Project Grant P22AP01701

COMPETITIVE AWARD AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTSFUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER P22AS00190FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUTE 66 TO AMERICA S HERITAGE, CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT IN 1999 TO CREATE THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC HIGHWAY FIRST FUNDED IN 2001, THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND ADDRESS PRIORITY PRESERVATION NEEDS OF ROUTE 66 THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST SHARE GRANTS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE BUILDING, STRUCTURES, ROAD SEGMENTS, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, COVERING ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA COST SHARE GRANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66 THE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS AND LEVERAGES THE PUBLIC TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THIS IMPORTANT ERA OF AMERICAN HISTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AGREEMENTSPURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SURVEY AND DESIGNATE THE CONCRETE SECTION OF U S HIGHWAY 66 BETWEEN HYDRO AND BRIDGEPORT, OKLAHOMA TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE IT WILL ALSO EXPLORE ITS POTENTIAL FOR NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION AND NOMINATE IT AT THAT LEVEL IF APPROPRIATESUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PLANNING, RESEARCH, CORRESPONDENCE, FIELD SURVEY, SURVEY SYNTHESIS, AND NOMINATION PREPARATION PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO ELEVATE THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS OF THE CONCRETE SECTION OF U S HIGHWAY 66 BETWEEN HYDRO AND BRIDGEPORT, OKLAHOMA TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE IT WILL ALSO EXPLORE ITS POTENTIAL FOR NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION AND NOMINATE IT AT THAT LEVEL IF APPROPRIATE AS PART OF A LARGER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MISSION TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, EDUCATIONAL, LOCAL STATE FEDERAL TRIBAL AGENCIES TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SIGNIFICANT SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING AND REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66 FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA BENEFICIARIES THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THIS SEGMENT OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66