Stabilization of New River Gorge National River Archeology Collection | NPS 19 NERO 0039

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0039

The National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity titled "Stabilization of New River Gorge National River Archeology Collection" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS 19 NERO 0039) is a discretionary cooperative agreement intended to support work connected to the care and stabilization of an archeological collection associated with New River Gorge National River. The notice was created on 2019-06-05 and listed an original closing date of 2019-06-14. The award ceiling is $36,836, and the opportunity indicates an expected award count without specifying a number in the provided source data. The program is tied to CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) number 15.945, which corresponds to NPS assistance programs, and it is categorized under the funding activity area of Employment, Labor and Training.

A key point of this announcement is that it is not a competitive solicitation and not a request for applications. Instead, it functions as a public notice that NPS intends to make a financial assistance award for specific project activities. In practical terms, that usually means the agency has already identified a recipient or partner and is publishing the notice to meet transparency and administrative requirements rather than inviting new proposals from the public. The eligible applicant field is listed broadly as "Others," but because the announcement is explicitly not seeking applications, eligibility categories do not operate the same way they would in an open competition.

The focus of the project is the "stabilization" of the New River Gorge National River archeology collection. While the notice does not provide a detailed work plan, stabilization in an archeological collections context typically involves actions that prevent further deterioration and bring a collection into better physical and administrative condition. This can include rehousing artifacts and associated records in archival-quality materials, improving labeling and cataloging for long-term tracking, addressing environmental or storage issues that can accelerate degradation, and ensuring materials are organized and documented in a way that supports preservation and responsible access. Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, the structure also implies substantial involvement by NPS during the project, such as coordinating technical standards, setting preservation requirements, providing oversight, or working jointly with the recipient on methods and deliverables.

Overall, this notice signals a relatively small, targeted federal assistance award designed to improve the long-term preservation and manageability of an important archeological collection connected to New River Gorge National River. It is primarily an informational posting describing NPS intent to fund specific stabilization activities under a cooperative agreement, rather than an invitation for organizations to apply.

• The National Park Service in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Stabilization of New River Gorge National River Archeology Collection" 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 2019-06-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-06-14. (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 $36,836.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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