Big Thicket National Preserve Archeological Inventory | NPS NOI 15 CESU 76684

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI 15 CESU 76684

The grant opportunity titled "Big Thicket National Preserve Archeological Inventory" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS NOI 15 CESU 76684) is a National Park Service notice describing its intent to make a non-competitive award rather than opening a normal competition for applications. It is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework, specifically under the CESU Master Cooperative Agreement referenced as P12AC51051, and it cites Department of the Interior policy (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the authority for using a single-source, non-competitive approach.

The purpose of the planned task agreement is to continue an ongoing, three-year archeological inventory effort at Big Thicket National Preserve (often abbreviated as BITH). The work focuses on portions of the preserve that have not yet been comprehensively surveyed for archeological properties. In practical terms, the project is meant to identify, document, and record archeological resources in areas where existing information is incomplete, which supports long-term resource stewardship and compliance responsibilities that parks typically have around cultural resources.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally implies substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project work compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is listed as natural resources, and the CFDA number associated with it is 15.945. Although the eligible applicants field is shown as "Others," the announcement makes clear that this is not actually open to the public or to a broad pool of applicants.

A key point is that this announcement is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a single-source award intended for Stephen F. Austin State University, meaning the National Park Service already selected the recipient and is publishing the notice to document and justify the intended non-competitive award. The listing anticipates one award (Expected Awards: 1). The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which typically indicates that the public listing is not providing a maximum dollar amount rather than signaling that there is no funding involved.

In terms of timeline metadata, the opportunity record was created on 2015-09-14 and shows an original closing date of 2015-09-21, which in the context of an NOI usually functions more like an administrative posting window rather than an application deadline. The announcement also references an attached "Full Announcement" for additional details, but the central message of the posting is straightforward: the National Park Service intends to continue a multi-year archeological survey effort at Big Thicket National Preserve through a non-competitive CESU task agreement with Stephen F. Austin State University.

• The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Big Thicket National Preserve Archeological Inventory" 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 2015-09-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-09-21. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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