The American Conservation Experience (ACE) offers a grant aimed at providing work, education, and training opportunities for young adults in collaborative management of invasive plants and restoration of native vegetation at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA). This grant involves engaging park visitors and the local community in environmental stewardship, completing conservation projects, and offering hands-on experience in natural-resource management. Interns will work on managing invasive plants using mechanical and chemical treatments, as well as assisting in habitat restoration by collecting native seeds, propagating plants, preparing planting sites, and establishing native vegetation. The grant supports the overall goal of enhancing native habitats through the management of exotic plants.
Opportunity ID: 304838
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-NOIP15AC00284-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Manage Exotic Plants and Restore Native Habitat – CUVA |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. |
| 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 announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 09, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 19, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 19, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $24,700 |
| Award Ceiling: | $92,040 |
| Award Floor: | $67,340 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The American Conservation Experience (ACE) is a member who was awarded a Master Cooperative Agreement P15AC00015 allowing ACE to participate in specific tasks, and can provide the necessary activities involved in this particular task while providing an effective outcome for NPS and the objectives of this research/educational project. ACE’s objective of this project is to support and stimulate work, education and/or training opportunities for young adults through collaborative management of invasive plants and restoration of native vegetation. This will be accomplished by partnering with the Recipient to provide two (2) Conservation Experience interns to work at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA) with an additional, short-term assignment to process/clean seeds at the Big Flats Plant Material Center in Corning, NY. This is a modification to an existing task agreement P15AC00284 to add additional funding. The public purpose of this project includes engaging park visitors and the local community in shared environmental stewardship, completing conservation projects, proving an opportunity for youth to learn about National Parks, and providing participants with ‘hands-on’ experience related to natural-resource management. The overall goal and objective of the agreement is to provide work, education and training to young adults through collaborative management of natural resources at a National Park. The interns will use mechanical and chemical treatments to manage infestations of target species of non-native, invasive plants in multiple areas of the parks, including high-visibility areas with high-visitor use, natural areas, and cultural landscapes. Interns also will assist with habitat restoration, including collecting native seeds and cuttings; propagating native plants; preparing sites for planting; and establishing native vegetation at restoration sites. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Katherine Borschel
Grants Management Specialist Phone 402-661-1958 Email:katherine_borschel@nps.gov |
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Folder 304838 Full Announcement-NPS-NOIP15AC00284-001 -> P15AC00284 Notice of Intent To Award_2.9.2018 – DOI Priorities_9May18.pdf
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