Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS ARRANOIWASO100002
Apply for NPS ARRANOIWASO100002
- The National Park Service in the recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service Recovery Act Youth Preservation Training Program Roosevelt Vanderbilt NHP" 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 Apr 2, 2010 and posted on Apr 2, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 12, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $57,336.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $57,336.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service Recovery Act Youth Preservation Training Program for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park (funding opportunity number NPS ARRANOIWASO100002) was a 2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded project designed to give young adults paid, hands-on experience in historic preservation and park stewardship while also building employability skills. This notice is explicitly not a request for applications; it served only as a public notice that the National Park Service (NPS) intended to make an award under a cooperative agreement that had already been competed previously. In other words, the recipient was predetermined based on an earlier competitive process, and the award was made as a task agreement under that existing cooperative agreement structure.
The recipient identified in the notice is Groundwork USA, working in partnership with Groundwork Hudson Valley and Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park (often referenced as ROVA). The total anticipated federal award amount was $57,335.84, with a 25% cost share requirement. The anticipated period of performance ran for about eight months, from April 2010 through December 2010. The funding is associated with CFDA 15.931 (Youth Conservation Activities) and cites authorities including the Public Lands Corps authority (16 U.S.C. 1723(c)) and Challenge Cost Share authority (16 U.S.C. 1g and 16 U.S.C. 1f). The announcement lists one expected award and provides internal tracking identifiers (PMIS 013418 and TAS 141035).
Programmatically, the project centered on workforce development for youth from diverse and underserved backgrounds, combining preservation fieldwork at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt with structured training in life skills, job readiness, leadership, civic engagement, and community stewardship. The partners set shared objectives that included expanding educational and employment opportunities tied to NPS natural and cultural resources, involving participants in improving the park’s cultural landscape, increasing understanding of the park’s history among underserved constituencies, and strengthening participants’ career exploration and job-relevant skills for potential future NPS employment. A particularly concrete preservation focus was giving participants direct experience restoring culturally significant dry-laid stone walls, a traditional masonry practice with specialized techniques.
Groundwork USA’s responsibilities were extensive and operational. They were to plan, organize, and implement a Youth Work Crew Preservation Training Program at ROVA and additional sites in Yonkers, New York, in coordination with their sub-recipient Groundwork Hudson Valley. The program was structured around three elements: (1) preservation training activities, (2) career training workshops, and (3) community service projects. Groundwork USA also had to produce a program overview with NPS input that spelled out how the effort would function, who would participate, the budget and timeline, what training would occur at ROVA and elsewhere, partner roles and responsibilities, and what additional curriculum and service-learning activities would be included.
A core deliverable was staffing and managing a work crew composed of one Crew Leader and 12 trainees, with participants in the 18 to 25 age range and recruited from diverse backgrounds in the Yonkers area. The Crew Leader role was defined as both supervisory and behavioral: ensuring punctuality, appropriate dress, respectful conduct, and adherence to NPS directions during NPS-led activities, while also handling discipline and personnel issues. Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Youth Program Director and Landscape Program Director were also slated to provide added oversight and crew management. The crew’s weekly commitment at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt was set at 40 hours per week over the duration of the project, with tasks guided by NPS preservation and maintenance staff and by dry-stone specialists. Work activities included reconditioning existing stone walls, dismantling unstable or derelict sections, preparing new footings, ensuring proper drainage, using appropriate tools and equipment, and rebuilding historic walls consistent with preservation standards and traditional methods.
Beyond the on-site preservation work, the program included career training workshops and community service projects organized by Groundwork Hudson Valley and partners. These covered job skills, life skills, and leadership development, and were scheduled before and after the stone wall preservation work at ROVA. A specific leadership component involved the 18-25-year-old work crew mentoring and leading participants in the Groundwork Hudson Valley Green Team, an environmental service-learning program for younger youth ages 14 to 18 in Yonkers. The notice also emphasizes leveraging additional volunteer support through other partners to help complete community service projects. Groundwork USA was additionally responsible for practical logistics, notably providing transportation for the crew and leader to and from Roosevelt-Vanderbilt and to other program-related activities.
The National Park Service’s role combined funding, training delivery, and technical oversight. NPS committed to funding the planning and implementation of the program and to providing the hands-on preservation training at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt, with instruction and supervision led by park preservation and maintenance staff and supported by the Dry Stone Conservancy (covered under a separate task agreement). Training content specifically included historic masonry traditions for both wet-laid and dry-laid stone walls, plus field techniques such as dismantling, drainage considerations, safe and proper tool use, rebuilding, and related wall preservation tasks. NPS also committed to ongoing technical assistance and direction to Groundwork USA, to connecting the partner with other NPS sites and programs to potentially expand the partnership, and to supervising the hands-on training activities in coordination with the Youth Work Crew Leader.
