This grant offers an exceptional opportunity for an intern to serve as a Park Guide within the National Park Service. The selected individual will gain first-hand experience in park information and outreach, performing essential duties such as trail patrols, delivering informational talks and demonstrations, and directly assisting park visitors with their inquiries. A key responsibility involves producing media content for park safety messaging. This internship provides invaluable insight into the operational aspects of an interpretive program within a National Park. Working under the supervision of the Parkway’s North District Supervisory Ranger, Division of Visitor Services, this role is ideal for those seeking practical experience in park management and visitor engagement while contributing to river safety initiatives.
Opportunity ID: 294021
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00284 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | River Safety Intern |
| 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: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 22, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED |
| Archive Date: | Jun 02, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $63,915 |
| Award Ceiling: | $63,916 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This agreement will be entered into with SCA under an existing Cooperative Agreement without additional competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Interns will have the opportunity to serve in the role of a Park Guide, performing a variety of park information and outreach activities in the park setting, including trail patrols, informational talks and demonstrations, responding verbally to park visitor questions, and production of media for park safety messaging. The intern will be awarded the opportunity for first-hand learning of the operations of an interpretative program of a National Park Service. The intern will work under the supervision of the Parkwayâ¿¿s North District Supervisory Ranger, Division of Visitor Services. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Edmund Weakland 303-969-2498
Edmund_Weakland@contractor.nps.gov Email:Edmund_Weakland@contractor.nps.gov |
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