Closed · P16AS00172 · CFDA 15.954 · Discretionary

River Network Cooperative Agreement

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

River Network Cooperative Agreement 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

River Network Cooperative Agreement 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

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Posted May 17 Closed

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The National Park Service will work with River Network to develop tools and training for local river and watershed protection and organizational development. Through this partnership NPS and River Network will: (1) Promote local river conservation and protection efforts by communities. This work may include the development of local river protections tools and model river protection projects. (2) Support collaborative planning and implementation, virtually or in person, of education and training opportunities including River Rally, which bring together watershed protection agencies and organizations for workshops and intensive trainings, as well as bringing conservation groups and public agencies together to address the latest river conservation ideas, programs, activities, and strategies. (3) Advancing river protection through partnerships between the NPS, River Network, and other federal, regional, state, and local initiatives, including but not limited to the Federal Urban Waters Partnership, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Water Trails. Continuing efforts to identify and engage new organizations and individuals as partners in local river protection activities. (4) Research and share funding for local river protection-related activities: Identifying potential sources of public and private funding to support local river protection projects, education, outreach, monitoring, and other activities undertaken by the NPS, River Network, and their partners. (5) Carry out other projects of mutual interest and public benefit in such areas as promotion, research, interagency coordination, technical assistance, and training related to river conservation and management issues.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Environment

The printed eligibility set for River Network Cooperative Agreement is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). Only 216 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 8,507).

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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.

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Agency Contact

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

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