This grant from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service is offered to Slide Ranch Inc, located in Muir Beach, CA, a Park Partner with Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The grant aims to provide hands-on activities at a teaching farm within GGNRA for socioeconomically diverse populations. Slide Ranch will manage gardens, animals, and lands to enhance participants understanding of natural resources. The programs will include outdoor education, service learning day trips, and educational hiking trips, encouraging environmental stewardship and community involvement. Closing date for applications is Dec 31, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 134013
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | DOI-NPS-NOI-E8142120522 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Slide Ranch |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.944 — Natural Resource Stewardship |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 14, 2011 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 0 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Nonprofits that do not have 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 services proposed under this Single Source Cooperative Agreement will be provided by Slide Ranch Inc, 2025 Shoreline Highway Muir Beach, CA 94965 who is a Park Partner with Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a unit of the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Slide Ranch will provide opportunities for socioeconomically diverse populations to participate in hands-on activities at a teaching farm within Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) with the objectives of enhancing participants understanding of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources available to them through their National Parks and encouraging them to address environmental challenges in their daily lives and within their communities. Slide Ranch will manage organic gardens, animals and lands and use the food, its location and its sustainable model of operation to teach participants about their inherent connection to ecosystems, the earth, and the people who farm it. The on-hand participation programs will be customized around the historic coastal dairy and GGNRAs resources to include outdoor education, service learning day trips and educational hiking trips. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1