Centennial Challenge

What this funds

The National Park Centennial Challenge Fund, created by Title I of the National Park Service Centennial Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-289), allows the NPS to establish a fund to support projects and programs that enhance the visitor experience. Amounts exceeding $10.0 million from the sale of age-discounted Federal Recreational Lands Passes, commonly known as Senior Passes, are deposited into this Fund as offsetting collections. The FY 2027 President's budget estimates deposits into this Fund will be $8.5 million in FY 2027. As all Federal funds must be matched on at least a 1:1 basis, non -Federal donations will leverage the Federal funds for an estimated total benefit of $17.0 million. Revenue deposited into the Centennial Challenge Fund was $9,468,191 in FY 2025. As directed by Sections 103502 and 103503 of U.S.C. Title 54, projects selected should prioritize deferred maintenance, physical improvements to visitor services facilities, and trail maintenance. To commemorate America's 250th Anniversary, the NPS intends to use revenue collected to date for projects that will support the A250 effort. These projects will enhance the greatness of NPS sites across the country and will help celebrate America's 250th Anniversary. Projects will focus on enhancing facilities, and showcasing beautiful, clean, and safe public spaces while fostering a sense of pride among patriotic Americans. These projects directly align with the goals of EO 14189 Celebrating America's 250th Birthday, and EO 14252 Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful. These funds will also address high-priority and deferred maintenance projects. Centennial projects will be matched by the generous private support of patriotic Americans.

Extracted from National Park Service, p. 56. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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1 linked contract. These are obligations — lifetime awarded money — and they are not comparable to the request above and are never added to it. No total is shown: an award linked to several lines is counted in full on each, so the sum would not be a fact.

Confidence mix · 1 medium

Linked contracts are a floor, not a census. Coverage is bounded by how distinctively a program is named and, for performer links, to RDT&E and Procurement — O&M and military construction publish no performers. Budget figures are FY2027 request dollars; contract figures are obligations. The two measure different things and must never be summed together.

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