Opportunity Information: Apply for NOIP17AC00157
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) posted a cooperative agreement opportunity titled "Develop Content for Assistive Learning Devices at WICR" (Funding Opportunity Number NOIP17AC00157, CFDA 15.954). The project focuses on Wilsons Creek National Battlefield (commonly abbreviated WICR) and addresses an accessibility gap in the visitor center exhibits that were installed in March 2015. While those exhibits were new, they did not include the audio description component required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The core purpose of the grant is to correct that omission by creating audio-described interpretive content that can be delivered through assistive learning devices and also made available digitally for broader visitor use.
The main objective is to develop written script content for 29 unique audio messages that describe exhibit objects and communicate the interpretive themes presented in the visitor center. The intended impact is twofold: visitors with visual impairments gain meaningful access to the exhibit experience through detailed audio description, and all visitors benefit from expanded exhibit content delivered on loaned digital devices or by downloading the content to their own personal devices. In practice, this means the visitor center experience becomes more inclusive while also modernizing how interpretive information can be consumed, moving beyond what is physically printed on exhibit panels.
The opportunity is structured around a partnership with Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, leveraging students and faculty to produce the audio message text. A key justification for this partnership is the "unique qualifications" of Dr. Larry Toll, a history professor at Evangel University. The description emphasizes his deep subject-matter expertise in Wilsons Creek National Battlefield and Civil War history, along with an unusual combination of academic credentials and hands-on public history experience. Dr. Toll has developed and taught a living history course connected to the Battle of Wilsons Creek, engages students in experiential learning activities such as reenactments and living history encampments, and has also volunteered and served as a seasonal park ranger at the battlefield. The NPS frames this background as particularly well-suited to translating exhibit images and interpretive text into strong, compelling audio messages that are accurate, engaging, and appropriate for the park setting.
Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the NPS anticipates substantial involvement in the work. The opportunity states that NPS staff will work with the recipient to clarify and describe goals, jointly develop the scope and activities, and support implementation. This involvement includes helping select projects or assignments, providing orientation to park resources when needed, overseeing work as it progresses, and offering technical assistance and input during content development. In other words, the park is not simply funding the effort; it is actively collaborating to ensure the audio descriptions align with interpretive standards, accessibility needs, and the specific exhibit content at Wilsons Creek.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on March 29, 2017, with an original closing date of April 7, 2017. It anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $50,000. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full notice, consistent with the university partnership approach described in the narrative. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted accessibility and interpretation project: producing ADA-aligned audio description scripts for 29 exhibit-related messages through a close NPS-university collaboration, improving access for visitors with visual impairments while also expanding interpretive options for the general public.Apply for NOIP17AC00157
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Develop Content for Assistive Learning Devices at WICR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 29, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2017. (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 $50,000.00 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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