Museum Operations
Agency: Engineer Research and Development Center
- 12.010 -- Youth Conservation Services
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: June 29, 2019
- Closed: May 30, 2019
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: Not specified
Award min.
Not specified
Award max.
$58,000
- Funding opportunity number:W912EE-19-FOA-0001
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Cooperative agreement
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Natural resources
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: May 1, 2019
- Archive date: June 29, 2019
- Version: 6
Summary
Jump to documentsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District (USACE, MVK) develops and operates water resource and public lands across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana and has a major economic impact on the City of Vicksburg, MS. The Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum (JBLMRM) is a popular tourist attraction in Vicksburg which provides educational and recreational opportunity for visitors from around the world to learn about the lower Mississippi River, USACE, The Mississippi River Commission, and the history of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Its main objective is to further training and provide opportunities to educate the public about water resources development projects. It also provides a setting for multiple groups and municipalities to hold meetings.
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33 USC 2339 Section213(a) of WRDA 2000 (Public Law 106-541; codified in 33 U.S.C. § 2339) authorizes USACE to enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public and nonprofit entities for services relating to natural resources conservation or recreation management at USACE Civil Works projects.
USACE seeks an opportunity to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public and nonprofit entities for operations of the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum (JBLMRM) and Motor Vessel Mississippi IV (MV/MS IV) in order to provide for numerous community benefits.
The cooperative agreement will be awarded competitively to a non-Federal public or nonprofit entity with knowledge of managing museums or similar projects.
The cooperative agreement recipient (Recipient) shall provide personnel needed for facility maintenance, janitorial services, and daily operation of the museum.
Notice CFDA number 12.010-Youth Conservation Services is referenced in this announcement due to a system issue. For this announcement, the proposed new CFDA number 12.011 should be used for our Cooperative Agreement.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information on eligibility
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FOA_Museum_Operations_Attachment_Updated_14May2019.pdf | FOA - Museum Operations - Updated - 14May2019 | May 14, 2019 08:45 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: anna.crawford@usace.army.mil
Anna Crawford
Link to additional information
No additional information is available
