Recovery Act (ARRA) - National Park Service, Cheasapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park - Control Exotic Plants

Post Date

January 8th 2010

Application Due Date

January 18th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-ARRANOI3100010004

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Public Land Corps or Youth Corps Organizations

Funding

• Award Range:

  $213000 - $213000

Grant Description

National Park Service Recovery Act Project - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), Hagerstown, MD --Youth corps personnel will work with Park Natural Resource Program Manager and Biologist to manage vegetation along CHOH which stretches 184.5 miles along the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington,DC to Cumberland, MD. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: This award is being made in accordance with the approved streamlined competition procedures for youth projects under ARRA. The Student Conservation Association provides interns the opportunity to learn from resource management professionals and gain tangible skills and experience. Their technical capabilities and capacity to provide interns are ideally suited for the nature of the project.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Rita Oliver
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 301-432-7890

• Agency Mailing Address:

  rita_oliver@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  rita_oliver@nps.gov