NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2019 Sangre de Cristo NHA Implementation of Management Plan | P19AS00043

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The funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2019 Sangre de Cristo NHA Implementation of Management Plan" is a National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior discretionary grant opportunity intended to support implementation of the approved management plan for the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA). It is rooted in federal statutory authority: the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11), specifically Title VIII, Subtitle A, Section 8001, which formally established the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area and directed the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a compact with the area’s designated management entity, Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Inc. In practical terms, the notice signals federal support for carrying out the heritage area’s planned activities and responsibilities as laid out in its management plan, using an arrangement that emphasizes coordination and shared involvement rather than a simple pass-through grant.

The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement (Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement), which generally indicates that the NPS expects to have substantial involvement during the project period. That often means collaboration on planning, oversight, technical input, or coordination to ensure the work aligns with federal purposes and the heritage area’s authorized goals. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the listed CFDA number is 15.939, tying it to NPS assistance programming that supports congressionally designated heritage areas and related conservation and interpretation work.

The core purpose of the task agreement described in the notice is to fund three broad categories of work that are explicitly identified in the SdCNHA management plan: administration, public outreach, and grant projects. "Administration" in this context typically covers the management entity’s capacity to coordinate partners, manage programs, maintain required reporting, and oversee implementation steps tied to the congressionally recognized heritage area mission. "Public outreach" points to education, interpretation, communications, and community engagement activities that help residents and visitors understand the region’s significance. "Grant projects" suggests that the management entity may run or support sub-awards or project assistance that advances preservation, interpretation, and community-based heritage initiatives, so long as those projects are consistent with the management plan and serve a public purpose under Public Law 111-11.

The opportunity also restates the broader rationale behind National Heritage Areas. NHAs are described as places where natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources combine to form a cohesive landscape of national importance, with that landscape reflecting patterns of human activity shaped by geography. The emphasis is on both the physical resources that remain (such as historic structures, cultural landscapes, and natural features) and the living traditions that have developed in the region. Congress recognizes these areas because they are able to tell nationally important stories about the United States through real places, communities, and continuing cultural practices. This funding is therefore positioned not as a generic local development grant, but as targeted support for work that protects, interprets, and communicates the nationally significant themes embodied in the Sangre de Cristo region.

Administratively, the opportunity number is P19AS00043, and it was posted with a creation date of March 5, 2019, with an original closing date of March 15, 2019. The award ceiling is $124,000, and the notice anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1), which aligns with the idea that the funding is intended for the congressionally recognized management entity responsible for implementing the SdCNHA management plan. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced as being in the full opportunity’s eligibility section, but the description and statutory framing indicate the primary intended recipient is the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Inc., as the designated management entity referenced in the Act and in the compact relationship with the Secretary of the Interior.

Overall, this notice describes a focused federal investment, via a cooperative agreement, in carrying out the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area’s management plan through day-to-day program administration, public-facing education and engagement, and on-the-ground projects funded or supported through grants. The guiding requirement is that the activities be management-plan-based and serve the public purpose envisioned by Public Law 111-11, reinforcing the heritage area’s role in preserving resources, sustaining traditions, and telling nationally important stories connected to the landscape.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT: FY2019 Sangre de Cristo NHA Implementation of Management Plan" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 05, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2019. (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 $124,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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