Washington Conservation Corps Mantenance Crews

Post Date

May 28th 2015

Application Due Date

June 12th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-NOI-MORA-P15AS00115

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $55720

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - The National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of Mount Rainier's intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P11AC80257, with the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) for a project titled Washington Conservation Corps Maintenance Crews. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement NPS-NOI-MORA-P15AS00115 Project Title Task Agreement with Washington Conservation Corps Recipient Washington Conservation Corps Principle Investigator / Program Manager Jim Ziolkowski Total Anticipated Award Amount $55,720.00 Cost Share N/A New Award or Continuation? New Task Award on Cooperative Agreement P11AC80257 Anticipated Length of Agreement Ten weeks Anticipated Period of Performance 6/29/2015 through 9/04/2015 Award Instrument Task Agreement written on Cooperative Agreement P11AC80257 Statutory Authority 54 U.S.C. _101702(a) Cooperative Agreements, Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds CFDA # and Title 15.931 Youth Conservation Activities Single Source Justification Criteria Cited (4) Unique Qualifications NPS Point of Contact Pam Griffin Financial Assistance Officer Mount Rainier National Park 55210 238th Ave. E Ashford, WA 98304 Office: 360-569-6541 OVERVIEW The Washington Conservation Corps and Mount Rainier National Park will provide crews to complete maintenance and rehabilitation projects throughout the park. These projects consist of the following: This work will consist of Campground Rehabilitation work. Campsites will be delineated and re-graded to improve drainage. The crew will repair or build picnic tables and fire grates and install logs as curbing for campsite delineation. This project work will also include the rehabilitation of a comfort station at a high elevation camp. This project requires camping at the job site in an alpine zone. Camping supplies and tools will be flown to the work site at 10,000 foot elevation on Mount Rainier. WCC crew will hike to site with NPS personnel. This project includes on the job training in carpentry, concrete work and utility trench work. This project will require experience in living and working in an alpine environment. Trail maintenance and rehabilitation projects will occur in the Paradise area of the park. Routine trail maintenance will require identifying snow covered trails, removing snow to aid in melt out process, cleaning drains and correcting drainage issues. Rehabilitation will consist of grading freshly milled asphalt or new crushed rock in preparing for asphalt installation, installation of culverts and building rock retaining walls.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Pamela Griffin
  Financial Assistance Officer
  Phone 360-569-6541

• Agency Mailing Address:

  pam_griffin@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  pam_griffin@nps.gov