Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 18 NERO 0068
This government notice describes a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service (NPS), under the Department of the Interior, and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) focused on producing new scholarship and public-facing interpretation connected to Saratoga National Historical Park. It is explicitly not a competitive grant solicitation and not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public announcement that the NPS has already put an agreement in place with OAH for a defined set of historical research and deliverables. The opportunity is listed as discretionary, uses a cooperative agreement instrument, and is associated with CFDA number 15.946. While the notice lists eligibility as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), the key point is that the award is already arranged, with one expected award and an award ceiling of $78,993. The public posting includes dates (created July 2, 2018, with an original closing date of July 11, 2018) that function more as an administrative timeline for the notice rather than an invitation to apply.
The core purpose of the agreement is to develop a Historic Resource Study for Saratoga National Historical Park that centers the history of African slavery as it relates to the Schuyler Estate in Saratoga, New York. The study is intended to provide a well-researched narrative that integrates social, political, cultural, and economic themes, and also establishes accurate baseline information that situates both existing (extant) resources and historical resources of the Schuyler Estate within broader historical and geographic contexts. In practice, this means the project is not only about writing a narrative, but also about tying that narrative to specific places, materials, and documented resources associated with the estate and its historical landscape, so the park has a stronger foundation for interpretation, preservation, and planning.
A significant deliverable within the agreement is an annotated bibliography of primary sources related to the Schuyler Estate, with an emphasis on identifying and highlighting known indentured and enslaved workers. This is an important element because it supports transparency and future research by pointing directly to original records and documenting how historians know what they know. It also signals an intent to bring forward individuals who have often been marginalized or omitted from traditional narratives, by explicitly looking for names, roles, labor conditions, and life circumstances of enslaved and indentured people connected to the estate.
To carry out the work, OAH agrees to recruit and engage an appropriate scholar who will complete the research and writing while serving as a point of contact between NPS and the academic work itself. OAH also commits to working jointly with NPS to develop a detailed scope of work for the scholar, grounded in the task agreement, so expectations about methodology, structure, sources, and outputs are clear from the start. Throughout the project, OAH will provide project management and require quarterly written progress reports from the scholar describing work completed, identifying any concerns, and flagging deviations from the agreed timeline or deliverables. This reporting structure is meant to keep the project on track and to ensure the NPS can stay informed and engaged as the work develops.
The agreement further requires that the final manuscript meet professional scholarly standards and the NPS standards for historical documentation, specifically referencing NPS-28 (the National Park Service guideline associated with cultural resource management and related scholarship standards). OAH is responsible for coordinating agency review and peer review feedback and providing editorial services so that the final product is both academically credible and aligned with NPS expectations. The final deliverable is a publication-quality manuscript formatted according to NPS graphic identity standards, delivered as a PDF suitable for online access, along with twenty-five bound hard copies intended for distribution to key stakeholders, libraries, and research repositories. This combination of digital access and physical distribution is designed to increase both public availability and long-term preservation in institutional collections.
Beyond the formal study, the agreement includes a public engagement and interpretation component. OAH will produce an interim interpretive deliverable, defined collaboratively with NPS and the project scholar, that translates contextual narratives for general and diverse audiences. The purpose here is to engage communities and stakeholders during the research process rather than only after completion, and to connect the scholarship directly to stewardship and understanding of park resources. In addition, OAH will collaborate with a local educational institution near the park to provide academic resources and workspace for the scholar, and potentially to host presentations that benefit students and the public. OAH will also coordinate a one-day workshop or a short webinar involving park staff, community stakeholders, and the researcher to share results so that the new information can be incorporated into public programming at Saratoga National Historical Park when appropriate.
Finally, OAH agrees to help ensure the study reaches wide audiences and has practical impact. This includes making the report available to OAH membership and the broader public, and promoting it through professional networks so that scholars and educators can use its findings in teaching and research. OAH also commits to promoting NPS use of the report in management and planning to highlight ongoing efforts to keep NPS history and interpretation current, professional, and well-informed. Taken together, the notice describes a tightly defined, already-awarded research and interpretation project designed to strengthen how Saratoga National Historical Park understands and communicates the history of slavery and labor connected to the Schuyler Estate, while also building durable resources for scholarship, education, and park decision-making.Apply for NPS 18 NERO 0068
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Administrative History: Saratoga National Historical Park" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 11, 2018 This is NOT a request for applications. This is just a public notice that an agreement has been put into place between the NPS and the OAH.. (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 $78,993.00 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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