The National Park Service (NPS), in collaboration with the Montana Conservation Corps, is offering this grant to undertake extensive trail restoration and natural resource rehabilitation within the Shelf Lake Trail infrastructure. This grant is for the critical purpose of addressing deteriorated and damaged trail structures and surfaces, while also mitigating environmental impacts. Crews will engage in a variety of restoration regimes, including constructing and repairing bridges, turnpikes, and causeways, implementing drainage and erosion control systems, and building retaining walls using natural materials. Furthermore, soil and vegetation damage will be rehabilitated through re-contouring, natural barriers, and replanting with native seeds, plugs, and transplants. Work will utilize various hand and power tools for comprehensive site recovery. This project is funded by the American Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Opportunity ID: 54069
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | J1573100015 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act YELL 8438 TAS 14-1035 NAICS Code 611699. This project will be funded by the American Recovery Act of 2009(ARRA) and is subject to the reporting reqirements of the Act. This announcement is for informational purposes only. |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Recovery Act |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | Recovery Act |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 28, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 28, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 28, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Montana Conservation Corps Crews will be working in field with NPS staff, crews will realign, construct and restore deteriorated and damaged trail structures and trail surfaces, and mitigate and rehabilitate damage to natural resources at pre-selected sites within the Shelf Lake Trail infrastructure. Work will include a wide-variety of trail restoration regimes: construction and repair of bridges, turnpikes and causeways; drainage and erosion control systems, retaining walls, and tread surfaces using natural materials. Impacts to soils and vegetation will be mitigated and rehabilitated using re-contouring, natural barrier and replanting techniques and consisting of native rock, log, and soil fill. Onsite native vegetation seeds, plugs and transplants will also be used. Work will be conducted with various hand tools and power tools as required such as chainsaw, Pionjar rock drill, Grip hoist, crosscut saw, axe, Pulaski, pick mattock, shovel, rock bar, rock hammer and lopper. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tina Holland
Agreements Specialist Phone 307-344-2082 Email:tina_holland@nps.gov |
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