Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor | NPS 19 NERO 0013

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0013

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 19 NERO 0013) is a National Park Service notice of intent to make a single financial assistance award under the Department of the Interior. It falls under the discretionary funding category and will be issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the project activities rather than simply providing funds with minimal oversight. The funding activity category is listed as regional development, and the applicable CFDA number is 15.939.

A key point in the notice is that it is not a request for applications. In other words, it is not an open, competitive grant solicitation inviting organizations to submit proposals. Instead, it serves as a public notice that the National Park Service intends to award financial assistance for specific project activities associated with the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. The announcement indicates an expectation of one award, and the award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that a specific dollar maximum is not being presented in the public notice or that the amount is determined through another process tied to the intended recipient and scope of work.

Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with the instruction to refer to the additional eligibility information in the full announcement for clarification. This phrasing is commonly used in government postings when the recipient class is not limited to the usual categories (such as state or local governments, tribes, universities, or nonprofits), or when eligibility is tied to a particular entity, partner, or statutory framework connected to the heritage corridor.

The posting was created on April 15, 2019, with an original closing date of April 24, 2019. Given that the notice is not soliciting applications, that closing date functions more like an administrative window for public posting and internal processing rather than a deadline for submitting proposals. Overall, the announcement is best understood as a transparency and compliance notice: the National Park Service is informing the public that it intends to use cooperative agreement funding to support defined regional development activities related to the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, and it anticipates making one award rather than running an open competition.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor" 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 Apr 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 24, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• 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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