The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) collaborates with the American Hiking Society (AHS) to support National Trails Day (NTD), aiding in FWS’s Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) and Lets Move Outside (LMO) initiatives. This grant aims to facilitate NTD event planning, outreach, and reporting for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. FWS’s participation in AHS’s Volunteer Vacations trail maintenance program aligns with its goal of promoting volunteer opportunities for trail construction and maintenance on National Wildlife Refuge System units, educating staff and support groups on trail value, and engaging the public in service opportunities on Federal lands. Closing date for applications is Sep 30, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 243116
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F13AS00363 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Cooperative Agreement with American Hiking Society |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.654 — Visitor Facility Enhancements – Refuges and Wildlife |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Oct 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 30,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $30,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the American Hiking Society under justifiation 505 DM 2.14(B4). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) works cooperatively with the American Hiking Society (AHS) to promote the AHSs signature national event, National Trails Day (NTD), which happens the first Saturday of June. NTD is a major means for the FWS to accomplish its Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) and Lets Move Outside (LMO) initiatives goals, and provide wildlife dependent recreation to the general public. Therefore, it has a need to meet its commitment to facilitate the planning, outreach, events, and reporting of NTD activities in Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. In order to promote volunteer trail construction and maintenance opportunities on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) as part of the FWSs Conserving the Future goals, and its AGO and LMO and to educate its staff and nonprofit support groups on the value of trails to the NWRS mission, and provide service opportunities on Federal lands to the interested general public, the FWS takes part in the Volunteer Vacations trail maintenance program which was created by AHS to meet the needs of Federal Land Management Agencies and is managed and promoted by AHS through the FLMAs, and FWS is one of the partner agencies that participates. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1