RECOVERY ACT - DOI - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPAIR DETERIORATING HIKING TRAILS SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE

Post Date

March 19th 2010

Application Due Date

March 29th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-ARRANOI6620100037

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Public Land Corps or Youth Corps organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $14000

• Award Range:

  $14000 - $14000

Grant Description

National Park Service Recovery Act Project - Continuation of Award H6620090001 at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore youth corps personnel will continue to work with park personnel to repair 15 miles of trails including sections of the Platte Plains, Good Harbor Bay, Shauger Hill, and North Manitou Island trails. Trails will be brushed, tread surfaces repaired and erosion control devices cleaned, repaired, and installed. Purchase and install trail markers. Signs will be repaired or replaced.NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: This award is being made in accordance with the approved streamlined competition procedures for youth projects under ARRA. Northwest Michigan Youth Conservation Corps (NMYCC) hires students from the immediate area which enhances their ability to respond timely. This also benefits the youth by increasing the potential for an ongoing working relationship. Our work further enhances capability to leverage other funds and demonstrate sustainability supported by their successful competition for other funds. Their technical capabilities are ideally suited for the nature of this project. They have experience in building trails and restoring disturbed areas with native plantings. The organization is reaching a diverse work force including economically disadvantaged of all genders and ethnicity in the State with the highest current unemployment rate (See 16 USC Section 1723(c)(2)(b).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Theora McVay
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 402-661-1662

• Agency Mailing Address:

  email

• Agency Email Address:

  theora_mcvay@nps.gov