The National Park Service is offering this continuation grant of $35,000 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), College of Rural and Community Development, for the period of April to September 2013. This grant is for supporting and stimulating education and training opportunities for young adults. Its purpose is to introduce diverse college students to the NPS mission, various employment opportunities, and build pathways toward NPS careers or to foster the next generation of conservation stewards. A key initiative includes the 2013 “History and Cultural Identity on the Kenai Peninsula” Rural Development Leadership Seminar in Seward, Alaska. NPS involvement includes providing facilities, planning assistance, and staff instructors, while promoting cultural resource career paths.
Opportunity ID: 227953
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P13AS00019 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Further the Education Goals of the University of Alaska, Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development and the National Park Service Through the Sponsorship of a Student Annual Spring Seminar and Recruitment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Education Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Cultural Resources Management |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.946 — Cultural Resources Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 22, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $35,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000 |
| Award Floor: | $35,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for proposals. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project without full and open competition with with University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development. The project intended award estimate is $35,000 for the period of April 15, 2013 to September 30, 2013. This notice supports the follow-on continuation cooperative agreement to H9922101002-P10AC00004 to identify program updated information and 2013 funding period. NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based on the following criteria: Continuation. The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity. This agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service and University of Alaska Fairbanks is entered into under the authority of 16 U.S.C. 1g , and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), 16 U.S.C. Section 3119. The objective of this cooperative agreement is to support and stimulate work and /or education and training opportunities for young adults through collaborative participation in seminars and exposure to the NPS mission and recruitment efforts. The purpose is to provide college students from diverse backgrounds with an introduction to the National Park Service and the various employment opportunities within the service. The program will begin to build a pathway designed to lead students to a career with the NPS and/or will assist in creating the next generation of conservation stewards. While including college students in the program, we are ensuring that we provide for the necessary training, career development and education of young people with a keen interest in the National Park Service.
The 2013 week-long intensive Rural Development Leadership Seminar entitled,History and Cultural Identity on the Kenai Peninsula, is to be held in Seward, Alaska from April 15, 2013 through April 19, 2013. The National Park Service involvement is to provide a suitable classroom for the University of Alaska Fairbanks seminar in Seward, Alaska at the Kenai Fjords National Historical Park, |
| Link to Additional Information: | www.grant.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tina Spengler, 907 644-3303
Tina_Spengler@nps.gov Email:Tina_Spengler@nps.gov |
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