Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS DOIP17AC01391
This notice describes the National Park Service's intent to make an award under an existing master cooperative agreement (P15AC00031) with the Student Conservation Association (SCA). It is explicitly not an open call for applications; instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to issue a task agreement that has already been competed previously or justified as single-source under that master agreement. The specific funding announcement is NPS-DOIP17AC01391, and the project is titled "SCA PLC Conservation Intern for Communications and Media." The work is framed as a conservation-related youth opportunity tied to the Public Land Corps program and is associated with CFDA 15.931, "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations." The eligible applicant category listed is 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education), which matches SCA's nonprofit status. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling near $26,000.
At its core, the objective of this task agreement is to create paid, structured work and learning opportunities for young adults by placing an intern at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (often abbreviated as LACL) in Alaska, with a focus on communications, media, and youth engagement. The period of performance runs from September 25, 2017 through April 13, 2018. The anticipated federal share is $25,705.28, paired with a non-federal cost share of $8,568.43, reflecting a joint investment in the internship and related project activities. The overall purpose aligns with conservation project goals, but the day-to-day deliverables center on interpretation, youth programming, and digital asset management that supports park education and outreach.
The legal authority cited is 16 USC 1723(c)(1), the Public Lands Corps statute, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with qualified youth or conservation corps organizations to carry out conservation projects. The notice also references the broader ability, under this authority, to support appropriate projects on various land types when connected to disaster prevention or relief efforts under the Stafford Act, although this particular task agreement is focused on regular park programming and media support rather than disaster response.
The statement of work lays out two primary responsibility areas for the intern. First is a youth program series: the intern is expected to design and lead original, creative, hands-on educational programs for youth that help connect young people to park stories and to the natural and cultural resources of Lake Clark. Ten of these programs are shorter sessions delivered at the visitor center in Port Alsworth, while three additional programs are structured as day-camp style events in resident zone villages. The subject matter is intentionally broad and place-based, spanning topics like wildlife, geology, and archeology, with the overall goal of strengthening connections between local youth and the park.
The second major responsibility is digital media creation and management. Specifically, the intern will curate the park's interpretive digital media collection within the Portfolio Extensis software platform. That includes organizing the collection and applying metadata, which is the descriptive information that makes photos, videos, graphics, and other assets searchable and usable over time. This component supports long-term communications capacity by improving how the park stores, finds, and reuses interpretive media for education, outreach, and storytelling.
Roles and responsibilities are divided clearly between SCA and NPS. SCA's commitments include helping recruit and select appropriate candidates to serve as Conservation Associates for the work described, arranging transportation to and from the Lake Clark/Port Alsworth field headquarters, and covering subsistence during the internship period. SCA also provides the intern's living allowance, insurance coverage, and AmeriCorps education awards when applicable. In addition, SCA agrees to provide operational support such as a 24/7 staffed hotline, along with site visits and performance evaluations, which are typical safeguards and support structures for youth placements in remote or logistically complex locations.
NPS, in turn, provides the federal financial assistance amount of $25,705.28 and supports the placement by giving the intern orientation to park operations, the NPS mission, and safety training. NPS assigns a technical representative (named in the notice as Buck Mangipane) who will be on site to provide day-to-day guidance and help the intern successfully complete the work. The park also commits to supplying necessary equipment and supplies for the required tasks and to providing housing for the intern, which is a significant contribution given the remoteness and cost of living in the Lake Clark area. Finally, NPS will produce a written completion evaluation documenting outcomes and performance at the end of the project.
The administrative conditions emphasize that this task agreement operates under the umbrella terms of the master cooperative agreement, and that key changes cannot be made informally. Any modification affecting the funding amount, the project term, the participant (including backfilling), or other core provisions must be captured in a written modification signed by the Agreements Officer. The notice also clarifies that additional projects under the master agreement will be authorized separately through additional NPS task agreements, each with its own statement of work and budget developed collaboratively between NPS and the recipient. This structure is meant to streamline repeated youth conservation and education projects while keeping each specific project tightly defined and documented.Apply for NPS DOIP17AC01391
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ARTICLE I – BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cooperative Agreement Number P15AC00031 was entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, (NPS), and Student Conservation Association (SCA) for the purpose of Conservation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 14, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 23, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $26,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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