This department is offering a grant to engage youth and volunteers at C&O Canal to enhance park resources and visitor experience. The project involves connecting youth with over 3,000 volunteers, fostering environmental stewardship, building resource ethics, and encouraging involvement in community resource protection. Participants gain hands-on experience in natural, cultural, and historical projects outside the classroom, while also improving public understanding of ecological conservation areas and parks. Closing Date: Sep 03, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 296954
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00750 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Engage Youth & Volunteers at C&O Canal to Improve Park Resources and Visitor Experience |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition. |
| 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 30, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 03, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | During the term of this project, youth will have an opportunity to connect with more than 3,000 volunteers. As a result of this, the project addresses public purpose including: The project engages recipients, partners, communities, and/or visitors in shared environmental stewardship. The project builds resource stewardship ethics in its participants. The project motivates its youth participants to become involved in the natural, cultural and /or historical resource protection of their communities and beyond. Students gain “real world” or hands-on experience outside of the classroom of natural, cultural and/or historical resource projects. The project assists in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and/or improvement of the public’s understanding of natural, cultural, historic, recreational and other aspects of areas such as ecological conservation areas, and state and local parks. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
LaQuita Palmer
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-619-7082 Email:laquita_palmer@nps.gov |
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