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National Park Service, U.S. Mission to Australia Post Open Grant Opportunities

A cluster of federal grant opportunities spans NPS resource management and interpretation projects in the National Capital Region as well as a public diplomacy program in Australia.

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The National Park Service has posted four grant opportunities tied to parks and historic sites in the National Capital Region and Northeast. The awards cover a range of resource stewardship and public engagement activities, including R package development and data certification for NPS units (P16AS00322), a Regional Resource Condition Assessment (P16AS00333), Shaw Neighborhood research internships at National Capital Parks-East (P16AS00337), and enhanced interpretation at Ford's Theatre (P17AS00001).

The R package and data certification project is designed to support NPS units across both the National Capital Region and the broader Northeast, suggesting a data infrastructure role that could benefit multiple park units simultaneously. The Regional Resource Condition Assessment and the Shaw Neighborhood internship program indicate continued NPS investment in both ecological monitoring and community-rooted historical research within the Washington, D.C. area.

The Ford's Theatre interpretation grant (P17AS00001) extends NPS activity into the realm of cultural heritage programming at one of the capital's most prominent historic sites. Separately, the U.S. Mission to Australia has posted its Annual Program Statement (PAS-AUS-FY2017-1), a standing public diplomacy funding mechanism administered through the Mission. No award amounts or application deadlines were specified in the source records for any of the five opportunities.

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  1. The National Park Service posted a grant opportunity for R package development and data certification for NPS units of the National Capital Region and the Northeast, identified as P16AS00322.

    grants.gov

  2. The National Park Service posted a grant opportunity for a Regional Resource Condition Assessment, identified as P16AS00333.

    grants.gov

  3. The National Park Service posted a grant opportunity for Shaw Neighborhood Research Interns at National Capital Parks-East, identified as P16AS00337.

    grants.gov

  4. The National Park Service posted a grant opportunity for enhancing interpretation at Ford's Theatre, identified as P17AS00001.

    grants.gov

  5. The U.S. Mission to Australia posted an Annual Program Statement grant opportunity identified as PAS-AUS-FY2017-1.

    grants.gov

  6. The U.S. Mission to Australia Annual Program Statement is administered by the U.S. Mission to Australia.

    grants.gov

  7. No award amounts or application deadlines were specified in the source records for any of the five opportunities.

    grants.gov

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