Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP17AC00056
The National Park Service-Walnut Canyon National Monument Trails and Fencing Projects opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS-NOIP17AC00056) is a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning it is not an open call for proposals and not requesting applications. Instead, the National Park Service (NPS), within the Department of the Interior, is issuing public notice that it plans to fund a specific task agreement under an already-existing master cooperative agreement framework. The funding is categorized as discretionary and tied to an education-focused activity category through CFDA 15.931, Youth Conservation Activities, with eligibility generally associated with qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than institutions of higher education). The key contact listed for the award is Tina Holland, Agreements Officer.
The planned recipient for this task award is American Conservation Experience (ACE), with a total anticipated federal award amount of $44,000 and no cost share requirement. The award instrument is a cooperative agreement (a task award), and both the anticipated length of the agreement and the period of performance run through June 30, 2017. The statutory authorities cited cover a set of NPS and conservation-related authorities (including provisions in Title 54 of the U.S. Code and multiple sections of Title 16), reflecting the legal basis NPS uses to support youth conservation and stewardship work conducted in partnership with external organizations.
Programmatically, the intent is for ACE to collaborate with NPS on trail and fencing-related work associated with Walnut Canyon National Monument, while also advancing youth engagement and environmental stewardship. A central theme in the description is that participants (often interns or youth corps members managed through the partner organization) build their understanding of stewardship through hands-on conservation work and then carry that knowledge back into their communities. While the title emphasizes trails and fencing projects, the narrative also highlights broader wilderness stewardship practices and the application of current NPS guidance and tools, suggesting the project is meant to both accomplish on-the-ground conservation outcomes and strengthen participant capacity through structured learning and mentorship.
A defining feature of this opportunity is the expectation of substantial NPS involvement, which is why it is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard contract for services. NPS anticipates close collaboration with the recipient in planning and adapting work plans to fit the needs of individual park units, with particular attention to ensuring that all activities comply with the Wilderness Act of 1964. NPS also commits to providing the most up-to-date wilderness stewardship guidance and tools, working alongside the cooperator to adapt and refine those tools for practical use in park settings. In addition, NPS will provide specific training on these stewardship tools to interns, maintain periodic phone conferences among interns, ACE, and NPS to share experiences and shape outcomes, and ensure park staff provide mentoring and career-development guidance to participants. The overall structure is described as an assistance relationship that depends on joint problem-solving and adaptive management, rather than a vendor-client relationship focused only on deliverables.
Competition was not conducted as a full and open solicitation for this particular task award. NPS explains that ACE is part of the established 21st Century Conservation Corps Program - Youth Engagement and Development and already holds a cooperative agreement (P15AC00015) that enables participation in specific tasks like this one. Although three members of the 21st Century Conservation Corps program were considered, ACE was selected based on its relevant experience administering conservation internships and its demonstrated past performance providing NPS with oversight, management, and corrective measures for interns. In other words, the selection rationale is rooted in the existing program structure, the ability to execute the required youth conservation activities under the master agreement, and a track record that NPS views as reducing performance risk for this time-limited project period.Apply for NPS NOIP17AC00056
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service-Walnut Canyon National Monument Trails and Fencing Projects" 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 Nov 30, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 09, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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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