AmeriCorps Summer Intern Conservation Pilot

Post Date

May 26th 2011

Application Due Date

May 27th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

D11AC1000

CFDA Number(s)

15.546

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $56000

• Award Range:

  $56000 - $56000

Grant Description

This is a Notice of Intent to Award to Southwest Conservation Corps The Southwest Conservation Corps (SWCC) and AmeriCorps have partnered together to provide support in the form of 10-week Summer Program Interns to host agencies and organizations to assist with environmental and conservation projects. This AmeriCorps Summer Internship Program is intended to introduce young adults to environmental stewardship and conservation work in a carefully supervised environment over the course of 10 weeks. The Interns will be engaged in national service activities including field work, environmental sampling, site monitoring, data analysis, program and applications development, and other appropriate environmental and conservation projects.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Wilson Orvis
  Phone 303 445-2444

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Email Address:

  worvis@usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation - Upper Colorado Region