Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00162
The funding opportunity titled "Visitor Safety Services for Roadrunner Shuttle at Joshua Tree National Park" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00162) is a National Park Service project under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on improving visitor safety through better communication on the park's Roadrunner (Road Runner) shuttle buses. The central idea is to place a team of youth interns on the shuttle system and equip them with practical communication skills so they can directly brief visitors on transportation-related safety information while riders are actually using the service. The work is framed as a natural resources-related activity (CFDA 15.931) because it supports safe, managed access within a national park setting and helps visitors navigate the park responsibly.
The project goals and objectives are straightforward and visitor-centered. Youth interns would ride aboard the shuttle buses and provide passengers with clear, timely guidance on both safety and logistics. A core responsibility is explaining the shuttle schedule in plain terms and making sure visitors understand the timing required to travel into the park and, just as importantly, to make it back out before service ends. The practical problem being addressed is that visitors can misjudge shuttle timing, miss the last bus, and end up stranded inside the park after hours. By having trained staff on board to answer questions, repeat key schedule details, and encourage riders to plan their return trips, the project aims to reduce that risk and improve the overall visitor experience.
Administratively, this listing is categorized as a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement funding instrument. However, the notice makes clear that it is a "Notice of Intent to Award" and explicitly states it is not a request for applications. In other words, it is not an open competition where new applicants submit proposals. Instead, it serves as public notice that the National Park Service intends to fund this work under an existing cooperative agreement with GBI. While the eligibility category listed is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), the intent-to-award language indicates the award pathway is already determined through that pre-existing partnership structure rather than a new solicitation.
The posting shows an award ceiling of $599,995 and lists expected awards as 0, which aligns with the intent-to-award format: it is documenting a planned action under an existing agreement rather than inviting multiple new awards through a competitive process. The opportunity record was created June 21, 2018, with an original closing date of July 5, 2018, but that closing date functions more like an administrative milestone for the notice rather than a deadline for submitting applications. Overall, the project is best understood as a targeted visitor-safety and trip-planning support effort on Joshua Tree National Park's shuttle system, delivered by trained youth interns as part of a structured cooperative agreement.Apply for P18AS00162
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Visitor Safety Services for Roadrunner Shuttle at Joshua Tree National Park" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 05, 2018 NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This is NOT a request for application. This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Agreement with GBI. (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 $599,995.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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