This grant is for the purpose of establishing a Montana/Dakota Youth Assistance Program, focusing on utilizing youth groups to create a skilled workforce. The initiative aims to provide employment for youth in critical sectors related to the conservation and restoration of public land resources across Montana and Dakota. Key objectives include comprehensive resource monitoring, inventory, protection, rehabilitation, and maintenance of these vital natural assets. Additionally, the program emphasizes public outreach, visitor contacts, and providing interpretive programs to enhance safety and education. Participants will receive specialized training to improve their expertise in natural, cultural, and recreation resource management, fostering future leaders in conservation. This collaborative effort will also coordinate work with volunteers, ensuring broad community engagement in public land stewardship.
Opportunity ID: 77134
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L11AS00039 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Montana/Dakota Youth Assistance Program¿ Utilizing Youth Groups |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.225 — Recreation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 07, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Qualified youth or conservation corps. The term ¿qualified youth or conservation corps¿ means any program established by a State or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by a nonprofit organization that (A) is capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for individuals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in a natural or cultural resource setting; (B) gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training, and support services; and (C) provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | The purpose of the project is to recruit a Youth workforce providing them employment in work sectors related to conserving and restoring of Montana/Dakota public land resources and providing public outreach for visitor safety. Benefits to be achieved through collaboration are resource monitoring, inventory, protection, rehabilitation, and maintenance, visitor contacts, providing interpretive programs and coordination of work with volunteers and public outreach for purposes of education and safety. This project will also provide training activities to improve the expertise of Youth in working in the natural, cultural, and recreation resource fields. |
| Link to Additional Information: | www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Shawna R. Rogers, 406-896-5210
shawna_rogers@blm.gov Email:shawna_rogers@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 77134 Full Announcement-1 -> youth rfa 2011.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Shawna R. Rogers, 406-896-5210 shawna_rogers@blm.gov Email: shawna_rogers@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.225 | PKG00038810 | Mar 07, 2011 | Apr 04, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
77134 SF424-2.0.pdf
77134 Project-1.1.pdf
77134 Budget-1.1.pdf
77134 SF424A-1.0.pdf
77134 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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