The National Park Service is offering a grant to provide student interns for the Cumberland Piedmont Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. This opportunity aims to assist in the development, implementation, and data management of NPS monitoring protocols while offering valuable hands-on experiences to graduate or undergraduate students in their respective fields of study. The collaborative partnership will involve interdisciplinary experts working with various groups and agencies to enhance resource identification, site planning, trail mapping, and educational initiatives. Application deadline is on Sep 02, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 288042
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00567 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Student Intern Support for the Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| 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: | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 02, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 02, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $29,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), Great Smoky Mountain National Park, is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with Western Kentucky University, for a project titled; Student Intern Support for the Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The Cooperator will provide student interns (graduate or undergraduate) to support operations of the Cumberland Piedmont Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. This collaborative partnership will be formed to assist the NPS with development, implementation, and/or data management components of official NPS monitoring protocols, while providing students with hands-on experiences in their fields of study.
Our staff of interdisciplinary experts works with community groups, private landowners, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and federal, state, county, and local agencies to identify the resources, provide site planning and design, map the trail on the ground, and develop educational opportunities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka 865-436-1217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 288042 Full Announcement-Funding Opportunity -> Funding Opportunity Announcement P16AS00567.pdf
Packages
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