Closed · P15AS00416 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary

Enhancing the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$40K
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Enhancing the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $39,951 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$1-$40K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.945
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Enhancing the Protected Areas Database of the… is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Sep 15 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$39,951

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of this project is to enhance the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) to better support national and North American inquiries into conservation, recreation and public health, and applications for recreational uses. This project will result in published plans to guide stakeholder organizations and agencies in completing a national inventory of public parks and recreation and the State of North American Conservation. The plans will be developed through collaborative engagement and will secure high level endorsement and support from those participating.

Campus applicant desk · Education

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Enhancing the Protected Areas Database of the… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 1,235 other National Park Service listings share this eligibility-code string (15% of 8,507).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

JOHN BECHTOLD, 303-969-2492 John_Bechtold@nps.gov

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What to do next

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