• photo of a replica keelboat with a crew member on the bow at sunset

    Lewis & Clark

    National Historic Trail ID,IL,IA,KS,MO,MT,NE,ND,OR,SD,WA

Opportunity for Assistance

Are you working on a Lewis and Clark Trail project and would like some assistance?

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Partner Support Program announces an opportunity to work collaboratively to achieve your goals. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Trail) Partner Support Program is made up of an interdisciplinary team of NPS specialists that offer their assistance in support of partner-driven projects that help protect Trail resources, communicate the stories and enhance the Trail visitor experience.

Through this competitive process, the Trail Partner Support Program team can dedicate its time and resources to assist partners with compatible missions in areas such as consultation, facilitation, technical assistance, funding, training, liaisonship, network development, etc.

Applications will be accepted for technical assistance with or without funding.

NEW THIS YEAR:
We will only be accepting Technical Assistance with Funding applications through Grants.gov, the Federal Financial Assistance online system for funding opportunities.

Technical Assistance Only without funding applications will once again be accepted through our office in Omaha, Nebraska.

Please follow the appropriate procedures for the type of assistance you are requesting.

We will be accepting applications from January 23 through February 27, 2012.

Who is eligible to apply for assistance?
All non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; educational institutions; local, state and tribal governments; and private individuals are eligible to request assistance through the Trail Partner Support Program.

Applicants must need and expect substantial involvement from Trail Partner Support Program staff in the execution and management of projects. This involvement will include, but is not limited to: collaboration, participation, project visioning or re-envisioning.

Projects will be considered regardless of geographic location, but must demonstrate a clear connection to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and its mission:

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail will work in

partnership to protect the Trail for the enjoyment,

education, and inspiration of all people.

 

How much money is available per project?

The amount awarded per project is dependent upon available funding at the time of award. No project will be awarded less than $5,000 or more than $20,000.

Are there any restrictions?
There is no limit on the number of Applications for Technical Assistance that may be submitted. However, no single entity that requests funding will be awarded more than $20,000 in total under this announcement.

Products developed with funds awarded under this announcement may not be sold for profit. The NPS reserves license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, and authorize others to use, the copyright in any work developed under this announcement for Federal Government purposes [43 CFR §12.74].

If this opportunity sounds good to you, please see the Applying for Assistance page for more information.

 

Download the full announcement

Download slides from our recent webinar about the application process

Did You Know?

William Clark's signature at Pompeys Pillar

Two hundred years after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the only physical evidence of the journey is found near Billings, MT. In July 1805, William Clark carved his name into the soft rock of what he called Pompeys Tower. This site is now preserved at Pompeys Pillar National Monument.