RECOVERY ACT, Rehabilitate African Meeting House Boston, BOAF 151732, TAS::14 1041, NAICS: 712110, This project will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Act.

The summary for the RECOVERY ACT, Rehabilitate African Meeting House Boston, BOAF 151732, TAS::14 1041, NAICS: 712110, This project will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Act. Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	RECOVERY ACT, Rehabilitate African Meeting House Boston, BOAF 151732, TAS::14 1041, NAICS: 712110, This project will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Act.
	CFDA Number:	15.938
	CFDA Description:	Boston African-American National Historic Site Cooperative Agreement with the Museum of African American History
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	This notice is posted for informational purposes only.
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-ARRANOIBOAF-2011100295
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 31, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 31, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 13, 2010 This notice is posted for informational purposes only.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 13, 2010 This notice is posted for informational purposes only.
	Archive Date:	Sep 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Museum of African American History is the only eligible applicant. Justification: 1)Continuation - The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of and is a continuation of an activity previously funded, but not completed. 2)Unique Qualifications - The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon location and property ownership.
Grant Description: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOVERY ACT PROJECT. This notice of intent is for a noncompetitive award in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy, Deparmental Manuaal 505DM2. Cooperative Agreement Number H2011100295 is entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Park (NPS) and Museum of African American History, (Museum) to support public programs, education, interpretation, historic preservation, and collections management at the Park. Boston National Historic Park and the unit known as the Boston African American National Historic Site (BOAF) will partner with the Museum of African American History to preserve the interior of the historic African Meeting House. The Meeting House is one of several historic buildings that compose the Boston African American National Historic Site. The African Meeting House, built in 1806, is the oldest extant African American church building in America and was the political, religious and social center of the free African American community in Boston prior to the Civil War. This National Historic Landmark listed in the enabling legislation for the Boston African American National Historic Site (BOAF) is the primary resource of the site. This project involves an extensive restoration and/or rehabilitation to repair the leaking roof providing access to the upper floors and upgrade of the inadequate heating and cooling and fire suppression systems in the building. This project will meet the objectives of Cooperative Agreement H2011100295 by restoring the 1806 building, and completing the necessary structural work to prevent further erosion of the building's historic fabric.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Richard Braun Contracting Officer Phone 303-987-6979

Agency Point of Contact [richard_braun@nps.gov]