National Park Service Grant: Growing a Wild NYC

The National Park Service will provide funding to Groundwork USA to recruit and manage youth and young adults to complete pollinator gardens in NYC. The grant includes training, transportation, service clothing, supplies, equipment, and educational materials. Additionally, the grant will support purchasing supplies for schools and conducting teacher workshops in collaboration with the National Wildlife Federation. The project aims to build community understanding and environmental stewardship while enhancing green spaces in urban areas. Closing date for applications is September 3, 2016.

Opportunity ID: 287963

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-16-NERO-0170
Funding Opportunity Title:	Growing a Wild NYC
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public with the notice of intent that the National Park Service (NPS), will fund these activities with a recipient with which a Cooperative Agreement already exists.
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Aug 25, 2016
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2016 This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public with the notice of intent that the National Park Service (NPS), will fund these activities with a recipient with which a Cooperative Agreement already exists.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2016 This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public with the notice of intent that the National Park Service (NPS), will fund these activities with a recipient with which a Cooperative Agreement already exists.
Archive Date:	Sep 04, 2016
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$99,800
Award Ceiling:	$99,800
Award Floor:	$99,800

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public with the notice of intent that the National Park Service (NPS), will fund these activities with a recipient with which a Cooperative Agreement already exists.

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public with the notice of intent that the National Park Service (NPS), will fund these activities with a recipient with which a Cooperative Agreement already exists. Specifically, Groundwork USA will: 1. Recruit, select, and manage the six person youth and young adult team to complete the pollinator gardens. 2. Recruit, select, train, and manage experienced Crew Leaders who will train and supervise a six person team. Leaders will plan training opportunities and field trips designed to build community understanding and environmental stewardship with participants. 3. Provide for transportation to and from individual work sites and subsistence as needed/appropriate during the tour of duty. 4. Provide for service clothing for each member as needed/appropriate. 5. Provide for supplies and equipment including but not limited to personal protective equipment (gloves, safety vests, eye protection, and hearing protection), trash bags, loppers, handsaws, brooms, rakes, and litter grabbers. 6. Work with the National Wildlife Federation to purchase grow lights, plant trays and soil testing kits for participating schools as well as native plants for the program. 7. Work with the National Wildlife Federation to conduct teacher workshops, provide master gardener consultants, interns to facilitate classroom and field visits in the fall and spring, and master teachers to support new teachers through their first year of the Wild program. 8. Provide for additional educational and recruitment materials such as brochures, printed materials and advertising for the individual projects for startup of the program.
Link to Additional Information:	–
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Keith Zotti Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153 Email:keith_zotti@nps.gov

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