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- The 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 "Connecting Yakutat Youth and Elders to Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931 Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 4, 2015 and posted on Jun 4, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000.00 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).
- This is a notice of intent to award to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. No other applicants will be selected from this post.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) issued a public Notice of Intent to award a non-competitive cooperative agreement for a project titled "Connecting Yakutat Youth and Elders to Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve." This posting is explicitly not a request for applications; it functions as formal notice that NPS planned to fund a specific recipient without open competition. The intended recipient is the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT), a federally recognized tribal government in Yakutat, Alaska, whose affiliated Tlingit clans have traditional homelands that include lands within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST). The award was tied to CFDA 15.931 (Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations) under the Public Land Corps authority (16 USC 1723(c)(1)), using a cooperative agreement structure that emphasizes shared responsibilities between NPS and the recipient rather than a standard grant with minimal federal involvement.
Financially, the project was scoped as a relatively small, short-term effort with a total anticipated federal amount of $15,000 and a 25% cost share requirement. The anticipated agreement length was one year, but the actual on-the-ground period of performance listed ran from 6/15/2015 through 9/30/2015, with youth field work described as lasting up to 15 work days during June 2015. The opportunity listing provided typical administrative fields used in federal assistance announcements (including an award ceiling of $15,000 and an award floor of $1), along with a point of contact at NPS (Erica Cordeiro in the Alaska Region). Although it had posted and closing dates like a competitive opportunity, the eligibility language made clear that no other applicants would be selected because it was a single-source intent to award.
Programmatically, the project blended conservation work with cultural revitalization and intergenerational learning. On the resource stewardship side, the partnership aimed to repair and improve conditions at the Esker Stream Public Use Cabin (PUC) and to remove debris and abandoned cabin materials from that site and from the park's outer coastline. On the cultural side, the project was designed to strengthen and preserve Yakutat Tlingit traditional knowledge and ties to national park system lands in the WRST Yakutat District by organizing a cultural education field trip where elders could share place-based knowledge directly with youth in their traditional homeland. The announcement also notes that this cultural component supports NPS obligations to preserve ethnographic resources connected to Alaska Native tribes with traditional associations to park lands.
The stated project objectives were straightforward and operational: establish an active cleanup partnership between NPS and YTT for the abandoned cabin and coastal debris, bring four to six young people into direct contact with park public-use and coastal resources to build connections between youth and the park, complete debris cleanup work through the Public Land Corps framework in collaboration with the Tribe, and support the transmission of Yakutat Tlingit knowledge by facilitating visits to homelands where elders can teach youth in context. In other words, the work was meant to produce visible improvements on the ground (cleanup and cabin-related work) while also creating a structured setting for cultural learning and documentation.
The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe's responsibilities were detailed and centered on staffing, administration, and cultural coordination. YTT would recruit and hire a four- to six-person youth crew consistent with Public Land Corps guidelines (ages 16 to 25, U.S. citizens or permanent residents), ensure participants were physically capable of moderately intense manual labor for eight-hour workdays, and manage the administrative records associated with employing and supporting the crew. The Tribe would coordinate schedules and field logistics with the NPS Youth Project Coordinator, including practical items like meal planning, and would pay operating and administrative expenses upfront and then seek reimbursement from NPS as allowed under the approved budget, providing itemized documentation of allowable, allocable costs. For the cultural component, YTT would designate a tribal representative to plan and coordinate the cultural education trip with NPS, work with appropriate clans to identify elders and other participants, identify additional elders for traditional knowledge interviews related to WRST lands and resources, and handle honoraria payments for elders and cultural consultants participating in the trip and interviews.
NPS responsibilities reflected the cooperative nature of the agreement and focused on supervision, safety, equipment, compliance, transportation, and coordination. NPS would assign a Youth Project Coordinator to provide orientation, safety briefings, technical direction, and mission context, and would oversee compliance to ensure the work was completed within the agreed timeline. NPS also committed to providing or arranging field support such as camping locations and facilities when appropriate, and supplying and maintaining project equipment and materials for the crew, including personal protective equipment, hand and power tools, camping gear, and fuel for tools and cooking. NPS would reimburse YTT for agreed-upon costs based on the budget and work performed, provide transportation between Yakutat and the work sites for youth and leaders as well as elders and other trip participants (including potential use of government aircraft or vehicles), and assign a WRST employee to coordinate planning for the cultural education trip and associated interviews.
Finally, the notice explains why the award was made without competition. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), NPS must document why competition is not practicable. In this case, NPS cited the "Unique Qualifications" criterion, arguing that YTT was uniquely positioned to carry out the work due to demonstrable factors tied to tribal identity, location, community connections, and the ability to convene elders and youth connected to the specific traditional homeland within WRST. In practical terms, the cultural knowledge transfer and ethnographic resource goals could not be replicated by a generic organization without the same tribal authority, relationships, and traditional association to the lands involved, which is the core rationale presented for the sole-source intent to award.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) Is this posting a request for applications?
No. The National Park Service (NPS) described this as a public Notice of Intent to award a non-competitive cooperative agreement. It serves as formal notice that NPS planned to fund a specific recipient and was not inviting applications.
2) Will NPS accept proposals from other organizations or tribes for this specific posting?
No. The eligibility language stated that no other applicants would be selected because this was a single-source intent to award (non-competitive).
3) What is the project title?
The project is titled "Connecting Yakutat Youth and Elders to Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve."
4) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT), a federally recognized tribal government in Yakutat, Alaska.
5) Why was the award planned as non-competitive (single-source)?
NPS cited the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) and used the "Unique Qualifications" rationale. The notice explains that YTT was uniquely positioned to complete the work because of tribal identity and authority, local/community connections, the ability to convene appropriate elders and youth, and the tribe's traditional association to lands within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST). The cultural knowledge transfer and ethnographic resource goals were presented as not practicably replicable by a generic organization.
