New England National Scenic Trail Implementation

Post Date

May 21st 2014

Application Due Date

May 26th 2014

This is NOT a request for applications; this is an announcement that an award has already been designated to Appalachian Mountain Club for their work on New the England National Scenic Trail Implementation.

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-14-NERO-0024

CFDA Number(s)

15.921

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This is NOT a request for applications; this is an announcement that an award has already been designated to Appalachian Mountain Club for their work on New the England National Scenic Trail Implementation.

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

This is NOT a request for applications; this is an announcement that an award has already been designated to Appalachian Mountain Club for their work on New the England National Scenic Trail Implementation.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $85837

• Award Range:

  $85837 - $85837

Grant Description

This is NOT a request for applications; this is an announcement that an award has already been designated to Appalachian Mountain Club for their work on New the England National Scenic Trail Implementation. AMC proposes to perform the following major activities:  Serve as the principal point of contact for the NET in Massachusetts, for TSC & Berkshire Chapter AMC members, NET communities, and other trail partner organizations.  Participate in TSC & Berkshire Chapter AMC meetings, as well as other meetings as needed.  Provide organizational, public relations, marketing and website support for NET activities and events, including National Trails Day and annual volunteer trainings.  Coordinate development and launch of an expanded NET website.  Serve as the principal liaison with landowners, including private and corporate landowners, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Maintain a Trail Layer for Massachusetts through use of a GIS; provide NPS access to the database.  Continue compilation of an updated comprehensive landowner database.  Coordinate AMC Trail Managers to assure consistent trail monitoring.  Plan and prioritize trail projects, including maintaining and updating trail signage as necessary through use and maintenance of a database.  Coordinate annual volunteer trainings to promote safety and quality trail construction & maintenance.  Oversee the budget and cooperative agreement with NPS. Provide support for financial tracking and related reporting, including a database to track volunteer work hours for annual VIP reporting.  Provide support to the Massachusetts land protection community in prioritizing and completing key trail land conservation projects, as appropriate.  Identify and apply for federal, state, local and private funding on behalf of the goals and objectives of NET designation and the Blueprint for Trail Management.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Keith Zotti
  Partnership Program Specialist
  Phone 2155979153

• Agency Mailing Address:

  AMC

• Agency Email Address:

  keith_zotti@nps.gov