The Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) is offering a grant to interns to work directly with a Wilderness Trail Crew in Rocky Mountain National Park. This grant aims to provide young adults with opportunities to gain backcountry resource management skills by addressing deferred maintenance and resource protection. Interns will participate in tasks such as repairing deteriorated log causeways, trail drainage, erosion control systems, and re-establishing trail corridors. Additionally, an educational component will expose interns to park experts involved in resource preservation, stewardship, visitor management, and interpretation. Closing date for application submission is September 1, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 296729
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00718 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | RMYC Interns working directly with a Wilderness Trail Crew |
| 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: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $25,428 |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,428 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | The objective of this Task Agreement is to support and stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for young adults through collaborative participation in gaining backcountry resource management skills in Rocky Mountain National Park. Work will address deferred maintenance and resource protection and include work on deteriorated log causeways, trail drainage and erosion control systems, and re-establishing the required trail corridor width. Project will include an educational component for the TCN students including exposure to park experts involved with resource preservation and stewardship, visitor management and protection, facility management, interpretation and park administration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 296729 Full Announcement-P17AS00718 -> NPS-NOIP17AS00718.pdf
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