National Park Service – Youth Environmental Engagement and Restoration Grant

ABSTRACT
Funding Announcement NPS-NOIP17AC00130
Project Title National Park Service-Plant Restoration-Site Improvement Project
Recipient Conservation Legacy
Total Anticipated Award Amount 36000
Cost Share None Required
Anticipated Length of Agreement Through July 30, 2017
Anticipated Period of Performance Through July 30, 2017
Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement P17AC00130
Statutory Authority 54 U.S.C. 101702(a), 16 U.S.C. 17k-2(e), 16 U.S.C. 4601-1(f)(1), 16 U.S.C. 1246(h)(1), 16 U.S.C. 1723(c), 54 U.S.C. 101701(b)
CFDA # and Title 15.931 Youth Conservation Activities
Point of Contact Tina Holland, Agreements Officer

OVERVIEW, RECIPIENT AND NPS INVOLVEMENT

The Conservation Legacy will collaborate with the National Park Service (NPS) to engage youth with their environmental awareness, especially regarding natural area restoration techniques; participating in a healthy lifestyle; and exposure to conservation professionals and pathways for employment as future stewards and NPS leaders.
Substantial involvement on the part the National Park Service (NPS) is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded by this award. NPS staff will assist with support and to stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for young adults through collaborative participation in mapping and removing non-native vegetation, conducting natural resource monitoring, managing and restoring native vegetation, improving wildlife habitat, and enhancing visitor viewscapes.

NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria:

The cooperator is a member of the established 21st Century Conservation Corp Program- Youth Engagement and Development and was awarded a Cooperative Agreement P15AC00024 allowing Conservation Legacy to participate in specific tasks, and can provide the necessary activities involved in this particular task while providing an effective outcome for the National Park Service and the promotion of youth involvement. Three members of the 21st Century Conservation Corp Program were considered for this award and the Conservation Legacy was selected based on the experience of their crews, and the availability in remote areas.