Youth Education and Involvement in Vegetation Management and Restoration in Heartland Network National Parks - NOI not a request for proposals

Post Date

May 16th 2014

Application Due Date

May 23rd 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

P14AC00631

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $270000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $300000

Grant Description

The objective of this agreement is to: support youth opportunities to work in National Parks; provide youth an introduction to careers in conservation and natural resource management; to educate youth on the management decisions, management techniques, and operations required to manage natural resources; to provide youth development and leadership opportunities in challenging natural environments; to control invasive plants known to be a public nuisance including plants designated as noxious weeds under state or federal laws; and to restore plant communities within national parks through the use of prescribed fire, vegetation removal, and vegetation planting.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Katie Schroeder
  Grants Management Officer
  Phone 402-661-1640

• Agency Mailing Address:

  work email

• Agency Email Address:

  catherine_schroeder@nps.gov

• More Information:

  Grants.gov