Closed · NPS-NOI-CESU-17-21675 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary

Trails and Rails Interpretive Support Program --II

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
April 20, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Trails and Rails Interpretive Support Program --II is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered Varies by applicant 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.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.945
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Trails and Rails Interpretive Support Program… is closed (last close April 20, 2017). 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 April 20, 2017

Posted Apr 10 Closes Apr 20

Est. Total Funding

$26,797

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This funding announcement is not a request for applications or proposals. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified master cooperative agreement (the Gulf Coast, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051). The purpose of this project is to continue the support that students and student-interns provide for the development of interpretive and research services for the national NPS Trails & Rails program. In FY17-18, focus of the work will be outreach efforts for (a) the National Park Service and Amtrak partnership, (b) sustain training and other programmatic commitments. Work will include the training of new youth volunteers and retention of current individuals in the program. Primary focus will be public awareness of the NPS and a series of events and products to highlight the event. This will be done through onboard Amtrak programs, training, public and internal presentations and products. The project will also provide outreach exposure through various media format of the NPS Trails & Rails program and Gulf Coast CESU, of which both are housed at Texas A&M University.

Campus applicant desk · Education

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Trails and Rails Interpretive Support Program… (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.

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Agency Contact

Rose McClelland Grants Management Specialist Phone 504-589-3882

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