Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System Management Plan Implementation -Modification 2 | P18AS00653

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Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System Management Plan Implementation - Modification 2 (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00653) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on implementing the Wekiva Wild and Scenic Comprehensive River Management Plan (2012) and advancing the purposes of the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act of 2000. The agreement is meant to formally document and carry out the roles and responsibilities of the involved parties as they apply protection strategies along the Wekiva River system, in line with the broader intent of the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. In practical terms, the opportunity supports coordinated management actions that help conserve the river corridor while guiding how the area is used, maintained, and interpreted for the public.

A central emphasis of the project is the protection of the river's designated Outstandingly Remarkable Values (ORVs). These ORVs are grouped into five categories: scenic values; recreation values; wildlife and habitat values; historic and cultural values; and water quality and quantity values. The work supported by the agreement is framed around safeguarding these core values through planned strategies, which can include conservation measures, monitoring, management coordination, and on-the-ground or programmatic actions aligned with the 2012 management plan.

Public education and outreach is highlighted as a substantive, built-in component of the management plan and therefore a major element of what this funding is intended to support. The plan contains multiple outreach-related action strategies, goals, and objectives, reflecting the idea that long-term protection is strengthened when residents, visitors, partners, and river users understand the river's significance, the reasons it is protected, and the behaviors and practices that reduce impacts. This can include interpretive materials, engagement campaigns, and other efforts designed to inform and shape stewardship across diverse user groups.

Beyond education, the management plan areas referenced in the announcement make clear that implementation work is expected to address the broader set of management practices needed to achieve Wild and Scenic River purposes. That includes resource protection approaches, guidance around development of lands and facilities, and attention to user capacities, meaning the plan contemplates how much use different areas can sustain and what management actions are necessary to prevent degradation of the river's values. The overall thrust is balanced river management: protecting ecological and cultural resources while managing recreation and public access in ways that remain consistent with the river's protected status.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding action using a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as collaboration, coordination, or shared responsibilities between the National Park Service and the recipient. The eligible applicant type listed is a nonprofit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The expected award count is one, with an award ceiling of $248,510.

This notice is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a Notice of Intent to Award, issued to provide public notice that the National Park Service intends to fund a specific federal financial assistance project without full and open competition. The announcement date is September 6, 2018, and the listing ties the activity to CFDA number 15.954, within the broader activity area of education, science and technology, and other research and development, reflecting the mix of public outreach, stewardship, and implementation work associated with comprehensive river management.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System Management Plan Implementation -Modification 2" 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 Sep 06, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This Notice of Intent to Award is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to fund the following federal financial assistance project without full and open competition.. (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 $248,510.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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