Conduct Workshop to Stabilize Larrieu Cabin | P19AS00093

Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00093

The grant opportunity, titled "Conduct Workshop to Stabilize Larrieu Cabin" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00093), is a National Park Service discretionary funding action issued under the Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work is expected to be carried out with active involvement and coordination with the federal partner rather than as a simple pass-through grant. The activity falls under the Natural Resources category and is associated with CFDA 15.945. The opportunity was created on April 8, 2019, with an original closing date of April 17, 2019, and it anticipated a single award with a maximum federal amount (award ceiling) of $25,000.

At its core, this opportunity functions as a modification to an existing financial assistance arrangement rather than a brand-new project start. The modification specifically references changes to "ARTICLE VI, Section A #191 Financial Assistance" and is tied to ongoing preservation workshops that Cornerstones Community Partnerships has been running at the Larrieu Cabin since 2016 under an earlier agreement (DSCESU Agreement #P16AC01098). That earlier agreement carried an original obligation of $29,400, and the overall preservation project period was set to end on June 26, 2021. The request for additional support is driven by the reality that the original funding level has not been enough to bring the cabin to a stable, maintainable preservation condition.

The Larrieu Cabin is described as one of several distinctive vernacular ranching and mining cabins located in MOJA (a reference to Mojave National Preserve). The opportunity emphasizes the cabin's architectural value and the fact that it contains notable characteristics worth preserving. While the preservation workshops have already accomplished substantial structural stabilization work, conditions encountered on site have made the effort more complex than originally anticipated. During the course of hands-on training and preservation work, the team made new discoveries that increased the scope and difficulty of repairs, including unanticipated subgrade issues and settlement problems that required time, labor, and specialized attention that were not foreseeable during early planning.

The summary of work completed and remaining helps explain why the modification is being pursued. Foundation repairs and floor framing repairs have been made, representing critical progress toward stabilizing the structure. However, the opportunity highlights that essential protective roof work still remains, and it frames this roof work as urgent because it is necessary to safeguard the structural repairs already completed. Without a sound protective roof, the cabin remains vulnerable to weather exposure that could quickly undermine the investment in stabilization and force repeated repairs, delaying the overall goal of reaching a sustainable "preservation maintenance" state.

Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. In practice, the description strongly indicates that the effort is centered on the continuing work of Cornerstones Community Partnerships, which has been leading the preservation workshops for several years. Overall, the opportunity is about securing additional financial assistance to address unforeseen stabilization challenges and to complete remaining protective measures, especially roof-related work, so the Larrieu Cabin can be preserved effectively and the work already performed is not put at risk.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conduct Workshop to Stabilize Larrieu Cabin" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 08, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2019. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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