Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property for Parks, Recreation, and Historic Monuments
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.918
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- Federal Lands to Parks Program (FLP); Historic Surplus Property Program (HSPP)
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- U.S. Territories and possessions
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- Local
- Anyone/general public
- State
- Treasury account
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- 14-1042-0-1-303
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of the Interior National Park Service transfers surplus federal real property to state and local governments for parks, recreation, and historic preservation purposes under the Federal Lands to Parks (FLP) and Historic Structures Preservation Program (HSPP) tracks (CFDA 15.918); the program has no recent open grant opportunities documented in current sources.
The FLP track conveys surplus federal property suitable for public parks and recreation use, while the HSPP track transfers historic federal buildings to state and local governments with requirements for perpetual preservation maintenance. Property suitability and the applicant's demonstrated capacity to execute the proposed use drive approval decisions. The National Park Service oversees both tracks, coordinating with the General Services Administration for civilian surplus property or the Department of Defense for military base closure disposals under BRAC statutes. Processing timelines range from three to six months for FLP transfers and potentially longer for HSPP depending on site circumstances.
The source provides no data on award volume, funding concentration, historical grant activity, or recent awards under this program. It does not establish a dollar-value envelope, identify representative recent recipients, or characterize the distribution of awards across time. The application process operates on a reactive cycle tied to federal surplus-property determinations rather than solicited competitions: eligible state and local governments must respond to individual surplus-property notices issued by GSA or DOD, then contact the appropriate National Park Service Regional Office to apply. The National Park Service issues application forms directly; interested applicants must identify specific properties flagged as surplus through GSA or DoD disposal announcements and initiate outreach to the relevant NPS region. No open solicitation or upcoming opportunity deadline is documented in available sources.
Awarded recipients remain subject to periodic on-site compliance inspection and stewardship reporting, with noncompliant properties reverted to the federal government.
Objective and description
- Objective
FLP: To transfer surplus Federal real property for state and local public park and recreation use; HSPP: To transfer Federal historic real property to state and local governments for historic preservation purposes.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
FLP: Only State or local units of government and territories are eligible to apply for surplus real property for public parks and recreation. Recipients must agree to manage the property in the public interest and for public recreational use. HSPP: Only State or local units of government and territories are eligible to apply for surplus real property for historic preservation purposes. A recipient must agree to preserve and maintain the property in perpetuity and may accomplish this goal by leasing the property to a non-profit or for-profit entity. Additionally, a property may be used for revenue-producing activities to support it, and such activities may be eligible for Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives (see 15.915, Technical Preservation Services).
- Beneficiary eligibility
General public.
- Credentials and documentation
FLP: The applicant must submit an application, proposed program of use for the property and evidence of its ability to finance the program. HSPP: The applicant must submit an application that includes a Program for Preservation and Utilization, which is comprised of a preservation plan, a use plan and a financial plan.
- Uses of assistance
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How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
FLP: Park and recreation applications are coordinated by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and the General Services Administration (GSA), or in the case of legislated military base closures, the Department of Defense (DOD) and its military components. HSPP: Historic surplus property applications are coordinated by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and the GSA, or in the cases of legislated military base closures, the DOD and its military components.
- Application procedure
Applications for park and recreation use and historic uses are submitted to the appropriate National Park Service Regional Office. Application forms are issued by the National Park Service.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Suitability of real property for the proposed use and the ability of the applicant unit of government to carry out the proposed program of use.
- Award procedure
FLP: Upon approval of a park and recreation application, the National Park Service will request GSA or DOD military service, in the case of base closures, to assign the property to the Secretary of the Interior for transfer. Upon assignment by DOD or GSA, the National Park Service will transfer the property to the applicant. HSPP: To ensure the adequate preservation of the historic surplus property, the National Park Service will provide the technical assistance to the applicant during the development of the application. Upon approval of the application, the National Park Service will formally recommend to GSA or DOD that the property be transferred to the applicant. GSA or DOD will prepare the deed, which includes provisions for maintaining the property in perpetuity, and the property will be conveyed to the applicant.
- Deadlines
FLP: The National Park Service must notify the General Services Administration within 30 calendar days after the date of the notice of determination of surplus if there is an eligible applicant interested in acquiring the property, or otherwise comply with the DOD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) planning and disposal schedules. For a park and recreation transfer, the National Park Service must request assignment of property from GSA within 30 calendar days after the expiration of the 30 day period, or otherwise comply with DOD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) planning and disposal schedules. HSPP: An eligible state or local government that wishes to acquire a property under the HSPP must follow the notification instructions given in the official surplus determination notice for that property. As part of this process, the eligible applicant must contact the appropriate regional office of the National Park Service to request and move forward with an application. Approval of the application and conveyance of the property follows the process described above under Section 093.
- Time to approval or disapproval
FLP and HSPP: From 3 to 6 months (could be longer for HSPP depending on the circumstances)
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.918?
Assistance Listing 15.918 is Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property for Parks, Recreation, and Historic Monuments, a federal grant program run by National Park Service (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property for Parks, Recreation, and Historic Monuments?
Its CFDA number is 15.918: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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