Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00074
The grant opportunity titled "Engaging Colorado Front Range Youth and Local Communities at Rocky Mountain National Park through Conservation Projects" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement designed to connect young people, especially under-represented youth and emerging adults, with hands-on conservation work at Rocky Mountain National Park. The central idea is to build a long-term stewardship ethic by giving participants meaningful experiences in the park while also strengthening relationships between the NPS and nearby communities. Through structured projects, internships, and training, the program aims to help youth and young adults understand why national parks matter, what it takes to care for public lands, and what careers and pathways exist in conservation and related fields.
The work supported by this opportunity focuses on practical, visible projects that improve and protect both natural and cultural resources. Examples of project activities include trail rehabilitation, repairing historic rock walls, removing invasive plants, and supporting visitor communication efforts such as designing wayside exhibits and trailhead information kiosks. These tasks are meant to be more than short-term volunteer events; they are framed as educational and workforce-development experiences that build job skills, responsibility, and a connection to place. By working directly on park needs, participants also provide tangible value to the NPS, helping staff and partners complete priority maintenance and resource-protection projects while cultivating a stronger pipeline of future conservation professionals.
A major emphasis of the program is community engagement and trust-building, particularly with local and tribal partners. The opportunity notes that the posting period was intentionally kept under 60 days in order to move quickly, support timely collaboration, and help restore trust with local communities, including tribal partners, in a way that is sustainable and respectful. The program is positioned as serving a broad public purpose: promoting education, job training, responsible citizenship, and productive community involvement while deepening public understanding and appreciation of the nation’s natural and cultural heritage. In practical terms, the NPS is looking for a partner (or partners) that can recruit and support youth participants, run community-based conservation programming, and deliver structured learning and work experiences that align with park priorities.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, using a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency in planning and execution compared to a standard grant. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number listed is 15.931. Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding those that are institutions of higher education in the nonprofit category distinctions). The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $350,000. The opportunity was created on April 25, 2018, with an original closing date of May 30, 2018.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a combined conservation-workforce and community-engagement initiative: it funds on-the-ground projects in Rocky Mountain National Park while intentionally using those projects as a vehicle for education, career exposure, and relationship-building with communities along Colorado’s Front Range. The intended outcome is not only improved trails, restored historic features, and controlled invasive species, but also a stronger sense of shared stewardship and a more diverse, prepared next generation of people who can contribute to conservation and public land management.Apply for P18AS00074
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Engaging Colorado Front Range Youth and Local Communities at Rocky Mountain National Park through Conservation 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 Apr 25, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2018 A less than 60 day posting will enable collaboration with and restore trust with local communities. The reduction in posting time will help engage with out tribal partners in a timely fashion, creating a sustainable, respectful relationship.. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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