Toroweap Ranger Station CLI/CLR | P18AS00276

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00276

The Toroweap Ranger Station CLI/CLR opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00276) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on documenting and evaluating the historic Toroweap Ranger Station at Grand Canyon National Park. The station dates to 1935, and the core purpose of the award is to produce thorough cultural resource documentation that the park can use for long-term planning, preservation, and compliance needs.

The funded work centers on three closely related deliverables. First, the recipient will complete a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI), which is the National Park Service tool for identifying and recording the character, features, and significance of cultural landscapes. Second, the project includes an accompanying Cultural Landscape Report (CLR), a more detailed planning and treatment document that typically synthesizes history, existing conditions, and management recommendations for cultural landscapes. Third, the project will update National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) information for the station buildings and the immediate landscape tied to them, ensuring that the park has current, accurate historic designation documentation that aligns with present-day standards and on-the-ground conditions.

A key expectation is that the CLI and CLR will align directly with the Intermountain Region (IMR) cultural landscapes program. In practical terms, that means the products should match IMR resource boundaries, inventories, and significance statements so the resulting documentation fits cleanly into the region-wide framework the NPS uses for cultural landscape management. The intent is to avoid stand-alone documentation that does not integrate well with existing NPS datasets or planning processes, and instead create a comprehensive, consistent set of records that can be used across programs.

The opportunity was issued by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under the Natural Resources funding activity category and CFDA number 15.945. It was offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project (for example, coordination on methods, review of drafts, and alignment with NPS standards). Eligibility was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.

In terms of funding and scale, the award ceiling was $112,198 and the agency anticipated making one award. The opportunity was created on June 1, 2018, with an original closing date of June 10, 2018, indicating a short application window. The description also notes that the work would be conducted by James Steely, a practitioner already familiar with Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim and someone who had recently completed multiple historic resource evaluations for the park, suggesting the project was designed to leverage existing site knowledge and established working relationships to efficiently produce NPS-ready documentation.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Toroweap Ranger Station CLI/CLR" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 01, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 10, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $112,198.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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