Climate Change Internship Program

Post Date

February 4th 2010

Application Due Date

March 1st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-NOI-R2306103507

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

This action is a single source award to the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) located in Washington D.C. This synopsis serves as intent to award a five-year cooperative agreement on a non-competitive basis. The effort involves the development, recruiting and administration of a current undergraduate/graduate student level Climate Change Response internship program. This program will provide the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) with science-based research, resource conservation, data collection, monitoring, communication, policy development, sustainable operations and other projects and approaches to support adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change on NPS lands. The program will provide valuable on-the-ground, practical, experiential learning opportunities for university-level students. The opportunities are enhanced through partnerships with university affiliates and a campus to careers program.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Sybil Winfield
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 303-969-2076

• Agency Mailing Address:

  sybil_winfield@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  sybil_winfield@nps.gov