National Park Service Grant: Supporting Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership (FY2017)

This grant supports the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership by collaborating with NPS and other partners to develop common goals, secure professional facilitation, plan annual partnership meetings and interdisciplinary science symposiums, and coordinate partnership activities. The grant aims to enhance stakeholder coordination, communication, scientific evaluation, resource preservation, land protection, education, and large landscape conservation for the greater A.T. landscape. The deadline for applications is Aug 23, 2017. This opportunity is ideal for organizations interested in supporting and contributing to the conservation and management of the Appalachian Trail landscape.

Opportunity ID: 296464

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-17-NERO-0136
Funding Opportunity Title:	Support Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership (FY2017)
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation:	This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.935 — National Trails System Projects
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Aug 14, 2017
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 23, 2017 This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 23, 2017 This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.
Archive Date:	Aug 24, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$71,500
Award Ceiling:	$71,500
Award Floor:	$71,500

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:	This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement.

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously single source justified master cooperative agreement. ATC will: 1. Collaborate with NPS and other partners on the development of common goals and objectives for the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership, including stakeholder coordination, communication, scientific evaluation, resource preservation, land protection, and education. 2. Secure the services of a professional facilitator to help lead the ATLP through organizational formation, stakeholder consensus-building, conservation goal-setting, and action plan development. 3. Plan and hold an annual partnership meeting with approximately 50-60 stakeholders. • Contract for NCTC meeting facility • Recruit and organize a planning team to advise and guide annual meeting planning and implementation • Advertise and recruit participants from the A.T. Landscape Partnership and other audiences as identified by the planning team • Organize presentations to be shared and discussed at the symposium • Generate and distribute a final summary report of the annual meeting o Distribute to meeting participants and to the A.T. Landscape Partnership 4. Plan and conduct an interdisciplinary science symposium focused on large landscape conservation for the greater A.T. landscape in consultation with NPS and other key partners, through which ATC will explore the availability and application of scientific, data-driven information for the support of conservation decision-making. • Locate and contract for meeting facility • Contract for meeting facilitation • Recruit and organize a planning team to advise and guide symposium planning and implementation • Advertise and recruit participants from the A.T. Landscape Partnership and other audiences as identified by the planning team • Organize presentations and data collection to be shared and discussed at the symposium • Generate and distribute a final symposium proceedings report o Distribute to summit participants and to the A.T. Landscape Partnership o Promote and provide a link to the final symposium proceedings on ATC’s A.T. Landscape Partnership website 5. Maintain a primary role in coordinating the activities of the ATLP, including partner and public communications, facilitating Steering Committee and working groups, identifying conservation priorities, and administrative record-keeping.
Link to Additional Information:	–
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Keith Zotti Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153 Email:keith_zotti@nps.gov

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