Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AC00499
The grant opportunity titled "Rehabilitation of Meriwether Lewis Trails and Highland Rim Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AC00499) is a National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior notice describing the agency's intent to make an award through a cooperative agreement. It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity under the education activity area and is associated with CFDA number 15.931. The announcement is explicitly a "Notice of Intent to Award," meaning it is not framed as an open, wide competition in the usual sense, but rather a public notification that NPS plans to issue a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that was either previously competed or justified as single-source.
The core purpose of the project is trail repair and rehabilitation work focused on the Meriwether Lewis Trails and the Highland Rim segment of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, specifically on National Park Service lands. The project is designed not only to improve trail conditions and visitor infrastructure, but also to function as a workforce development and training vehicle. NPS emphasizes engaging youth and young adults, particularly through Public Land Corps youth crews, to carry out environmental stewardship activities. In practical terms, this means the work is intended to provide hands-on learning and skill-building in trail rehabilitation while delivering tangible maintenance and restoration outcomes for the park trail system.
From a programmatic standpoint, the opportunity is structured to "support and stimulate" work, education, and training opportunities. The collaboration element is central: the cooperative agreement model typically implies substantial involvement by NPS during project execution, such as coordination, technical guidance, standards for trail work, safety oversight, and alignment with resource protection requirements. The focus on Public Land Corps crews signals an intent to use organized youth conservation teams that can deliver labor while also meeting a public service and career pathway mission consistent with federal youth engagement efforts.
Funding details indicate an anticipated single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $140,265. The posting shows a creation date of May 10, 2018 and an original closing date of May 19, 2018, which aligns with the intent-to-award nature of the notice: the short window is typically used for transparency and any required public posting rather than to solicit a broad range of applicants. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult additional eligibility language (not included in the excerpt provided). In many NPS youth-crew cooperative arrangements, eligible entities often include organizations that operate conservation corps or youth training programs and that can partner under the terms of an existing master cooperative agreement.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted NPS cooperative agreement action intended to (1) rehabilitate and repair specific trail sections within the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail system, including the Meriwether Lewis Trails and the Highland Rim section, and (2) provide structured, skills-based conservation work experiences for youth and young adults through Public Land Corps crews, advancing both resource stewardship and workforce development objectives.Apply for P18AC00499
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rehabilitation of Meriwether Lewis Trails and Highland Rim Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 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 $140,265.00 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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