Opportunity Information: Apply for P20AS00087
The 2020-2024 Water Rights Administration for the NPS-MT Water Compact (85-20-401) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P20AS00087) is a National Park Service funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior that supports work tied to water rights administration connected to the National Park Service-Montana (NPS-MT) Water Compact. The program sits within a natural resources and science/research context (CFDA 15.954) and is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates an active federal role in planning, coordination, oversight, or technical involvement during the project period rather than a purely hands-off grant.
This posting is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning it is not an open competition and not a solicitation for new applications. In practical terms, the agency is signaling that it intends to make an award to a specific recipient (or a very limited set of recipients) and is publishing the notice for transparency and administrative record purposes. The listing also underscores this point by stating that the announcement is not a request for applications, and it does not function like a standard funding opportunity with a submission window for applicants.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, which aligns with the subject matter because water compacts and water rights administration commonly involve state-level authorities, state agencies, and state-managed legal and administrative frameworks. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, but because it is a notice of intent to award with one expected award, it reads like a planned, targeted cooperative agreement rather than a broad discretionary competition.
The anticipated scale of the award is modest and clearly defined. The award ceiling is $115,000, and the expected number of awards is 1, indicating a single agreement up to that amount for the intended recipient. The posting date is June 17, 2020, and the "closing date" field reiterates that this is an NPS notice of intent to award rather than an application deadline, reinforcing that there is no competitive application process associated with this announcement.
In terms of what the funded work is about, the title and short description point to administration of water rights associated with the NPS-MT Water Compact over the 2020-2024 period. While the notice itself does not provide a work plan or task list, administration in this context typically refers to the practical, ongoing activities needed to implement and manage compact-related water rights, which can include coordination between agencies, tracking and documenting water rights, supporting compliance and implementation steps, and maintaining records or technical inputs that help ensure compact provisions are carried out as intended. Because it is a cooperative agreement, the National Park Service would generally be expected to remain involved as a partner in execution rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back.
Overall, this is a targeted National Park Service cooperative agreement, published for transparency, intended to fund a single state-government partner up to $115,000 to support water rights administration efforts related to the NPS-Montana Water Compact during the 2020-2024 timeframe.Apply for P20AS00087
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2020-2024 Water Rights Administration for the NPS-MT Water Compact (85-20-401)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 17, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This announcement is not a request for applications.. (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 $115,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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