Closed · P20AS00015 · CFDA 15.931 · Discretionary
Understanding and Appreciation of Natural Sounds/Night Skies through Youth Initiatives Based on Science, Service, and Recreation
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 30, 2020
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Understanding and Appreciation of Natural Sounds/Night Skies through Youth Initiatives Based on Science, Service, and Recreation is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $300,000 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.
- $1-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.931
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Understanding and Appreciation of Natural Sou… is closed (last close January 30, 2020). 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 January 30, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$300,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The goals of this agreement are to engage approximately 20 youth in a park-based educational/recreational experience to learn and apply science, engineering, and best practices for protecting natural sounds and night skies in national parks, while fostering an awareness and appreciation of recreation opportunities in national parks. The objectives are to advance recreational access for non-traditional/underserved park visitors (e.g., youth who haven¿t visited parks due to socio-economics or perceived barriers based on physical, hearing, or visual impairments); use recreation to develop understanding and appreciation of national parks and public lands; impart knowledge to enhance park resources, values, and visitor experience; and leverage funding through cost-sharing. The outcomes will include: 1) increased recreational access, 2) application of best practices developed to benefit resource conditions and visitor experience, 3) improved natural soundscapes and night skies through noise and light reduction service activities, 4) increased relevancy of national parks.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 9 doors
Understanding and Appreciation of Natural Sou… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (9 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +5 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Education · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ED;NR;ST). Inside National Park Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
JOHN BECHTOLD John_Bechtold@nps.gov
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What to do next
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