Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute

Post Date

June 15th 2011

Application Due Date

June 29th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-NCTC-2011-08

CFDA Number(s)

15.649

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

There is not an application process for Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant under justification 505 DM 2.14B(1) to the National Hispanic Environmental Council.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $60000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $60000

Grant Description

The USFWS is not seeking applications. The USFWS plans to award this cooperative agreement under the Department Manual 505-2, using 2.14B(1) to justify a single source award to the National Hispanic Environmental Council(NHEC) - 2.14B(1) Unsolicited Proposal the proposal award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives. The NHEC will assist in developing a national pipeline which reaches a diverse and talented pool of youth both in high school and college throughout the United States and Puerto Rico skilled in natural resources and environmental sciences by providing scholarships for students to attend the Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute. This has a core framework for cooperation to promote environmental education initiatives in natural resources management and conservation to the Hispanic and other diverse groups; to promote outreach efforts to diverse communities and organizations regarding the mission of the Service and to actively engage participation in the Service╔к_s work; and to encourage students and professionals to consider careers in the Service. This proposal is in alignment with the Secretary of the Interior╔к_s vision to inspire the next generation of conservation professionals.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Tracy McCleaf
  304-876-7781

• Agency Mailing Address:

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• Agency Email Address:

  tracy_mccleaf@fws.gov