement lists an award ceiling of $355,766. The number of expected awards is not provided in the source data, and given the non-competitive intent, the structure is typically either a single award or a very limited set of awards connected to the identified partner relationship and work plan. Overall, this notice is best understood as an announcement that NPS plans to fund and collaboratively carry out specified Chesapeake Gateways and Trails-related activities through a cooperative agreement, without opening the funds up for competition.

• The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Work Plan – Implementing Mutually Agreed to Projects, Programs and Activities for the benefit of Chesapeake Gateways and Trails" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.935.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-09-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-09-11. (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 $355,766.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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