RECOVERY ACT - Trail Maintenance / Repair

Post Date

July 8th 2009

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without full and open compet

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-H9458090013

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

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

Single Source Justification Criteria Cited 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. Earthcorps 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:

  $37005

• 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 and other trails within Mount Rainier National Park. EARTHCORPS members are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The members make up crews of seven which will work with NPS trail maintenance crews to gain experience. Earthcorps will provide the crews the transportation, food, 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 one crews of seven to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. The crew will work on the construction of approximately one mile of trail to replace the flood destroyed Glacier Basin Trail. This crew will work approximately three 9 day tours 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