NOI P20AC00978.pdf

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This announcement is not a request for applications.

This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. Refer to Section 2. Grants.gov Posting Determination.

ABSTRACT

Grants.gov Opportunity Number Project Title Recipient Anticipated Federal Funding Non-Federal Cost Share Total Anticipated Award Amount

Award Instrument

Anticipated Period of Performance

Legal Authority

CFDA # and Title

Single Source Justification Criteria

National Park Service Point of Contact

PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC PURPOSE

Section 1. Project Summary

Task Agreement Cooperative Agreement

Grant Agreement

Current as of 10/29/2018

STATEMENT OF WORK SUMMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

A. The recipient shall be responsible for the following items under this agreement:

B. The NPS Responsibilities:

A task agreement is proposed;

A cooperative agreement is proposed;

therefore substantial involvement by NPS is anticipated during the period of performance of this agreement. In support of this agreement NPS will:

A grant agreement is proposed, therefore no substantial involvement on the part of the NPS is anticipated for the successful completion of the statement of work. It is anticipated that involvement will be limited to actions related to monitoring project performance and technical assistance at the request of the recipient.

Section 3. Single Source Justification

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

SINGLE SOURCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS

National Park Service Policy FAP&P 1443-2015-06 requires a written justification which explains why competition is not practicable. The justification must address one of the following criteria.

In order for an assistance award to be made without competition, the award must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Unsolicited Proposal – The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award, but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives. The unsolicited proposal must demonstrate an innovative capability or concept not currently available to the government, and prepared without Government involvement. ;

(2) Continuation – The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity presently being funded, for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity;

(3) Legislative intent – The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress’ intent to restrict the award to a particular recipient of purpose;

(4) Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. Successful past performance, familiarity with existing requirements, capabilities that can be obtained or matched by a competitor, or a positive reputation, are not considered to be unique qualifications.

(5) Emergencies – Program/award where there is insufficient time available (due to a compelling and unusual urgency, or substantial danger to health or safety) for adequate competitive procedures to be followed.

NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria:

Task Agreement issued under previously competed or single source master cooperative agreement per Section 2 above. Single Source Justification not applicable.

Continuation

Unique Qualifications

Unsolicited Proposal

Legislative Intent

Explanation of the proposed recipient’s qualifications or the criteria of the proposed project which requires use of the single source criteria cited.

Section 2. Grants.gov Posting Determination

Emergency

The National Park Service intends to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified award.

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified cooperative agreement. Refer to Section 3 Single Source Justification.

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified grant agreement. Refer to Section 3 Single Source Justification.

Section 4. Department of the Interior Secretary’s Priorities

This award will support the following DOI Secretary priority(ies):

Other Key Initiatives:

Employment of veterans.

Supporting DOI Infrastructure needs.

Creating jobs in the American economy.

Access to outdoor recreation opportunities.

Priority 1: Creating a conservation stewardship legacy second only to Teddy Roosevelt Utilize science to identify best practices to manage land and water resources and adapt to changes in the environment.

Examine land use planning process and land use designations that govern public use and access.

Revise and streamline the environmental and regulatory review process while maintaining environmental standards.

Review DOI water storage, transportation, and distribution systems to identify opportunities to resolve conflicts and expand capacity.

Foster relationships with conservation organizations advocating for balanced stewardship and use of public lands.

Identify and implement initiatives to expand access to DOI lands for hunting and fishing.

Shift the balance towards providing greater public access to public lands over restrictions to access.

Priority 2: Utilizing our natural resources Ensure American energy is available to meet our security and economic needs.

Ensure access to mineral resources, especially the critical and rare earth minerals.

Refocus timber programs to embrace the entire 'healthy forests' lifecycle.

Manage competition for grazing resources.

Priority 3: Restoring trust with local communities Be a better neighbor with those closest to our resources by improving dialogue and relationships with persons and entities bordering our lands.

Expand the lines of communication with Governors, state natural resource offices, Fish and Wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, Tribes, and local communities.

Priority 4: Ensuring sovereignty means something Support tribal self-determination, self-governance, and sovereignty.

Solidify mutual interests between the U.S. and the freely associated states and territories.

Priority 5: Generating additional revenues to support DOI & National interests Ensure that the public receives the full market value for the natural resources produced on Federal lands.

Ensure that fees or costs levied for DOI services are reasonable and targeted to achieve cost recovery.

Consider the impact of DOI decisions on economic development and job creation.

Priority 6: Protecting our people and the border Actively support efforts to secure our southern border.

Ensure DOI law enforcement staffing addresses public safety risks anticipated on DOI land.

Promote a "public service" demeanor within our law enforcement community.

Priority 7: Striking a regulatory balance

Reduce the administrative and regulatory burden imposed on U.S.

industry and the public.

Ensure that Endangered Species Act decisions are based on strong science and thorough analysis.

Priority 8: Modernizing our infrastructure Support the White House Public/Private Partnership Initiative to modernize U.S. infrastructure.

Remove impediments to infrastructure development and facilitate private sector efforts to construct infrastructure projects serving American needs.

Prioritize DOI infrastructure needs to highlight:

1. Construction of infrastructure;

2. Cyclical maintenance;

3. Deferred maintenance.

Senior executives are expected to provide leadership in achieving goals of the President and the Secretary.

The Management Team is expected to:

1. Ensure cost-effective operations and quality service to the public;

2. Facilitate organizational cooperation and conflict resolution;

3. Ensure the workplace environment is conducive to employee productivity and safety;

4. Hold individuals accountable for actions that violate DOI policies and requirements.

Priority 10: Achieving our goals and leading our team forward

The proposed project does not support any of the DOI Secretary priorities, but the project is being funded for the following reasons:

Priority 9: Reorganizing for the next 100 years

Improve alignment and integration of the DOI organizational structure. Redistribute organizational resources (people and funding) to enhance mission achievement and improved public service.

