The National Park Trust is offering a grant to expand the Buddy Bison program and the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest, providing outdoor educational and recreational activities to K-12 students from underserved and low socio-economic schools. These programs aim to engage youth in national parks, fostering environmental stewardship and connecting them to nature. The grant supports the goal of fostering collaboration with the National Park Service to plan and execute these initiatives, benefiting students in targeted urban areas.
Opportunity ID: 316944
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P19AS00260 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Buddy Bison School and Kids to Parks Day Programs |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.954 — National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – This is a non-competitive Notice of Intent only. No applications are being accepted at this time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – This is a non-competitive Notice of Intent only. No applications are being accepted at this time. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $88,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $88,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a non-competitive Notice of Intent only. No applications are being accepted at this time. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | A. Project Goals ¿ The goal of the agreement is to provide educational and outdoor recreational activities in national parks to students in grades K-12.
B. Project Objectives ¿ The goal will be achieved through expansion of the Buddy Bison program and the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest. These programs provide outdoor educational and recreational activities to youth from underserved and low socio-economic schools and communities. National Park Trust has successfully provided these programs to students from targeted urban areas and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Park Service in 2013 to establish a framework to facilitate the planning and execution of these programs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | HTTP://WWW.GRANTS.GOV |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andrew Lubner 303-969-2378
andrew_lubner@nps.gov Email:andrew_lubner@nps.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 316944 Other Supporting Documents-NOI -> P19AS00260.pdf
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