CFDA 15.943: Challenge Cost Share

BEGINNING 8/20/2025 DO NOT USE THIS ASSISTANCE LISTING - EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO ARCHIVE/RETIRE IN 2026.

Agency

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Also known as

National Park Service Challenge Cost Share

Assistance types

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS;DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIED USE

Official listing

View on SAM.gov →

Objectives

BEGINNING 8/20/2025 DO NOT USE THIS ASSISTANCE LISTING - EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO ARCHIVE/RETIRE IN 2026. This program does not award grants or cooperative agreements. The Challenge Cost Share Program is intended to support specific National Park Service mission-related projects that align with goals of local project partners. National Park Service staff will work with local project partners to achieve these mutually beneficial outcomes. This partnership challenge seeks to reward proposals that have the best prospects to build enduring benefits and develop new partnerships.

Eligible applicants

State, local, or tribal government or other public entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization.

Financial assistance range

1 - 384000

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Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.