Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIPAC00002
The Partnership in Resource Enhancement, Protection and Education (NIOB) grant opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on improving management and stewardship at the Niobrara National Scenic River. The core purpose is to bring together a local nonprofit partner, other collaborators, community members, and visitors to support shared environmental stewardship while strengthening the public's understanding of what makes the river corridor valuable. In practice, the project is meant to help people better appreciate and engage with the area’s natural resources, cultural and historic features, recreational opportunities, and broader conservation priorities, including connections to nearby ecological conservation areas and state or local parks.
A central part of the work described is supporting on-the-ground needs and long-term protection of key river values. The opportunity specifies that the Niobrara Council will work with NPS to address infrastructure needs in a way that aligns with priorities already laid out in the 2007 General Management Plan (GMP). Alongside infrastructure efforts, the project is also aimed at protecting, enhancing, and restoring the river’s Outstandingly Remarkable Values (ORVs), which are the defining features and resources that justify the river’s special designation and guide how it should be managed. The scope also emphasizes maintaining the rural, agricultural landscape as a valued part of the area’s character, with conservation and community priorities advanced through partnership rather than through NPS acting alone.
Education and interpretation are also major deliverables. The project is expected to support educational and interpretive programs and events, particularly serving youth and other members of the local community. The intent is not just to deliver information, but to create meaningful engagement that builds stewardship, improves understanding of resource protection, and strengthens community connection to the Niobrara National Scenic River and surrounding public lands.
From an administrative and eligibility standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, using a cooperative agreement instrument, which typically indicates substantial involvement and collaboration with NPS during project implementation. The activity categories tie to community development, environment, and natural resources, and the CFDA listing is 15.954. Eligibility was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity listed a single expected award with an award ceiling of $500,000. The posting date was January 13, 2020, with an original closing date of January 23, 2020, indicating a short application window.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a partnership-driven effort to support practical infrastructure priorities, protect and restore the river’s defining resources, sustain the working rural landscape around the Niobrara, and deliver locally grounded education and interpretation that builds long-term stewardship.Apply for NPS NOIPAC00002
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnership in Resource Enhancement, Protection and Education- NIOB" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 23, 2020. (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 $500,000.00 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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