Closed · P16AS00147 · CFDA 15.954 · Discretionary
Open Outdoors for Kids
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Open Outdoors for Kids is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered Up to $1 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.
- up to $1
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.954
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Open Outdoors for Kids 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
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The objective of this Agreement is to provide experiential outdoor experiences that promote physical and emotional health, civic engagement, and long-term appreciation for nature to children in underserved communities. These experiences will be accomplished by providing access through transportation grants, achieving relevancy through connecting children and their families to the parks, and providing â¿¿in-parkâ¿ educational opportunities to experience nature, history and culture, learn about biodiversity and the environment, and to engage with each other in the outdoors.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · P16AS00147
Grants.gov marks Open Outdoors for Kids with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Park Service book (3,314 peers, 39% of 8,507).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
JOHN BECHTOLD 303-969-2492 John_Bechtold@nps.gov
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What to do next
Open Outdoors for Kids is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
- Look up CFDA 15.954 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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