Improve organizational alignment with Executive Branch counterparts with major land management assets or influence.

215-597-5949 Goals: Background The City of Paterson, New Jersey, the home of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (NHP), has been an immigrant city since its founding in the 1790s. Today over fifty different ethnic groups are represented in Paterson, and this diversity makes the city a hub of multicultural art, music, literature, and especially food.

Goal “Savor Paterson” will educate high school and college students about and celebrate the city’s immigration story through hands-on educational and interpretive food-related activities. The project will culminate in the “Savor Paterson” food festival in 2021, with the year leading up to the festival focusing on place-based learning activities aligned with culinary arts, business and finance, hospitality, and tourism.

Objectives Paterson Great Falls NHP will partner with Ramapo College of New Jersey (Ramapo College), Passaic County Community College (PCCC; partnership is through Ramapo College), and students from the Culinary Arts, Hospitality, and Tourism (CAHT) program at a Paterson, New Jersey high school to:

• Research and design educational and interpretive programs, aligned with PCCC and CAHT’s school curricula, regarding the importance of food to a culture’s identity;

• Research and develop 10-20 signature dishes that represent a cross section of the many cultural groups from Paterson, New Jersey;

• Research, develop, and present one food-based heritage tourism plan.

• Help plan, manage, and cater the culminating “Savor Paterson” 2021 food festival event that will be at Paterson Great Falls NHP and in honor of its 10th anniversary as a unit of the National Park Service (NPS). The event has an expected attendance of up to 500 people.

Program prep includes Mobile Food Lab (MFL: a school bus outfitted with cooking facilities) educators consulting with students on their marketing and tourism plans; a potential trip to Lower East Side Tenement Museum, where students will receive a tour & copies of “The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook” as inspiration; and visits during the 2020-2021 school year by NPS rangers to the students’ classes to provide educational programs regarding the city’s history and introduce the students to the concept of cultural heritage tourism.

(*Please note: It is the desire of both the NPS and the Recipient is to conduct the program from August of 2020 to December of 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPS requests that the Period of Performance and the Term be extended another full year in the likelihood that the schools will not be able to get fully back “on track” by August 2020.)

August 2020 - October 2020

• Conduct meetings with representatives from the NPS, Ramapo College, Passaic County Community College (PCCC; Ramapo College is partnering with PCCC) and a Paterson high School Culinary Arts, Hospitality, & Tourism (CAHT) program. Develop roles and responsibilities regarding lesson plans, guest speaker(s) outreach, etc.

• The high school will identify a specific class to participate in the program.

• NPS, high school, and college staff to provide program orientation to PCCC and high school students.

• Ramapo College to identify educators to provide programming for culminating event.

• Choose date for culminating activity and confirm with high school principal.

November 2020 – January 2021

• NPS staff begin teaching students about Paterson’s history, including immigration and its connection to food culture and cultural identity.

• NPS, colleges, and high school to contact guest speakers to provide content to culinary student members.

• Schedule potential visit to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. There students will tour the tenement, learn about immigration, sample a variety of foods from the neighborhood and discuss food’s role in immigration history, the neighborhood, and wider American culture.

• By late January, chefs to visit PCCC and high school culinary students to help decide and demonstrate dishes that the students will prepare for culminating event. The college students will create dishes from up to the early 20th century, and the high school students will create dishes from the early 20th century up to today.

February – April 2021

• College and high school students continue working with teachers, NPS staff and Ramapo College educators to design presentations that they will present at culminating event which address food’s role in local immigration history, the City and wider American culture.

• High school tourism students work with PCCC culinary students to create a food tourism brochure for Paterson.

• Students, teachers, and NPS staff work on culminating event ideas, logistics and implementation.

• Finalize logistics for culminating event.

• Begin publicizing the event to the community.

May – June 2021

• Project teams continue to meet and review activities for culminating event.

• Conduct final “Savor Paterson” food festival event in May. (May is first choice, later date if not possible in May).

• Review successes and challenges and create lessons learned and best practices document.

July 2021-October 2021

• September or October: Conduct “Savor Paterson” food festival event if not possible in May.

• Improve tourism plans based on culminating event feedback.

• Use research to create park programming that notes the importance of food culture and immigration, etc.

November 2021-December 2021

• November: Conduct “Savor Paterson” food festival event if not possible in May, September, or October.

• Launch tourism initiative in celebration of the park’s 10th Anniversary.

• Refine park programs to include the importance of food culture and immigration, etc.

• Final reports

2. At the Recipient’s request, NPS may also provide additional technical assistance to the Recipient in support of the objectives of this agreement.

3. Provide lessons to students regarding Paterson history and its connection to this project.

4. Meet with students, teachers, and partners on a regular basis to check on progress.

5. Provide local historian guest speakers from the Paterson Museum and the City of Paterson Historic Preservation Office regarding history of Paterson.

6. Provide personnel and logistical support for the culminating event.

C. The Recipient and NPS, jointly, agree to:

1. Plan overall events and logistics with the help of faculty and staff support from both parties.

2. Initiate and meet with teachers and students to review and finalize culminating event.

3. Finalize all details involving the culminating event including confirming support staff and volunteers.

4. Coordinate potential field trip to the Lower East Tenement Museum for a special program where students will taste a variety of foods and discuss the role of food in immigration history.

2. Provide financial management of the project and assume administrative responsibilities. Provide staff and expertise to meet these needs.

3. Provide the Mobile Food Lab (MF) and MFL educators to “Savor Paterson” to present educational programs to students and event participants.

4. Procure materials, supplies, and rental equipment.

5. Identify and consult with college level culinary class from Passaic County Community College to participate in this program.