RECOVERY ACT - Trail Maintenance / Repair

Post Date

July 7th 2009

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - RECOVERY ACT This funding announcement is not a request for applications. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICED OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), INTENTION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING PROJECT ACTIVITY WITHOUT FULL A

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-H9458090010

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

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

Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, highly reliable, strong work ethics and have a positive work history with the Mount Rainier National Park. Washington Conservation Corp (WCC) is a private, non-profit organization maintained within the State of Washington, to promote development of environment and conservation awareness through assignment of individuals of a short term basis with agencies, organizations and corporations.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $180000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $1

Grant Description

RECOVERY ACT - Congress has legislated funds to the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These funds are intended for preservation of the natural resources in the park through trail maintenance and repairs along the Wonderland Trail. WCC members are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The members make up crews of six which include a crew leader with NPS trail maintenance experience. WCC will provide the crews the transportation, food, basic trail maintenance tools including chain saws, camp gear, and personal gear such as pack, rain gear, boots, personal protective gear and equipment to perform the trail work. This award is for two crews of six to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. One crew will work on the repair of flood damaged trails around Mount Rainier National Park including the construction of a 1,500 foot re-route on the Carbon River section of the Wonderland Trail. This crew will work from July 26, 2009 and work no longer than September 30, 2010. One crew of six will work on the construction of approximately one mile of new trail to replace trail destroyed by flooding. This crew will work approximately 22 weeks beginning July 26, 2009 and work no longer than September 30, 2010.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  JoAnn Palmer
  Purchasing Agent
  Phone 360-569-2211

• Agency Mailing Address:

  joann_palmer@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  joann_palmer@nps.gov