NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2018 Implementation of Management Plan | P18AS00052

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00052

This grant opportunity, titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2018 Implementation of Management Plan" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00052), is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary cooperative agreement connected to the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA). It is not presented as an open, widely competed grant in the usual sense. Instead, it is rooted in an existing cooperative agreement relationship: Cooperative Agreement Number P18AC00109 between the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance, which serves as the management entity for the MPNHA. The funding and work described are intended to help carry out responsibilities and public purposes established by Public Law 109-338 (120 Stat. 1738), the law that authorizes and defines the heritage area and its federal partnership framework.

The underlying purpose is to support implementation of the MPNHA management plan. National Heritage Areas, as described in the notice, are designated places where natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources come together to form a coherent landscape of national significance. The emphasis is on how people and geography have shaped these landscapes over time, leaving behind physical features, community traditions, and historically meaningful patterns that help tell nationally important American stories. Within that context, this task agreement targets practical, on-the-ground and organizational work that advances the heritage area mission and helps the management entity deliver public benefits consistent with the authorizing statute.

The planned scope of work centers on several broad categories. First is planning and administration, which typically covers the coordination, management, and oversight needed to move management plan priorities forward and to maintain the partnership structure that National Heritage Areas rely on. Second is public outreach, which generally includes engaging communities, stakeholders, and visitors through programs and communications that raise awareness of the heritage area and its resources. Third is media, suggesting support for interpretive and promotional content such as print or digital materials, storytelling products, or other communications tools that help share the heritage area narrative. Finally, the notice references demonstration projects identified in the management plan, which are usually pilot or model projects meant to show what successful preservation, interpretation, tourism, or community-based heritage initiatives can look like within the region.

From a funding standpoint, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $56,000 and anticipates a single award. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning NPS is expected to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds, consistent with how National Heritage Area partnerships are often administered. The activity category is Natural Resources (CFDA 15.939), reflecting the Department of the Interior portfolio and the broader resource stewardship context, even though the described work also strongly involves cultural heritage, interpretation, and community engagement components. The posting indicates a creation date of January 2, 2018, with an original closing date of January 12, 2018, which aligns with the "notice of intent" character and the fact that the work is tied to a specific partner organization and pre-existing agreement structure.

Eligibility is listed generally as "Others" with a note to consult additional eligibility information, but the narrative makes clear that the intended recipient is the Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance as the designated management entity for the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area under the referenced cooperative agreement. In practical terms, this announcement functions as documentation of NPS intent to fund a specific task agreement to carry out management plan implementation activities, rather than as an invitation for multiple outside applicants to compete for the award.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2018 Implementation of Management Plan" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 02, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 12, 2018. (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 $56,000.00 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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