Department of Environmental Protection – Grant for Educational Workshops and Conferences on Resource Management in Natural Areas

This department is offering a grant to promote understanding and appreciation of natural areas, cultural sites, and parks through workshops, conferences, and educational activities. The grant aims to develop environmental stewardship skills among diverse groups, share science-based information, involve indigenous communities, and provide immersive outdoor learning experiences. The grant supports initiatives such as the 2015 GWS Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, along with various workshops and meetings. Applications are invited for projects focusing on resource management, conservation, and enhancing public engagement in environmental preservation.

Opportunity ID: 263135

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	P14AS00297
Funding Opportunity Title:	Educational Workshops and Conferences on Resource Management in Natural Areas
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.944 — Natural Resource Stewardship
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Aug 26, 2014
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	– Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	– Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.
Archive Date:	Sep 07, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$110,000
Award Ceiling:	$110,000
Award Floor:	$1

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:	1. Promoting, facilitating, and improving people¿s understanding of natural, cultural, recreational, and other aspects of protected areas, national parks, ecological conservation areas, national forests, and state parks through the 2015 GWS Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, other meetings and workshops. 2. Preparing, encouraging, and challenging young people, adults, and faculty from underrepresented ethnically diverse backgrounds to develop skills and knowledge about environmental stewardship in parks, protected areas, and cultural sites through the 2015 GWS Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, other meetings and workshops. 3. Increasing the availability of science-based information and other scholarly information which forms the basis of NPS management decisions, sharing with others scientific and other scholarly information related to natural and cultural area management generated as a result of research and management conducted in parks, and increasing the NPS¿s interactions with a diverse body of local, state, federal, tribal, and international natural and cultural management professionals, volunteers, and students through the 2015 GWS Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, other meetings and workshops. 4. Involving Native Americans and other indigenous people in educational, training, and other activities related to natural, cultural, and recreational resources through the 2015 GWS Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, other meetings and workshops. 5. Provide an immersive Park Break outdoor learning lab experience on the study of traditional knowledge on the health benefits of nature.
Link to Additional Information:	http://www.grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: JOHN BECHTOLD, 303-969-2492 John_Bechtold@nps.gov Email:John_Bechtold@nps.gov

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