Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00608
The Groundwork Bridgeport Outdoor Recreation Partnership (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00608) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement designed to provide targeted technical assistance that helps expand outdoor recreation access and strengthen stewardship of natural resources in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, the effort sits in the community development activity area (CFDA 15.954) and is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals an active role for the federal partner in carrying out the work rather than a typical stand-alone grant.
The central goal is to support Groundwork Bridgeport in improving public access to parks, recreation opportunities, and conserved natural resources throughout Bridgeport. At the same time, the project is meant to generate practical know-how that can be shared with other communities pursuing similar park access and outdoor recreation initiatives in partnership with the National Park Service. In other words, it is both a local capacity-building effort for Bridgeport and a way to strengthen broader community-based recreation and greening work through peer support and transferable technical assistance.
The project objectives focus on planning and early development activities across several place-based priorities. One major objective is to engage Groundwork Bridgeport in cleanup and restoration planning for the Pequonnock River corridor, with the clear intention of making the river and shoreline more usable and enjoyable for the public. Another objective is to implement a trail system in Elton Rogers Woodland Park to increase public access and connectivity within the park. A third objective is the development of pollinator gardens on vacant, derelict parcels, turning underused land into habitat that supports bees and other pollinators while also improving neighborhood environmental quality. Beyond these on-the-ground elements, the project also explicitly aims to support Groundwork Bridgeport in helping other communities develop and carry out projects that expand access to parks, greenspace, and outdoor recreation in coordination with the National Park Service.
In terms of funding and award structure, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $60,000 with one expected award. The posting is not an open competition; it is a notice of intent to partner with Groundwork USA under an existing agreement, and it states that no applications will be accepted. This means the funding is effectively set aside for a specific partner relationship rather than available through a standard application process. The opportunity was created on August 29, 2018, and eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility field, but the noncompetitive intent indicates the practical eligible partner is predetermined through the existing partnership framework.Apply for P18AS00608
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Groundwork Bridgeport Outdoor Recreation Partnership" 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 Aug 29, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Notice of intent to partner with Groundwork USA under existing agreement. No applications will be accepted.. (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 $60,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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