National Park Service is offering a grant to rehabilitate Otter Creek Trail in BLRI. The project includes restoration and sustainability repairs between milepost 60.5 and 63.5, such as adding steps, improving creek crossings, installing foot logs, repairing drainage devices, removing invasive vegetation, and tread repair. The work will be carried out by NPS staff, a youth crew from American Conservation Experience (ACE), and volunteers over eight weeks to enhance the trail’s usability and preserve the surrounding natural habitat. Closing date for applications is May 26, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 305239
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P18AS00097 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rehabilitate Otter Creek 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: | May 16, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 26, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 26, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,840 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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), Great Smoky Mountain National Park, is announcing a notice of intent to award 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; Rehabilitate Otter Creek Trail. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This project will perform major restoration and sustainability repairs on one of the more popular trails which runs adjacent to Otter Creek between milepost 60.5 and 63.5 in BLRI specifically work will include adding and/or renovating steps in steep areas, improving creek crossings, construct foot logs at stream crossings, install and/or repair drainage devices, removal of invasive vegetation, and tread repair. Work will be accomplished by NPS day labor staff, a youth crew from American Conservation Experience (ACE) one crew leader and five team members for eight weeks 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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Related Documents
Folder 305239 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> Notice of Intent P18AS00097.pdf
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