Conduct Alternative Transportation Outreach, Education, and Support for Visitor Access and Enjoyment in the Yosemite Region | P18AS00722

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00722

The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, published a Notice of Intent to Award for a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Conduct Alternative Transportation Outreach, Education, and Support for Visitor Access and Enjoyment in the Yosemite Region." This notice is meant strictly as a public transparency posting and is not a request for applications or proposals. In other words, the NPS is not seeking competing applicants for this particular effort; instead, it is notifying the public that it plans to move forward with a specific award.

The award is planned as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project’s implementation (for example, coordinating outreach goals, aligning materials with park priorities, or collaborating on visitor information strategies). The agreement referenced is Cooperative Agreement P18AC01419, and the intended recipient is the Tuolumne County Transportation Council. The eligible applicant category listed for the opportunity is county governments, matching the selected partner organization.

The focus of the project is on alternative transportation in the Yosemite region, with an emphasis on outreach, education, and support services that help visitors access and enjoy the area. While the notice does not provide a detailed task list, the title and context strongly indicate activities such as informing visitors about non-personal-vehicle options (like shuttles, public transit connections, park-and-ride services, or regional transit links), improving awareness of transportation choices, and supporting systems that make it easier for visitors to navigate without relying solely on private cars. These types of efforts generally aim to improve the visitor experience while also helping manage congestion, parking demand, and associated impacts in and around heavily visited park areas.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number P18AS00722 and the CFDA program number 15.954. The activity categories are listed as Natural Resources and Transportation, reflecting the combined goals of protecting resources and improving mobility and visitor access. The notice anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $177,500. The posting date (Creation Date) is September 20, 2018, and there is no application deadline because the announcement is explicitly not open for applications.

Overall, this notice communicates that the NPS intends to fund one specific partner, without full and open competition, to carry out transportation-related outreach and visitor support work that promotes alternative ways to reach and experience Yosemite and the surrounding region, backed by up to $177,500 under a cooperative agreement structure.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conduct Alternative Transportation Outreach, Education, and Support for Visitor Access and Enjoyment in the Yosemite Region" 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 20, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This 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 $177,500.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: County governments.

Apply for P18AS00722

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: