Closed · P19AS00261 · CFDA 15.943 · Discretionary

Challenge Cost Share Program

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

$1-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 19, 2019
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Challenge Cost Share Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $1,000,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$1-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
15.943
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Challenge Cost Share Program is closed (last close September 19, 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 September 19, 2019

Posted Jun 19 Closes Sep 19

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The principal purpose of this agreement is to select one to three organizations to serve as a national partner to help conduct the NPS¿s Challenge Cost Share program. The national partner organization(s) will be collaborators with NPS in administering and leveraging resources for the program. In addition to NPS funds, the national partner is required to leverage funds and in-kind services to contribute to local Challenge Cost Share projects. The projects will support a public purpose by supporting the NPS parks, national trails system and national wild and scenic rivers. The national partners will provide financial and other forms of support for locally generated projects that aligns the shared goals of the NPS and participating partners to address the strategic priorities of the agency. The projects will promote the public purpose of conservation and outdoor recreation, public access, improve facilities, stewardship, education, and engaging diverse participants. Locally generated projects are approved by NPS and leveraged resources with local and national partner. NPS will make the final selection of projects with the counsel of the recipient. Potential applicants can apply based on their credentials to support one or more of the identified themes. Thematic categories will evolve but will retain a focus on connecting people to the outdoors, conserving national and cultural resources, rehabilitation of assets, improving public access, stewardship, education and engaging diverse participants.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Community Development

The printed eligibility set for Challenge Cost Share Program is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Education · Natural Resources (CD;ED;NR). 2,513 other National Park Service listings share this eligibility-code string (30% of 8,507).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

JOHN BECHTOLD John_Bechtold@nps.gov

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What to do next

Challenge Cost Share Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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