National Park Service: Campground Restoration Grant

The National Park Service is offering a grant to improve visitor experience by removing walk-in campsites, rehabilitating the area, and enhancing remaining sites. This grant aims to increase public enjoyment in the park, involve youth in planning and restoration, and provide education on campground design and restoration efforts. The NPS will assist in site selection, provide training, supervision, and tools for the project. This opportunity, not open for full competition, focuses on engaging high school students in land management and enhancing the overall visitor experience of the park. Application deadline: May 02, 2014.

Opportunity ID: 254475

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	P14AC00409
Funding Opportunity Title:	NOI INDU Campground Restoration
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Apr 29, 2014
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 02, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 02, 2014
Archive Date:	Jun 01, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$26,700
Award Ceiling:	$26,700
Award Floor:	$26,700

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:	–

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	OVERVIEW: To improve the visitor experience by removing walk-in campsites that are in poor locations, rehabilitating the area and improving the remaining sites. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: Increase public enjoyment of the park, and provide an opportunity for youth to participate in park planning and restoration. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: The crew will learn about visitor management, sound campground desing, as well as restoration efforts in this very diverse park. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT: Determine which sites need to come out, provide explanations as to why those sites were chosen, provide training and tools to remove the site and provide training on how to restore the former campsites. NPS will provide supervision, and signs NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria: SCA has a national agreement with then NPS. This section of SCA has a focus on young adults, these are high school aged participants. This is an opportunity for young people to get job experience in a land management agency and for the park to get important work accomplished that improves the visitor experience in the park.
Link to Additional Information:	Grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Katie Schroeder Grants Management Oficer Phone 402-661-1640 Email:catherine_schroeder@nps.gov

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