Closed · P19AS00064 · CFDA 15.954 · Discretionary
Experienced Services Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 24, 2019
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Experienced Services Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $3,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.
- $1-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 15.954
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Experienced Services Program is closed (last close May 24, 2019). 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 May 24, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
In 2018, NPS was authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018: Public Law 115-141, Section 115, the Department of the Interior (DOI) to enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · P19AS00064
Grants.gov marks Experienced Services Program 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
JOHN BECHTOLD John_Bechtold@nps.gov
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What to do next
Experienced Services Program 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
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