The Department of Interior is offering the Resource Education Interpretation/Visitor Services grant to create career connections through internship opportunities at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The project aims to introduce interns to resource stewardship and visitor services within a national park, enhancing their skills in sharing park stories with diverse audiences. Interns will work on interpretive tours, operate the visitor shuttle, provide information to visitors, and assist with summer programs, reaching over 2,000 visitors. This grant focuses on training, skill development, mentoring, and hands-on facilitation, helping interns gain valuable experience in public engagement.
Opportunity ID: 305445
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P18AS00102 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resource Education Interpretation/Visitor Services |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 21, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 21, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $30,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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 to award a cooperative agreement; 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 P15AC00015 with American Conservation Experience, for a project titled; Resource Education Interpretation/Visitor Services. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This project is to create career connections through intern employment opportunities at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL). It will introduce interns age 18-35, to resource stewardship and visitor services within a national park. This is an important part of the parkâ¿¿s desire to meet the call to action initiative of sustaining the next century of CARL relevance to all audiences. The interns will have an opportunity to gain experience in a national park, work alongside skilled professional interpreters and educators to increase their skill, knowledge and abilities in sharing CARL stories with a diverse audience. They will work in the division of interpretation and visitor services to provide scheduled interpretive tours of the Sandburg Home, operate the visitor shuttle which provides access to over 5,500 visitors a year, provide informal interpretation at the visitor information area of the Sandburg Home, and assist with ParKids summer program. They will serve more than 2,000 visitors through interpretive programming. The interns will gain experience working with the public and intern groups through training, skill development, mentoring and hands-on facilitation of programs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka 8654361217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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