This grant, offered by the National Park Service (NPS), is a non-competitive agreement with Global Explorers to educate diverse students and adults on natural acoustical environments. Aligned with the NPS Natural Sounds Program’s mission to inspire soundscape appreciation in national parks, this initiative will facilitate immersive expeditions. It supports developing and implementing attended listening exercises and customizing existing sound-related activities. These efforts aim to engage various underserved youth, including blind/visually impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, low-income, gifted, and urban populations, increasing their knowledge and understanding of park soundscapes.
Opportunity ID: 129133
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-NOIWASOP12AC10011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Exploration of Acoustic Environments – Natural Sound Field Activities Focused on Diverse and Undeserved Youth |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 26, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $55,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $55,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This announcement is National Park Services Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a task agreement to an existing cooperative agreement. This is a non competitive agreement to Global Explorers in which through a cooperative relationship with the NPS Natural Sounds Program (NSP) will provide the opportunity to educate a diverse group of students and adults on the characteristics and significance of the acoustical environment, by immersing them into the topic directly through expeditions. As it is the NSPs mission to inspire public appreciation of the value and characters of soundscapes in national parks by increasing their knowledge and understanding of acoustics, some initiatives that will be accomplished through this agreement include: the development, improvement, and implementation of attended listening exercises for the expeditions; and customization of existing sound-related activities for diverse youth including blind/visually impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, low-income, gifted and urban youth. This task agreement is issued under existing Cooperative Agreement H2390090025. This is a notice of intent and non competitive announcement in accordance with Department of Interior, Policy Department Manual 505 DM 2. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Alicia Broner
Contract Specialist Phone 303-987-6734 Email:alicia_broner@contractor,nps.gov |
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