Integrated Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Coordination for Cultural Resources | P17AS00245

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00245

The National Park Service (NPS), within the Department of the Interior, issued a public notice titled "Integrated Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Coordination for Cultural Resources" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00245). Even though it appears in the format of a funding opportunity, it is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as an official announcement that NPS intends to fund a specific set of project activities without competition, meaning the agency has already identified the intended recipient or partnership arrangement and is providing transparency to the public rather than soliciting proposals from a broad applicant pool.

The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds. In practice, that often means collaborative planning, shared decision-making on technical approaches, coordination on deliverables, and ongoing agency participation throughout the period of performance. The activity category is listed under Natural Resources, but the title makes clear the work is centered on cultural resources, specifically coordinating an integrated climate change vulnerability assessment effort. In general terms, that kind of work usually focuses on understanding how climate-driven hazards (such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, flooding, wildfire, extreme heat, drought, and intensified storms) could affect cultural resources like historic structures, archeological sites, cultural landscapes, museum collections, and other heritage assets managed or supported by NPS. The emphasis on "coordination" suggests the project is intended to align methods, data, partners, and outputs so that vulnerability assessments are consistent, comparable, and usable for management decisions across sites or programs.

The notice lists an expected single award, with an anticipated funding ceiling of $37,573. It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity under CFDA number 15.945. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with the details presumably contained in an additional eligibility field not included in the excerpt you provided. Because the agency is not seeking applications, that eligibility label is less about inviting submissions and more about documenting the recipient type for administrative and reporting purposes. The announcement was created on May 10, 2017, with an original closing date of May 21, 2017, which in non-competitive notices often functions as the end of a public notice period rather than a deadline for proposal submission.

Overall, this announcement is best understood as a transparency step for a non-competitive cooperative agreement that supports NPS-led collaboration on integrating and coordinating climate change vulnerability assessment activities for cultural resources. The modest award amount and single-award structure indicate a targeted effort, likely aimed at planning, convening, synthesizing existing information, standardizing assessment approaches, or coordinating across programs or parks rather than funding large-scale field implementation.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Coordination for Cultural Resources" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 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 $37,573.00 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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