The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $158,380 Cooperative Agreement to Building Bridges Across The River, Inc. (THEARC) on May 1, 2024 under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). This program supports a broad range of projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability. The Cooperative Agreement with THEARC, a non-profit community development corporation, will fund...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will provide $229,197.00 to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources to build administrative capacity and increase the quantity and quality of outdoor recreation resources in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The award has a performance period from March 28, 2024 to March 31, 2029. The grant funding will support the...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to Utah Valley University (UVU) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) on March 1, 2024. The grant funding will support a wide range of activities related to the preservation, publication, and public use of historical documentary sources relating to U.S. history. These activities may include digitizing archival collections, creating online editions of historical...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded the Indiana Department of Natural Resources a $600,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to support the NORTHSIDE PARK project. The grant period runs from August 18, 2021 through September 30, 2024 and will fund acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities in Huntingburg, IN in accordance with Indiana's Statewide Comprehensive...
The Virginia State Police (VSP), with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP, CFDA 16.813), will use $2,965,484 to modernize the Commonwealth of Virginia's Uniform Statute Table (UST). The UST contains critical criminal justice data, including firearm purchase and possession disqualification indicators, used by various state databases and systems. This 24-month cooperative agreement project aims to redevelop and upgrade the antiquated UST system,...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) to Stages of Freedom, a minority-owned nonprofit organization, with a period of performance from Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2026. The grant will support a wide range of activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States. This may include digitizing...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $309,979.66 to the University of Rhode Island to model salt marsh migration in 9 National Park sites in the Northeast region. The project will use high-resolution elevation data, land cover data, and field surveys to validate salt marsh migration models that incorporate anthropogenic constraints. The goal is to provide the...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will subgrant $644,100 to the South Haven Area Recreation Authority under a Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The subgrant will support clearing a portion of the 14th Avenue SHARA Recreation Park to develop a grass play surface with landscaping, install signage, construct parking areas and soccer fields, and build accessible pathways throughout the park....
The National Park Service awarded a $1,199,000 Project Grant to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the Alburgh Bluffs Conservation Project from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to provide financial assistance for outdoor recreation areas and facilities included in Vermont's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, including the acquisition and...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $182,058 Project Grant through the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) to the Newark Public Library. The grant, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, will support a wide range of activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States. Grant activities may include digitizing and publishing historical...