Wheeling National Heritage Area | NPS 19 NERO 0061

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0061

The "Wheeling National Heritage Area" notice (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS 19 NERO 0061) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding announcement that serves only as a public notification of the agency's intent to make an award. It is explicitly not a solicitation and not a request for applications, meaning organizations should not treat it like an open competition or expect to submit proposals in response to this posting. Instead, it functions as a formal transparency step to inform the public that NPS plans to provide financial assistance for specific project activities connected to the Wheeling National Heritage Area.

The planned award would be made using a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work, such as participating in project planning, providing technical guidance, coordinating activities, or helping oversee implementation. The funding activity category is listed as "Regional Development," signaling that the supported activities are likely aimed at place-based economic and community development outcomes tied to heritage resources, such as preservation, interpretation, tourism development, educational programming, or partnerships that strengthen the heritage area's regional impact.

The listing shows the assistance is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.939, a number used to track federal financial assistance programs. The eligible applicant type is broadly labeled "Others," which in many federal notices can include entities such as nonprofit organizations, local or regional partners, heritage area management entities, and other non-federal organizations that do not fit neatly into standard applicant categories like state governments or universities. However, because this is not an open call, the eligibility label does not imply that applications will be accepted; it mainly describes the type of recipient NPS anticipates working with.

Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $596,000 and an original closing date of 2019-07-15, which in this context functions more like an administrative timeline for the public notice rather than a deadline for submitting an application package. The record was created on 2019-07-05. The number of expected awards is not specified in the provided data, but the structure and wording suggest a targeted award rather than multiple competitive awards.

In practical terms, this notice indicates that NPS intended to direct up to $596,000 through a cooperative agreement to support defined activities related to the Wheeling National Heritage Area, with NPS actively involved in the project. Since it is not a request for applications, interested parties would generally need to look for separate competitive opportunities, partner with the intended recipient if appropriate, or contact NPS program staff for clarification on future funding rounds or how cooperative agreement partners are identified for similar efforts.

• The National Park Service in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wheeling National Heritage Area" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-07-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-07-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $596,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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