NPS Provides Federal Assistance in Support of The King Center | P20AS00018

Opportunity Information: Apply for P20AS00018

The grant opportunity titled "NPS Provides Federal Assistance in Support of The King Center" (Funding Opportunity Number P20AS00018) is a discretionary federal assistance award issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. It is structured as a Cooperative Agreement under the education funding activity category and is associated with CFDA Number 15.955. The notice was created on December 16, 2019, and it outlines a multi-year federal assistance arrangement intended to sustain and strengthen the ongoing partnership between the National Park Service and The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. (commonly known as The King Center).

The purpose of the agreement is to provide continuing funding support for The King Center's programs, as well as its operations and maintenance needs. In practical terms, this funding is aimed at helping The King Center continue its work of preserving, presenting, and interpreting the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within the context of the park and related historic resources. A central emphasis of the supported work is Dr. King's teachings and philosophy of nonviolence, along with his leadership role in the American civil rights movement. The opportunity explicitly frames the award as part of an established federal assistance relationship and as a mechanism to continue collaborative preservation and interpretation efforts connected to the park.

This posting is not an open call for proposals and is not a request for applications. Instead, it is a notice of intent to make a restricted award, meaning the National Park Service intends to issue the cooperative agreement directly to a specified recipient: The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. While the eligibility field references nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and includes other potential categories depending on additional eligibility language, the notice makes clear that only one award is expected and that it is restricted to The King Center.

The anticipated maximum funding amount listed for the agreement is an award ceiling of $4,855,000, with one expected award. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, it typically indicates a relationship where substantial involvement by the federal agency is anticipated during the project period, reflecting the collaborative nature of the work to preserve and interpret Dr. King's legacy in coordination with National Park Service goals and the park's interpretive mission.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NPS Provides Federal Assistance in Support of The King Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.955.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 16, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications. This is a notice of intent to make a restricted award to The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Inc.. (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 $4,855,000.00 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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