FY2017 Implementation of Management Plan | NPS DOIP17AC00764

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The FY2017 Implementation of Management Plan opportunity (Funding Announcement Number NPS-DOIP17AC00764) is a National Park Service notice of intent to award financial assistance for carrying out the approved management plan for the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTANHA) in Alaska. It is not an open grant competition and not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to issue a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement (P15AC00199) that was previously competed or otherwise justified as single source. The project is categorized under discretionary assistance and aligns with community development activities under CFDA 15.939, National Heritage Area Federal Financial Assistance.

The intended recipient is the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Corridor Communities Association, the congressionally recognized management entity for the heritage area. The anticipated federal funding amount is $300,000, paired with a required 1:1 non-federal cost share, meaning the recipient is expected to match federal dollars with an equal amount of non-federal contributions. The anticipated period of performance runs from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2020, reflecting a multi-year implementation window focused on advancing the heritage area management plan through coordinated projects and program support.

This award is grounded in federal statutory authority under 54 U.S.C. 101702(a), which allows the use of cooperative agreements and transfer of appropriated funds for service-related purposes, and it is also tied directly to Public Law 111-11. That law formally established the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area and directed the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a compact with the Association to carry out heritage area purposes. The overarching rationale reflects the National Heritage Area model: protecting and interpreting places where natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources together form a nationally important landscape, shaped by geography and human activity, and capable of telling nationally significant stories about the American experience.

The task agreement focuses on implementing management plan priorities through a mix of planning, administration, marketing, preservation, and conservation work. Specific FY2017 work items are referenced as being in an Attachment A, with further detail held in individual project proposals that are reviewed by NPS, approved by the Association's board of directors, and maintained by the Association's executive director. In practical terms, the Association is responsible for translating the management plan into fundable, board-approved projects, issuing and managing project contracts with individuals or organizations, tracking performance through regular board reviews, and monitoring subgrantee financial reporting to ensure funds are used appropriately and goals are being met.

A central compliance responsibility highlighted in the statement of work is historic preservation review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Association must complete Section 106 review for any projects or subgrants that involve undertakings affecting properties listed in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places before releasing federal funds to subgrantees. On the federal side, NPS commits to providing advisory, technical, and financial assistance to support implementation, reviewing the Association's list of applicants and recommended subgrants for consistency with the management plan and enabling legislation, and assisting with Section 106 consultation as needed. That NPS support includes guidance on determining effects, reviewing work against the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and helping facilitate consultation between the Association and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office.

Administrative details included in the notice indicate an expected single award with a $300,000 ceiling, an original posting date of July 31, 2017, and an original closing date of August 10, 2017, consistent with a public notice timeline rather than an application window. The listed point of contact is James Cato (jamescato@nps.gov), who serves as the NPS contact for questions related to the notice and the planned award action. Eligible applicant language references 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education), but in context this is largely descriptive; the notice is specifically about awarding to the designated management entity via the existing cooperative agreement framework rather than soliciting new applicants.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2017 Implementation of Management Plan" 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 Jul 31, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 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 $300,000.00 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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