Mission 66 Era Resources of Yellowstone, Phase 4 | P18AS00516

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Mission 66 Era Resources of Yellowstone, Phase 4 (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00516) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on completing a key piece of historic preservation documentation for Yellowstone National Park. The project centers on Yellowstone properties associated with the Mission 66 era, the major mid-20th-century initiative (roughly 1956 to 1966) that modernized visitor facilities and park infrastructure across the National Park System. The goal of this Phase 4 effort is to help Yellowstone move closer to finalizing a Multi-Property National Register Nomination for its Mission 66 historic resources by producing a National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form, often called an MPDF. In practical terms, the MPDF provides the historic context and the standardized registration requirements that make it possible to evaluate and nominate groups of related properties to the National Register of Historic Places in a consistent, defensible way.

The opportunity is designed as a collaboration between the National Park Service and Colorado State University, specifically CSU's Public Lands History Center. The agreement supports both preservation outcomes and education: Yellowstone advances its National Register work product, and CSU students gain hands-on experience in documenting historic properties using National Register standards and methods. That typically involves archival and historical research, field documentation of buildings and structures, evaluation of integrity and significance, and preparing narrative context statements that explain why Mission 66 resources matter and how they fit within broader themes in Yellowstone and National Park Service history.

Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity under the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, categorized under Natural Resources (CFDA 15.945). It was offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project rather than a more hands-off grant. Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, aligning with the intended partnership and student-training emphasis. The funding ceiling was $35,000, with one expected award, indicating a targeted, single-recipient project rather than a competitive multi-award program. The opportunity was created on August 13, 2018, with an original closing date of August 22, 2018, reflecting a short application window consistent with a narrowly scoped, partner-aligned project.

Overall, the grant is about advancing formal recognition and documentation of Yellowstone's Mission 66-era built environment by completing the foundational MPDF needed for a multi-property nomination, while simultaneously building capacity and professional skills among CSU Public Lands History Center students through real-world preservation documentation work.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mission 66 Era Resources of Yellowstone, Phase 4" 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 Aug 13, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 22, 2018. (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 $35,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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