Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00655
This funding opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary cooperative agreement titled "Notice of Intent: Conduct Restoration and Improve Visitor Experience at Three Picnic Areas" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00655). It falls under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.931) and was published by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The notice was created on August 14, 2017, with an original closing date of August 24, 2017. The opportunity anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $1.
The project is structured as a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement (Cooperative Agreement Number P15AC0024) between NPS and Conservation Legacy Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC). The central purpose of that umbrella agreement is to place youth and other qualified volunteers through AZCC in conservation and resource management work that is paired with training and educational experiences. In practical terms, this means the task agreement is meant to extend or apply the already-established partnership terms and conditions to a specific on-the-ground restoration effort focused on three picnic areas, with the cooperative agreement framework guiding how the work is carried out collaboratively.
The core work described involves youth interns working side-by-side with park staff and volunteers to rehabilitate disturbed land in and around these visitor use areas. "Disturbed land" is defined broadly to include impacts from unauthorized trail use (often called social trails), unauthorized use of park lands associated with undocumented immigrant activity, invasive plant presence, and physical impacts from roadside accidents, among other similar disturbances. The restoration goal is to return these impacted areas to more natural conditions, which in turn is intended to improve the visitor "viewshed" meaning the visual quality and natural appearance of the landscape that visitors see when using the picnic areas.
Beyond the physical restoration outcomes, the opportunity places heavy emphasis on youth engagement, training, and professional development. Youth participants are expected to complete project work while building new skills and may receive academic credit or organizational recognition as part of their participation. The description also notes that youth will receive a formal program introducing them to the NPS mission, information about the park itself, and how these resources connect to broader public purposes and relevance. Additional intended benefits include increasing environmental awareness, especially around natural area restoration techniques, encouraging healthy lifestyle habits through outdoor field work, and providing exposure to conservation professionals and potential pathways into conservation-related employment. The broader framing is that this experience supports the development of future stewards and potential NPS leaders while simultaneously improving resource conditions and the visitor experience in heavily used areas.
Eligibility is listed generally as "Others," with the implication that the intended partner is clarified in the opportunity materials. Given the specific reference to an existing cooperative agreement with AZCC and the task-agreement nature of the notice, the opportunity is essentially aimed at implementing restoration work through that established NPS-AZCC partnership rather than soliciting a broad competitive field of unrelated applicants.Apply for P17AS00655
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Conduct Restoration and Improve Visitor Experience at Three Picnic Areas" 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 24, 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 $1.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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