6) What type of federal assistance instrument was planned?
A cooperative agreement. The notice emphasizes shared responsibilities between NPS and the recipient, rather than a standard grant with minimal federal involvement.
7) What CFDA program is referenced?
The notice ties the award to CFDA 15.931, "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations."
8) What legal authority is mentioned for the youth conservation work?
The notice references the Public Land Corps authority at 16 USC 1723(c)(1).
9) How much funding was anticipated?
The total anticipated federal amount was $15,000.
10) Is there a cost share requirement?
Yes. The notice lists a 25% cost share requirement.
11) What award ceiling and floor were listed?
The administrative fields included an award ceiling of $15,000 and an award floor of $1.
12) How long was the project expected to last?
The anticipated agreement length was one year, but the on-the-ground period of performance listed in the notice ran from 6/15/2015 through 9/30/2015.
13) How long was the youth field work expected to take?
Youth field work was described as lasting up to 15 work days during June 2015.
14) Where would the work take place?
The work was associated with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST), including the WRST Yakutat District, and specifically mentions the Esker Stream Public Use Cabin site and the park's outer coastline.
15) What conservation or resource stewardship tasks were included?
The notice describes repairing and improving conditions at the Esker Stream Public Use Cabin (PUC) and removing debris and abandoned cabin materials from that site and from the park's outer coastline.
16) What is the cultural component of the project?
The project was designed to strengthen and preserve Yakutat Tlingit traditional knowledge and ties to national park system lands by organizing a cultural education field trip where elders could share place-based knowledge directly with youth in their traditional homeland.
17) How does the notice connect the cultural work to NPS responsibilities?
The announcement states that the cultural component supports NPS obligations to preserve ethnographic resources connected to Alaska Native tribes with traditional associations to park lands.
18) What were the main project objectives listed?
The stated objectives included: (1) establishing an active cleanup partnership between NPS and YTT for abandoned cabin and coastal debris, (2) bringing four to six young people into direct contact with park public-use and coastal resources to build connections to the park, (3) completing debris cleanup through the Public Land Corps framework in collaboration with the Tribe, and (4) supporting transmission of Yakutat Tlingit knowledge by facilitating visits where elders teach youth in context.
19) How many youth participants were planned?
The notice described recruiting a four- to six-person youth crew.
20) What youth eligibility requirements were specified?
The youth crew was to be consistent with Public Land Corps guidelines: ages 16 to 25, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
21) What physical or work-capability expectations were stated for youth participants?
The Tribe was to ensure participants were physically capable of moderately intense manual labor for eight-hour workdays.
22) What were the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT) responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
YTT responsibilities described in the notice included recruiting and hiring the youth crew, maintaining administrative records related to employing and supporting the crew, coordinating schedules and field logistics with the NPS Youth Project Coordinator (including meal planning), paying operating and administrative costs upfront and seeking reimbursement as allowed under the approved budget with itemized documentation, and leading cultural coordination (designating a tribal representative, coordinating with appropriate clans, identifying elders and interview participants, and paying honoraria for elders and cultural consultants involved in the trip and interviews).
23) What were the National Park Service (NPS) responsibilities?
NPS responsibilities included assigning a Youth Project Coordinator to provide orientation, safety briefings, technical direction, and mission context; overseeing compliance and timeline; providing or arranging field support such as camping locations and facilities when appropriate; supplying and maintaining project equipment and materials (including PPE, hand and power tools, camping gear, and fuel for tools and cooking); reimbursing YTT for agreed-upon costs based on budget and work performed; providing transportation between Yakutat and work sites for youth/leaders and elders/participants (including possible use of government aircraft or vehicles); and assigning a WRST employee to coordinate planning for the cultural education trip and associated interviews.
24) How would reimbursement work according to the notice?
The notice indicates YTT would pay operating and administrative expenses upfront and then seek reimbursement from NPS as allowed under the approved budget, supported by itemized documentation showing allowable and allocable costs. NPS would reimburse based on the agreed budget and work performed.
25) Would elders be compensated for participation?
Yes. The notice states that YTT would handle honoraria payments for elders and cultural consultants participating in the cultural education trip and the traditional knowledge interviews.
26) Who would provide equipment and safety gear?
NPS would supply and maintain project equipment and materials for the crew, including personal protective equipment (PPE), hand and power tools, camping gear, and fuel for tools and cooking.
27) Who would provide transportation to field sites?
NPS would provide transportation between Yakutat and the work sites for youth and leaders and for elders and other cultural trip participants. The notice also mentions potential use of government aircraft or vehicles.
28) Who is listed as the point of contact for this notice?
The opportunity listing included an NPS point of contact: Erica Cordeiro in the Alaska Region.
29) Why did the posting show dates similar to competitive opportunities if it was non-competitive?
The notice explains that it included typical administrative fields used in federal assistance announcements (including posted and closing dates), but it explicitly clarified that it was a single-source intent to award and not a solicitation.
30) What specific park site is mentioned in relation to cabin work?
The notice specifically mentions the Esker Stream Public Use Cabin (PUC).
31) What kinds of outcomes was the project intended to produce?
The description emphasizes both visible on-the-ground outcomes (cleanup and cabin-condition improvements) and structured cultural outcomes (intergenerational learning through a cultural education field trip and interviews focused on traditional knowledge related to WRST lands and resources).
32) Who would coordinate the cultural education trip on the NPS side?
NPS would assign a WRST employee to coordinate planning for the cultural education trip and associated interviews, while YTT would designate a tribal representative to plan and coordinate the trip with NPS and with appropriate clans.
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