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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Implement Academic Internships at SFSU and CCSF (IN)" is a National Park Service (NPS) funded project designed to expand hands-on, campus-connected pathways into public lands stewardship and careers. The work is centered on Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) and is implemented through a partnership network that includes the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC), the Pacific Leadership Institute, San Francisco State University (SFSU), and City College of San Francisco (CCSF). Together, these partners established a Student Opportunity Center and an Academic Internship Program on both campuses, with the overall intent of making park-based opportunities more visible, accessible, and practical for local students.

A major focus of the program is equity and access. The project specifically aims to connect students from ethnically diverse communities and lower socioeconomic backgrounds to recreational, educational, volunteer, and career-building opportunities tied to public lands management. Beyond simply placing students in positions, the program emphasizes building a long-term stewardship ethic, helping students see public lands as places where they belong, can contribute, and can build a career. For students in the academic internship track, the program is also meant to serve as an early step toward federal employment, giving participants exposure to NPS work environments and expectations.

The internship model is structured and substantial. Interns participate over a 16-week period and typically work 16 to 20 hours per week. Placements span multiple operational and mission-driven areas within the park, including Natural Resources, Interpretation, Maintenance, and Cultural Resources, as well as specialized programs such as Sustainability or Inventory and Monitoring. This variety is important because it allows students to explore different career lanes inside the National Park Service and related conservation organizations, from field-based resource work to visitor-facing education and operational maintenance.

Performance and commitment can lead to longer engagement. Students who demonstrate exceptional interest and promise during spring placements may be offered extended positions into the summer, which helps deepen skills, increase real-world experience, and strengthen the participants resumes. This continuation also supports the broader workforce-development goal by providing a longer runway for mentoring and job readiness.

Career preparation is built into the program rather than treated as an add-on. All interns receive assistance with resume development and support navigating applications to NPS positions, as well as employment opportunities with other park partners. That kind of coaching matters in federal hiring pipelines, where formatting, eligibility categories, and application steps can be barriers for first-generation applicants or students without strong professional networks.

From an implementation standpoint, the funding notice highlights why the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is positioned to carry out this work effectively. As GGNRA nonprofit support partner, GGNPC already helps plan and host volunteer programs similar in structure to academic internships. Their staff are experienced with the parks Volunteer-In-Parks (VIP) approaches, along with the related policies and procedures, and they were already involved in the early stages of launching this VIP-linked internship effort. The partnership also brings practical advantages: established volunteer management capacity, communications support, and direct coordination channels with SFSU and CCSF. The NPS frames this as a key reason the project can be executed efficiently and successfully.

In terms of the award itself, this is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, categorized under education, science and technology, and other research and development. The expected number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $54,000 (with the award ceiling also listed as $54,000 and the award floor listed as $1). The CFDA number is 15.954, National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).

This posting is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award and not a request for applications. In other words, it functions as public notice that the NPS intended to fund this specific project under an existing cooperative management arrangement with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, rather than opening a competitive application process. The opportunity was posted on June 25, 2014, with an original and current closing date of July 2, 2014, and an archive date of July 30, 2014. A grants.gov link is provided for reference, and the listed contact for access issues is Kristina Bliss (805-370-2321, kristinabliss@nps.gov).

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