Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection Program

Modified Closing Date (application deadline) from June 30, 2020 to April 1, 2020. This change is necessary to accommodate the upcoming National Park Service grant management system transition into GrantSolutions. For further information, please contact NPS ABPP. -

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection Program. The National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports).

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection Program. The National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports).

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection ProgramThe National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports).

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection Program The National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports).

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection ProgramThe National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commissions (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nations Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports). Foremost consideration is given to application packages for acquisition proposals at battlefields defined as Priority I or II sites in the Reports. The Reports and a listing of battlefields priority status can be found at on the Web at https://www.nps.gov/abpp/grants/CWBLAGgrants.htmPotential applicants should carefully review the guidelines before preparing an application package. The ABPP also encourages applicants to contact the ABPP staff before submitting an application package.

. - Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection ProgramThe National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commissions (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nations Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports). Foremost consideration is given to application packages for acquisition proposals at battlefields defined as Priority I or II sites in the Reports. The Reports and a listing of battlefields priority status can be found at on the Web at https://www.nps.gov/abpp/grants/CWBLAGgrants.htm Potential applicants should carefully review the guidelines before preparing an application package. The ABPP also encourages applicants to contact the ABPP staff before submitting an application package.

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant- American Battlefield Protection Program The National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission⿿s (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nation⿿s Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports). Foremost consideration is given to application packages for acquisition proposals at battlefields defined as Priority I or II sites in the Reports. The Reports and a listing of battlefields⿿ priority status can be found at on the Web at https://www.nps.gov/abpp/grants/CWBLAGgrants.htm Potential applicants should carefully review the guidelines before preparing an application package. The ABPP also encourages applicants to contact the ABPP staff before submitting an application package. The following are incorporated into this agreement by reference: 1. Your complete application for this assistance agreement, including amendments to the application 2. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) as amended 3. OSM grant regulations (Code of Federal Regulations: 30 CFR Chapter VII, Parts 725, 735, 795, 870-887) 4. Your approved regulatory and/or reclamation program as listed in 30 CFR Chapter VII, Subchapter T. 5. OSM's Federal Assistance Manual, directive GMT-10 6. The standard Department of Interior Financial Assistance terms and conditions for this award are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if in full text. The full text can be found at: http://www.doi.gov/pam/programs/financial_assistance/TermsandConditions.cfm or can be obtained by contacting the Financial Assistance Administrator. 7. Recipient Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) (a) This award and employees working on this financial assistance agreement will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Award Recipient employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S. C. 4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239). (b) The Award Recipient shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of the employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712. (c) The Award Recipient shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subawards or subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold. 42 CFR § 52.203-17 (as referenced in 42 CFR § 3.908-9). 8. In accordance with Chapter 3-120 of the Federal Assistance Manual, you must obtain our approval before you provide financial assistance to a third party by subgrant or other means. Once we have given our approval, you must update the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS), accordingly. 9. The Recipient must establish safeguards to prohibit its employees and Subrecipients from using their positions for purposes that constitute or present the appearance of a personal or organizational conflict of interest. The Recipient is responsible for notifying the grants officer in writing of any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of this award. Conflicts of interest include any relationship or matter which might place the Recipient or its employees in a position of conflict, real or apparent, between their responsibilities under the agreement and any other outside interests. Conflicts of interest may also include, but are not limited to, direct or indirect financial interests, close personal relationship, positions of trust in outside organizations, consideration of future employment arrangements with a different organization, or making a decision affecting the award that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts would question the Recipient and/or Recipient⿿s employees and Subrecipients⿿ impartiality in the matter. The grants officer and the servicing ethics counselor will determine if a conflict of interest exists. If a conflict of interest exists, the grants officer will determine whether a mitigation plan is feasible. Mitigation plans must be approved by the grants officer in writing. Failure to resolve conflicts of interest in a manner that satisfies the government may be cause for termination of the award. 10. State, local, tribal, and territorial government recipients of Federal grant funding for the purchase or use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for their own operations must have in place policies and procedures to safeguard individuals' privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties prior to expending such funds. With certain exceptions found in Chapter 2-260 of the Federal Assistance Manual, you must keep these records for three years starting on the day you send us your final expenditure report to close the assistance agreement. This agreement takes effect at the time of approval by the Director of OSM or his authorized delegate. The recipient accepts the agreement including the terms and conditions by starting work or making its first request for Federal funds approved under this agreement.

The National Park Service (NPS) makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Battlefields. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) are administered by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) and awarded through a competitive process. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase 1) land in fee simple or 2) permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at battlefields listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commissionâ¿¿s (CWSAC) 1993 Report on the Nationâ¿¿s Civil War Battlefields or the 2007 Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (Reports). Foremost consideration is given to application packages for acquisition proposals at battlefields defined as Priority I or II sites in the Reports. The Reports and a listing of battlefieldsâ¿¿ priority status can be found at on the Web at https://www.nps.gov/abpp/grants/CWBLAGgrants.htm Potential applicants should carefully review the guidelines before preparing an application package. The ABPP also encourages applicants to contact the ABPP staff before submitting an application package.