Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00308
The DC Small Park Reservations opportunity is a National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on research and planning support for Washington, DCs network of small public reservations tied to the historic Plan of the City of Washington, specifically the 1791 LEnfant Plan and the 1901-1902 McMillan Plans. The core purpose is to produce a cultural landscape overview and, just as importantly, to build a practical framework the Park Service can use to carry out two major follow-on efforts across these sites: Cultural Landscape Inventories (CLIs) and a Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Procedure (REAP). In other words, the work is less about completing every single site inventory immediately and more about setting up the structure, methods, and pattern-based understanding needed to do those inventories and ethnographic assessments consistently and efficiently across a very large portfolio of small parks.
The project covers roughly 300 small parks that are managed across three National Park Service units in the nations capital: National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA), Rock Creek Park (ROCR), and National Capital Parks East (NACE). These properties vary dramatically in size, from extremely small fragments (as little as 0.00045 acres) up to about seven acres. They also vary widely in function and character, including commemorative spaces at national or neighborhood scales, traditional neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and a range of transportation-related landscapes such as traffic circles, street medians, and traffic islands. Because these sites are numerous and diverse, the opportunity emphasizes developing an overarching way to understand them as a connected system of designed and evolving urban landscapes, rather than treating each site as an isolated case.
A key input for the work will be the Small Parks Management Strategies (2017) report, which the cooperator will receive and use as the baseline list and management context for the parks to be evaluated. From there, the project team is expected to establish a framework for identifying and assessing broader patterns across the small park reservations. The notice highlights several pattern areas that may be examined, such as land use, urban design relationships, connections to surrounding neighborhoods, and natural systems. The intended result is research that helps the Park Service understand how these small parks collectively reflect planning history, civic design, transportation evolution, community use, and ecological conditions, and how those themes should shape the approach to future CLIs and ethnographic work.
Administratively, this listing is not an open call for proposals. It is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award rather than a Request for Applications, meaning the agency is signaling an intended award action rather than soliciting new applicants in a competitive process. The agreement is described as having been previously competed under agreement number P14AC00921, which suggests this action is connected to an existing or previously selected partner arrangement. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, implying that the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the work rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal agency participation.
The funding opportunity number is P17AS00308, and it sits within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category under CFDA 15.945. Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reinforcing that the work is designed for an academic or university-based partner with research capacity in areas like cultural landscape history, urban planning history, landscape architecture, and ethnographic methods. The listed award ceiling is $56,000, and the original closing date shown is June 13, 2017, though in practice the Notice of Intent format indicates the primary relevance is documenting the governments intent rather than inviting submissions by that date.
Overall, the opportunity supports foundational research and method-setting for documenting, interpreting, and planning for DCs small park reservations as a historically significant and functionally complex system. The deliverables are meant to guide consistent future inventories and community-informed understanding of these places, helping the Park Service manage everything from tiny traffic islands to small neighborhood greenspaces in a way that respects historic design intent, present-day urban conditions, and the lived cultural meanings attached to these public landscapes.Apply for P17AS00308
- The National Park Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DC Small Park Reservations" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-05-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-06-13. (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 $56,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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DC Small Park Reservations (National Park Service) - FAQs
What is the DC Small Park Reservations grant opportunity?
This opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on research and planning support for Washington, DC's network of small public reservations that relate to the historic Plan of the City of Washington, especially the 1791 L'Enfant Plan and the 1901-1902 McMillan Plans.
What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to produce a cultural landscape overview and to build a practical framework NPS can use to carry out two major follow-on efforts across these sites: Cultural Landscape Inventories (CLIs) and a Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Procedure (REAP). The emphasis is on establishing structure, methods, and pattern-based understanding to support consistent and efficient future work across a large set of small parks.
Is this funding intended to complete inventories for every park right away?
No. The work is described as less about immediately completing a full inventory for every single site and more about setting up the structure, methods, and system-wide understanding needed to do future CLIs and REAP work consistently across the full portfolio.
Approximately how many sites are included in the project?
The project covers roughly 300 small parks.
Which National Park Service units manage the small parks covered by this work?
The small parks are managed across three NPS units in Washington, DC: National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA), Rock Creek Park (ROCR), and National Capital Parks East (NACE).
How large are the parks included in this portfolio?
They vary widely in size, from extremely small fragments (as little as 0.00045 acres) up to about seven acres.
What kinds of places count as "small park reservations" in this opportunity?
The portfolio includes a wide range of landscapes and public spaces, such as commemorative spaces (at national or neighborhood scales), traditional neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and transportation-related landscapes like traffic circles, street medians, and traffic islands.
Why does the opportunity focus on patterns and a system-wide view rather than treating each park separately?
Because the sites are numerous and diverse, the opportunity emphasizes creating an overarching way to understand them as a connected system of designed and evolving urban landscapes, rather than approaching each site as an isolated case.
What baseline document will the project use to identify and understand the parks?
A key input is the Small Parks Management Strategies (2017) report. The cooperator is expected to receive and use it as the baseline list and management context for the parks evaluated in this work.
What types of patterns or themes does the notice suggest the project may examine across the parks?
The notice highlights pattern areas that may be examined, including land use, urban design relationships, connections to surrounding neighborhoods, and natural systems.
What kinds of questions is the research intended to help NPS answer?
The intended result is research that helps NPS understand how the small parks collectively reflect planning history, civic design, transportation evolution, community use, and ecological conditions, and how those themes should shape the approach to future CLIs and ethnographic work.
What are the two major follow-on efforts this framework is meant to support?
The framework is meant to support future Cultural Landscape Inventories (CLIs) and a Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Procedure (REAP) across the small park reservations.
Is this an open call for proposals?
No. The listing is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award rather than a Request for Applications. That means NPS is signaling an intended award action rather than soliciting new applicants through a competitive process.
Does the notice indicate why it is not an open competition?
It notes that the agreement has been previously competed under agreement number P14AC00921, suggesting the action is connected to an existing or previously selected partner arrangement.
What type of federal funding instrument is being used?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it imply that this is a cooperative agreement?
The notice indicates that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work, rather than issuing a grant with minimal agency participation.
Is this opportunity discretionary?
Yes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is P17AS00308.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.945.
What activity category is this opportunity placed under?
It sits within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category.
Who is eligible to apply, based on the listing?
Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What kinds of capabilities is the work designed to leverage from the eligible partner?
The eligibility and description indicate the work is suited to an academic or university-based partner with research capacity in areas such as cultural landscape history, urban planning history, landscape architecture, and ethnographic methods.
What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The listed award ceiling is $56,000.
What closing date is shown on the listing?
The original closing date shown is June 13, 2017.
How should the closing date be interpreted given this is a Notice of Intent to Award?
The Notice of Intent format indicates the primary purpose is documenting the government's intended award action rather than inviting submissions by that date.
What is the overall outcome this project is trying to support for DC small parks?
Overall, the project supports foundational research and method-setting for documenting, interpreting, and planning for DC's small park reservations as a historically significant and functionally complex system, with deliverables intended to guide consistent future inventories and community-informed understanding.
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