Closed · P17AS00037 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary

Cooperative Research and Training Programs

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
December 31, 2022
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Cooperative Research and Training Programs is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
15.945
CFDA program
8,506
other opportunities from National Park Service

Archived opportunity record

Cooperative Research and Training Programs is closed (last close December 31, 2022). 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

Closed December 31, 2022

Posted Apr 3 Closes Dec 31

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking applications for master cooperative agreements from Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network members to meet the following objectives:a. Provide usable knowledge to support informed decision making.b. Ensure the independence and objectivity of research.c. Create and maintain effective partnerships among the Federal agencies and universities to share resources and expertise.d. Take full advantage of university resources while benefiting faculty and students.e. Encourage professional development of current and future Federal scientists, resource managers, and environmental leaders. f. Manage Federal resources effectively.This competition will result in master cooperative agreements which do not transfer funds. Once a master cooperative agreement is in place, subsequent task agreements with project-specific funding will be initiated as approved and funding is made available.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · P17AS00037

Grants.gov marks Cooperative Research and Training Programs 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 codes span Education · Environment · Natural Resources (ED;ENV;NR). 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

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Agency Contact

Reference Section G of the full announcement attached for NPS Financial Assistance contacts for this announcement.

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What to do next

Cooperative Research and Training Programs is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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