Closed · NPS-NOIP19AC00134 · CFDA 15.944 · Discretionary

Document Significant Fossil Localities within the Sharps Formation - BADL

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

$51K-$51K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 28, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Document Significant Fossil Localities within the Sharps Formation - BADL is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $51,125 -- $51,125 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.

$51K-$51K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.944
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Document Significant Fossil Localities within… is closed (last close December 28, 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 December 28, 2019

Posted Apr 16 Closes Dec 28

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities without competition. This agreement will support a field team from Temple University - Of Commonwealth System of Higher Education to conduct an analysis of associated sediments and rare earth elements of fossil bone found in the Sharps Formation at Cedar Pass. The outcome will be the protection of fossil resources that are vulnerable to theft, erosion and vandalism. Rare earth elements analysis is used to finger print bone accumulations so that law enforcement can prove a particular fossil has been collected from a certain locality. Develop detailed maps of the area and accessible to law enforcement and the resource management program at the park. Modification to add additional funding in the amount of $10,649.00.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NPS-NOIP19AC00134

Grants.gov marks Document Significant Fossil Localities within… 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 Natural Resources (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.

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Agency Contact

Katherine S Borschel Grants Management Specialist Phone 402-661-1958

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