Groundwork Southcoast Capacity Building | P19AS00378

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Groundwork Southcoast Capacity Building (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00378) is a Department of the Interior, National Park Service discretionary cooperative agreement focused on providing targeted technical assistance to strengthen Groundwork Southcoast's organizational capacity. The central aim is to help Groundwork Southcoast better design and carry out locally led projects that actively involve the communities they serve, with an emphasis on improving local economic outcomes, environmental conditions, and overall quality of life. The opportunity sits within the Community Development funding activity category (CFDA 15.921) and is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals an expectation of active involvement or collaboration from the federal agency during project implementation rather than a hands-off grant.

The project is framed around two main objectives. First, it supports the planning and early development work needed for Groundwork Southcoast to engage in the cleanup and reuse of brownfields and other derelict lands. The intent is to move these underused or contaminated properties toward productive community assets, particularly greenspace and related public benefits. This objective explicitly ties land reuse planning to practical community improvements such as building or expanding trails, making park upgrades, improving access to healthy foods, and advancing urban agriculture. It also links these redevelopment efforts to broader community resilience priorities by supporting environmental resiliency planning and emergency preparedness through community engagement and the reuse of brownfields and derelict lands. In other words, the effort is not just about physical site improvement, but also about building community-informed plans and partnerships that make neighborhoods healthier, safer, and more prepared for environmental risks.

The second objective focuses on workforce and youth development through the Groundwork Southcoast Green Team. The opportunity supports planning and development of pathways for Green Team members to participate in green job training and structured in-service learning. These experiences are intended to take place both within their own communities and through placements or learning opportunities connected to public lands and federal conservation sites, including National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and National Forests. The underlying idea is to connect local community improvement work with skill-building and career exposure in conservation and environmental fields, helping participants develop job-ready experience while contributing to projects with public value.

In terms of funding and administrative details, the notice lists an award ceiling of $56,450 with an expected number of awards of one. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others" with a note to refer to additional eligibility information, but the most important practical detail is that this posting is a non-competitive Notice of Intent and is not open for applications. The original closing date is effectively not applicable because no applications are being accepted. Overall, the opportunity describes a single, targeted capacity-building award designed to help Groundwork Southcoast plan, coordinate, and expand community-driven environmental redevelopment and workforce development activities, particularly those tied to brownfield reuse, greenspace creation, local food access, resilience planning, and green career pathways.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Groundwork Southcoast Capacity Building" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.921.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 16, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a non-competitive Notice of Intent only. No applications are being accepted at this time.. (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 $56,450.00 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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