Closed · NPS-18-NERO-0089 · CFDA 15.930 · Discretionary

The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative

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

$150K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 29, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $150,000 -- $150,000 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.

$150K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.930
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative is closed (last close July 29, 2018). 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 July 29, 2018

Posted Jul 19 Closes Jul 29

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This is NOT a request for applications. This is just public notice that NPS is already working with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development on work related to existing cooperative agreement P18AC00950. Specifically, MOTD will: 1. Collaborate with the NPS and other partners to outline specific objectives, themes, and target audiences for “story-teller training” for watermen and women, outfitters, guides, and other water-based “story-tellers” who are interested in expanding their roles and businesses to more deeply engage customers in the Chesapeake Bay experience.2. Work with the National Association of Interpretation to write and deliver curriculum to at least seventy-five participants.3. Digitize curriculum in a format that can be updated and used over the next five years.4. Develop an on-line Certified Chesapeake Bay Ambassador program that will be available free of charge to all stakeholders who want to improve their customer service and Chesapeake Bay storytelling knowledge and skills.5. Include successful participants in the training on www.visitmaryland.com, and working with the Chesapeake Conservancy, on www.findyourchesapeake.com.6. Plan and develop print, video, and online content that will showcase experiences offered by the newly trained storytellers and other “storytellers” at the Chesapeake’s public lands, water trails, lighthouses, and other iconic locations. 7. Place content on www.visitmaryland.com, and working with the Chesapeake Conservancy, on www.findyourchesapeake.com.8. Through Maryland matching funds, place sponsored content in key domestic and international markets to attract visitors to Chesapeake sites.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NPS-18-NERO-0089

Grants.gov marks The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative 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 Other (O). 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

Keith Zotti Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153

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