Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00659
The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued a Notice of Intent to Award for a project titled "Conducting Historic Preservation Field School to Assess and Stabilize the Lost Horse Mill, Joshua Tree National Park." This notice is strictly a public announcement of the agency's plan to fund a specific project and is not an open grant competition. In other words, it is not a request for applications, does not invite new proposals, and does not provide an application deadline because the recipient has already been identified.
The planned award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work (for example, coordinating project goals, providing technical oversight, aligning the work with park preservation standards, and integrating field activities with park operations). The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, and its activity area is listed under "Other," indicating the work is specialized and defined by the project description rather than fitting neatly into a standard program category.
Funding is intended to support a historic preservation field school focused on the Lost Horse Mill in Joshua Tree National Park. Based on the title and context, the core activities center on assessing the condition of the historic mill and carrying out stabilization actions to reduce deterioration and protect the structure. A field school format also implies an educational and workforce-development component, where students or trainees gain hands-on experience in preservation methods while contributing to real-world resource protection under professional supervision and in coordination with NPS cultural resources staff. The emphasis on "assess and stabilize" suggests the project is aimed at near-term protective measures and documentation rather than a full restoration, with work likely guided by established historic preservation practices appropriate for an outdoor, desert environment.
The intended recipient is the University of Vermont, identified as a partner operating under the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The CESU framework is commonly used by federal agencies to collaborate with universities and other partners on research, technical assistance, and education. The notice specifies that the NPS plans to proceed without full and open competition, meaning the agency is using an existing partnership mechanism and a named cooperative agreement (P17AC01127) under the broader CESU agreement (P16AC0003) to carry out the work.
Key administrative details included in the notice are the funding opportunity number P17AS00659 and the CFDA number 15.945 (an assistance listing associated with NPS programs). The eligible applicant category is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with the CESU-based partnership and the field school education model, although this restriction is largely informational here because the award is not competitive. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $195,326, indicating the maximum anticipated federal funding level for the single project. The notice was created on August 14, 2017, and the "closing date" field reiterates that there is no application period because the posting serves only as a transparency notice about NPS's intent to make the award.Apply for P17AS00659
- 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 "Conducting Historic Preservation Field School to Assess and Stabilize the Lost Horse Mill, Joshua Tree National Park" 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 Aug 14, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.. (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 $195,326.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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