This page contains information to assist in the preparation of CESU project “Application” documents in GrantSolutions, the new DOI enterprise financial assistance management system. “Application” is now the general term used for preparation and submission of documents required for each project award action (e.g., new project awards, modifications to existing project awards) under the GrantSolutions system.
A current list of CESU partners may be found on the CESU Partners webpage.
CESU Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreements and Amendments may be found on each individual CESU’s webpage.
Financial Assistance Standard Forms and Related Documents may be found on the Financial Assistance Forms webpage.
National Park Service Guidance for CESU Projects in GrantSolutions (forthcoming)
NPS Financial Assistance Regions and Contacts (forthcoming)
Map of National Park Service Financial Assistance Regions (2018)
List of NPS Financial Assistance Regions –
- Alaska Region (AKR)
- Intermountain Region (IMR)
- Midwest Region (MWR)
- National Capitol Region (NCR)
- Northeast Region (NER)
- Pacific West Region (PWR)
- Southeast Region (SER)
- Washington/Headquarters (WASO) – for NPS national programs
Map of Department of the Interior (DOI) Unified Regions (2019).
List of DOI Unified Regions –
- Region 1: North Atlantic – Appalachian
- Region 2: South Atlantic – Gulf (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Region 3: Great Lakes
- Region 4: Mississippi Basin
- Region 5: Missouri Basin
- Region 6: Arkansas – Rio Grande – Texas – Gulf
- Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin
- Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin
- Region 9: Columbia – Pacific Northwest
- Region 10: California – Great Basin
- Region 11: Alaska
- Region 12: Pacific Islands
CESU Unit Standard Abbreviations
- Alaska CESU – ALSK
- Californian CESU – CALI
- Chesapeake Watershed CESU – CHWA
- Colorado Plateau CESU – COPL
- Desert Southwest CESU – DESO
- Great Basin CESU – GRBA
- Great Lakes – Northern Forest CESU – GLNF
- Great Plains CESU – GRPL
- Great RIvers CESU – GRRI
- Gulf Coast CESU – GUCO
- Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands – HIPI
- North Atlantic Coast CESU – NOAT
- Pacific Northwest CESU – PANO
- Piedmont – South Atlantic Coast CESU – PSAC
- Rocky Mountains CESU – ROMO
- South Florida – Caribbean CESU – SOFL
- Southern Appalachian Mountains CESU – SOAP
