Ecological Restoration and Revegetation Collaboration in Yosemite National Park | P17AS00530

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00530

The grant opportunity titled "Ecological Restoration and Revegetation Collaboration in Yosemite National Park" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00530) is a discretionary funding notice issued by the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS). It is published as a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning it serves primarily as a public announcement that NPS plans to move forward with a specific award rather than inviting the public to compete for funding. The notice makes clear that this is not a request for applications and there is no application window or competitive selection process associated with this posting.

The planned award will be made through a cooperative agreement, which is a type of federal assistance instrument typically used when the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out. In practical terms, that usually means NPS staff may coordinate closely with the recipient on planning, implementation, technical guidance, compliance considerations, and progress monitoring, rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The activity area is categorized under Natural Resources, aligning the work with NPS resource stewardship responsibilities such as habitat restoration, native plant recovery, and ecological rehabilitation efforts.

According to the notice, NPS intends to fund this work without full and open competition under Cooperative Agreement #P17AC001185 with Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions. Only one award is expected, and the anticipated funding amount is capped at an award ceiling of $89,600. The listing includes CFDA number 15.944, which identifies the federal assistance program area under which the support is being provided.

Eligibility language in the notice indicates the general class of eligible applicants as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). However, because this announcement is a non-competitive notice tied to an intended recipient and a specific cooperative agreement, the eligibility category does not function as an open invitation for other organizations to apply. Instead, it provides context about the type of organization typically eligible for this kind of assistance, even though the award is intended for the named partner.

Overall, the notice is best understood as a transparency and compliance step: NPS is documenting its intention to fund a defined set of ecological restoration and revegetation collaboration activities in Yosemite National Park with a specific nonprofit partner, for a modest, single award amount, using a cooperative agreement structure that implies active federal participation during implementation. The opportunity was created on July 28, 2017, and it lists no closing date because it is not an open solicitation.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ecological Restoration and Revegetation Collaboration in Yosemite National Park" 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 Jul 28, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications. (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 $89,600.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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