Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS DOIP16AC00253
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- The DOI-NPS in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Crew to Rehabilitate Exit Glacier Area Trails in Kenai Fjords National Park" 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 18, 2016 and posted on Apr 18, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 18, 2016. (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 $36,000.00 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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Opportunity Summary:
The Conservation Crew to Rehabilitate Exit Glacier Area Trails in Kenai Fjords National Park opportunity (Funding Announcement P16AC00253 / NPS DOIP16AC00253) is a National Park Service notice stating its intent to fund a specific project without competition. It is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notification that the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS) plans to issue a task agreement to the Student Conservation Association (SCA) under an already-established cooperative agreement framework for conservation projects.
The project focuses on trail rehabilitation work in the Exit Glacier area of Kenai Fjords National Park, carried out in partnership with the park's Division of Facility Maintenance. A central purpose is workforce development: the task agreement is meant to support and create hands-on work, education, and training opportunities for young adults by placing an SCA youth conservation crew in the park for a short, intensive field season. The anticipated period of performance runs from 06/01/2016 to 07/05/2016, with an anticipated agreement length of about four weeks.
Funding is structured as a cooperative agreement task agreement, authorized under 16 USC 1723(c)(1), and tied to CFDA 15.931 (Education). The total anticipated federal award amount is $35,837.27, complemented by a significant cost-share contribution from SCA listed at $25,471.43. The announcement also indicates an expected single award with a ceiling near $36,000. The primary point of contact named for the opportunity is James Cato.
On-the-ground work is described as practical maintenance and rehabilitation of heavily used visitor areas. Crew members are expected to learn and perform trail maintenance techniques specific to the Exit Glacier area trails, while also helping with upkeep in associated developed areas such as campgrounds and picnic sites (including edging and general maintenance). Training and tasks include proper pruning and vegetation removal, plus repair and maintenance of common trail and visitor-use infrastructure like bridges, water bars, steps, and site furnishings such as tables and benches. The overall intent is both resource protection and visitor safety, while giving participants marketable conservation and outdoor operations skills.
Responsibilities are split between SCA and NPS in a fairly traditional partnership model. SCA commits to supporting recruitment and selection of the conservation associates, providing transportation to and from Kenai Fjords National Park, covering participant subsistence during the project, and providing participant support items such as living allowances, insurance, and AmeriCorps education awards when applicable. NPS, in turn, provides the federal financial assistance amount, conducts orientation to park operations and the NPS mission, and supplies safety training. NPS also assigns an on-site technical representative (identified as CJ Rea) to support the crew with project specifics as needed, provides a camping area for the volunteers, and furnishes the necessary equipment and supplies required to complete the work.
The reason the award is not competed is also spelled out. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), agencies must justify why competition is not practicable. In this case, NPS cites that the action is a task agreement issued under an existing, previously competed cooperative agreement (P15AC00031) already awarded to SCA for conservation projects. In other words, the competitive process occurred at the umbrella cooperative agreement level, and this notice covers the issuance of a specific task under that broader, previously competed relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this a competitive grant that organizations can apply for?
No. This notice is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a National Park Service (NPS) public notice of intent to fund a specific project without competition.
Why is there no competition for this funding?
NPS states the work will be issued as a task agreement under an existing, previously competed cooperative agreement already awarded to the Student Conservation Association (SCA) for conservation projects (P15AC00031). Because competition occurred at the umbrella cooperative agreement level, this specific task is being issued as a single-source action consistent with Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2).
Who is expected to receive the award?
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the intended recipient of the task agreement.
What is the project called?
The project is described as a conservation crew effort to rehabilitate Exit Glacier area trails in Kenai Fjords National Park.
Where will the work take place?
The work will take place in the Exit Glacier area of Kenai Fjords National Park, including heavily used visitor areas and associated developed areas such as campgrounds and picnic sites.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project has two closely linked purposes: (1) practical trail rehabilitation and maintenance to support resource protection and visitor safety, and (2) workforce development by providing hands-on work, education, and training opportunities for young adults through placement on an SCA youth conservation crew.
What types of tasks and training are included?
Tasks and training described include trail maintenance techniques specific to the Exit Glacier area trails; proper pruning and vegetation removal; and repair/maintenance of common trail and visitor-use infrastructure such as bridges, water bars, and steps. The crew may also assist with upkeep in developed areas (for example, edging and general maintenance) and maintain site furnishings such as tables and benches.
Who are the partners involved in delivering the work?
The project is carried out in partnership with the park's Division of Facility Maintenance, with responsibilities shared between SCA and NPS in a cooperative agreement model.
What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance is from 06/01/2016 to 07/05/2016.
How long is the anticipated agreement?
The announcement describes an anticipated agreement length of about four weeks, aligned with a short, intensive field season.
How much federal funding is anticipated?
The total anticipated federal award amount is $35,837.27, and the notice also references an expected single award with a ceiling near $36,000.
Is there a cost share or match?
Yes. The announcement lists a significant cost-share contribution from SCA of $25,471.43.
What is the funding mechanism for this award?
The notice describes the funding as a cooperative agreement task agreement issued under an already-established cooperative agreement framework for conservation projects.
What legal authority is cited for the cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement task agreement is described as authorized under 16 USC 1723(c)(1).
Which CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The announcement ties the opportunity to CFDA 15.931 (Education).
What does SCA provide under this task agreement?
SCA responsibilities described include supporting recruitment and selection of the conservation associates, providing transportation to and from Kenai Fjords National Park, covering participant subsistence during the project, and providing participant support items such as living allowances, insurance, and AmeriCorps education awards when applicable.
What does NPS provide under this task agreement?
NPS responsibilities described include providing the federal financial assistance amount, conducting orientation to park operations and the NPS mission, supplying safety training, assigning an on-site technical representative to support the crew with project specifics as needed, providing a camping area for the volunteers, and furnishing the equipment and supplies required to complete the work.
Who is the on-site technical representative?
The on-site technical representative identified in the notice is CJ Rea.
Who is the primary point of contact for the opportunity?
The primary point of contact named is James Cato.
What is the funding announcement identification for this notice?
The notice references Funding Announcement P16AC00253 / NPS DOIP16AC00253.
Is this notice intended to recruit individual crew members?
The notice describes SCA as responsible for recruitment and selection of conservation associates, but it does not present itself as an application call for individuals or provide application instructions within the information provided.
What outcomes does the project aim to support?
Based on the description, the project aims to improve trail and visitor-area conditions in a heavily used location, enhance visitor safety, protect park resources, and build participants' marketable conservation and outdoor operations skills through hands-on training.
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