Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0155
The "YMCA Youth Interns" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS 17 NERO 0155) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary cooperative agreement notice issued by the Department of the Interior. It is important to note that this posting is not a request for applications and does not represent an open competition. Instead, it serves as a public notice that NPS intends to make a single task agreement award under an existing master cooperative agreement that was either previously competed or supported by a single-source justification. The planned project partner identified in the notice is Groundwork.
The purpose of the agreement is to support youth and young adult engagement in conservation and public service activities connected to Gateway National Recreation Area (Gateway NRA). Under the task agreement, Groundwork would recruit locally and assemble a small corps made up of eight participants total: four young adults ages 16 to 25, plus four additional youth drawn from YMCA youth development programs. This group would provide on-the-ground support for various park projects, with the broader intent of advancing long-standing NPS goals around public service, youth employment, and conservation-related work experiences, particularly emphasizing minority youth development, training, and pathways for young adults to participate in stewardship activities.
A central feature of the project is structured supervision and training. Groundwork would be responsible for recruiting, selecting, training, and managing experienced crew leaders who would supervise the participants through the full project period. These leaders would also plan training opportunities and organize a camping trip aimed at building teamwork and community among participants while strengthening understanding of environmental stewardship. The experience is designed to be more than a work assignment; it intentionally includes outdoor recreation and educational components by providing youth the chance to camp, hike, and recreate on public lands as part of their service experience.
The notice also lays out the logistical and material support expected to make the program workable and safe. Groundwork would provide transportation to and from individual work sites throughout Gateway NRA and supply meals when needed and appropriate during the service period. Participants would receive service clothing as appropriate, and the agreement would cover supplies and equipment necessary to complete typical conservation and maintenance tasks. This includes personal protective equipment such as gloves, safety vests, eye protection, and hearing protection, as well as tools and materials like trash bags, loppers, handsaws, brooms, rakes, and litter grabbers.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the anticipated award amount is capped at $32,848 (the award ceiling), with one expected award. The associated CFDA number listed is 15.931. While the eligibility field references nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), the practical takeaway here is that the announcement is informational only because the agency is signaling an intended award under an existing agreement rather than inviting new applicants. The notice was created on August 24, 2017, with an original closing date of September 2, 2017, which in this context functions more as an administrative timeline for the public notice than an application deadline.Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0155
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "YMCA Youth Interns" 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 24, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 02, 2017 This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified master cooperative agreement.. (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 $32,848.00 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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