Assistance Listing 15.919

The Department of the Interior administered CFDA 15.919 to fund environmental education programs, park infrastructure improvements, and conservation research projects, with the most recent grant award made on February 9, 2009—more than seventeen years ago. This program is inactive and no longer pursues new applicants.

The portfolio shows 40 total Project Grants awarded between 2000 and 2009, concentrated in the 2007–2008 period when the program issued 14 and 11 awards respectively before declining to a single award in 2009. The Department of the Interior was the sole funding source across all 40 awards. Combined federal dollars obligated totaled $2.7 million, with recipients contributing $900 thousand in non-federal cost-share for a combined total of $3.6 million.

Award magnitudes ranged widely. Most Groundwork program development grants funded by the department fell in the $25 thousand to $90 thousand range—examples include Groundwork Portland at $85 thousand (September 2008), Groundwork San Diego at $85 thousand (July 2007), and Groundwork Milwaukee at $90 thousand (November 2005). Environmental education and park stewardship initiatives drew smaller awards: support for an environmental education program funded at $25 thousand (February 2009), archaeological monitoring projects at $19 thousand to $25 thousand (August 2008), and visitor inquiry support at $13 thousand (April 2008). Infrastructure rehabilitation projects commanded larger sums—renovation of Buffington Park at $357 thousand (April 2002), rehabilitation of a downtown recreation center at $714 thousand (November 2001), and development of picnic areas and trails at Azalea Park at $500 thousand (September 2006).

No grant opportunities are currently open. The program ceased issuing new awards after 2009 and should be considered inactive for business development purposes.