The National Park Service is offering a grant to restore and enhance the Flat Top National Recreational Trail. This project involves major restoration and sustainability repairs, including drainage and erosion repairs, installation of waterbars, trail edge stabilization, tread material addition, hazardous tree removal, steps renovation, creek crossing improvements, and invasive vegetation removal. The work will be carried out by NPS day labor staff, an intern crew from American Conservation Experience (ACE), and volunteers. The grant aims to preserve the trail’s ecological integrity while providing a better experience for visitors.
Opportunity ID: 308424
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P18AS00100 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Repair and rehabilitate Flat Top National Recreational Trail |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| 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: | Aug 22, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 22, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,840 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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), and Great Smoky Mountain National Park, is announcing a notice of intent 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; Repair and rehabilitate Flat Top National Recreational Trail |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The Flat Top Trail is designated as a National Recreation Trail indicating this trail meets the requirements for connecting people to local resources and improving their quality of life. Visitors experience elevation changes of 1600 feet, magnificent views and changing forest ecology. This project will perform major restoration and sustainability repairs on this trail including drainage and erosion repairs along 10,000 linear feet of trail, installing or refreshing 100 waterbars, stabilization of the trail edges using rock or log cribbing, adding tread material, removing hazardous trees, adding and/or renovating steps in steep areas, improving creek crossings, and removal of invasive vegetation. Work will be accomplished by NPS day labor staff, an intern crew from American Conservation Experience (ACE) â¿¿ one crew leader and five team members for eight weeks â¿¿ and/or volunteers (if available). |
| 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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