The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a grant to manage exotic invasive species through interns. The NPS will collaborate with the recipient to set goals, develop activities, provide technical assistance, orientation to park resources, oversee assignments, teach new skills, and offer safety training. The grant involves a Program Coordinator from NPS to liaise with the recipient, assisting in recruitment, interviewing, and recommending candidates. The recipient, a member of the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU, will provide coordination, support, training, and academic guidance to student interns. This grant aims to achieve effective outcomes for NPS and the research/educational project. Closing date: Jul 25, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 286163
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-NOIP16AC00370 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- Exotic Envasive Species Managment Interns- GRPO GLNF- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 24, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $30,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- Members of the Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | NPS is involved with the recipient in describing the goals, jointly developing the scope and the activities to be accomplished. This must be combined with other substantial involvement, such as providing technical assistance or any of the statements listed below, that goes beyond Federal stewardship responsibilities. NPS staff will assist the recipient in selecting projects, provide orientation to park resources, oversee assignments, teach new skills, distribute tools and equipment and provide technical assistance and safety training. NPS will provide the services of a Program Coordinator to serve as liaison to (the recipient) for the work under this agreement. This includes consulting and working specifically with the Recipient’s program coordinator and team leaders on recruiting , interviewing and recommending appropriate candidates The Recipient is a member of the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU who was awarded a Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC31164) allowing Regents of the University of Minnesota to participate in specific tasks, and can provide the necessary activities involved in this particular task while providing an effective outcome for NPS and the objectives of this research/educational project. Specifically, the recipient will provide coordination, support, training and academic guidance to student interns. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Noel Miller
Grants Management Specialist Phone 402-661-1658 Email:noel_miller@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 286163 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent to Fund -> GRPO_NOI_GrantsDotGovUpdatedDollarAmt.pdf
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