Key administrative details include that the opportunity was posted April 2, 2010, with an original and current closing date of April 12, 2010, and an archive date of May 12, 2010, reflecting its function as a notice rather than an open competition. The listed point of contact was Jennifer Gartzke, Contract Specialist, based in Lakewood, Colorado, with phone and email provided for access issues related to the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the National Park Service Recovery Act Youth Preservation Training Program for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park?
It was a 2010 project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to provide young adults with paid, hands-on experience in historic preservation and park stewardship at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park (often referenced as ROVA), while also building employability skills through structured training.
Is this notice a request for applications?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications. It functioned only as a public notice that the National Park Service (NPS) intended to make an award under an existing cooperative agreement that had already been competed previously.
Can organizations or individuals apply for this funding?
Not based on this notice. The recipient was predetermined from an earlier competitive process, and the award was made as a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement structure.
Who was the identified recipient for the award?
The recipient identified in the notice is Groundwork USA, working in partnership with Groundwork Hudson Valley and Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park.
What is the funding opportunity number for this notice?
The funding opportunity number listed is NPS ARRANOIWASO100002.
What was the anticipated federal award amount?
The total anticipated federal award amount was $57,335.84.
Was there a cost share requirement?
Yes. The notice describes a 25% cost share requirement.
How long was the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance was about eight months, from April 2010 through December 2010.
What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The funding is associated with CFDA 15.931, described as Youth Conservation Activities.
What legal authorities were cited for the project?
The notice cites the Public Lands Corps authority (16 U.S.C. 1723(c)) and Challenge Cost Share authority (16 U.S.C. 1g and 16 U.S.C. 1f).
How many awards were expected under this notice?
The announcement lists one expected award.
What internal tracking identifiers were included in the announcement?
The announcement provides internal tracking identifiers PMIS 013418 and TAS 141035.
What was the main purpose of the program in terms of participants and outcomes?
The project centered on workforce development for youth from diverse and underserved backgrounds. It combined preservation fieldwork with structured training in life skills, job readiness, leadership, civic engagement, and community stewardship, with an emphasis on building job-relevant skills and career exploration that could support potential future NPS employment.
What preservation work did participants do at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt?
A concrete preservation focus was restoring culturally significant dry-laid stone walls using traditional masonry practices. Work activities included reconditioning existing stone walls, dismantling unstable or derelict sections, preparing new footings, ensuring proper drainage, using appropriate tools and equipment, and rebuilding historic walls consistent with preservation standards and traditional methods.
What does "dry-laid stone wall" preservation refer to in this program?
It refers to traditional masonry techniques where stones are fitted and stacked without mortar (dry-laid), requiring specialized methods related to stability, drainage, footing preparation, dismantling and rebuilding, and careful tool use.
Where did the program take place?
The program took place at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Park and also included additional sites in Yonkers, New York.
What were Groundwork USA's responsibilities under the project?
Groundwork USA was responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a Youth Work Crew Preservation Training Program at ROVA and at additional Yonkers sites, coordinating with its sub-recipient Groundwork Hudson Valley. Responsibilities also included producing a program overview (with NPS input), staffing and managing the crew, coordinating training and service activities, and providing transportation for the crew and leader to and from ROVA and other program-related activities.
What were the three main program elements described in the notice?
The program was structured around: (1) preservation training activities, (2) career training workshops, and (3) community service projects.
What was the required program overview deliverable supposed to include?
With NPS input, the program overview was to spell out how the effort would function, who would participate, the budget and timeline, what training would occur at ROVA and elsewhere, partner roles and responsibilities, and what additional curriculum and service-learning activities would be included.
How was the work crew structured?
The core deliverable included staffing and managing a work crew composed of one Crew Leader and 12 trainees.
What was the target age range for trainees?
Trainees were in the 18 to 25 age range.
From what community were participants recruited?
Participants were recruited from diverse backgrounds in the Yonkers area.
What were the Crew Leader's responsibilities?
The Crew Leader role was both supervisory and behavioral, including ensuring punctuality, appropriate dress, respectful conduct, and adherence to NPS directions during NPS-led activities, as well as handling discipline and personnel issues.
Who provided additional oversight and crew management besides the Crew Leader?
Groundwork Hudson Valley's Youth Program Director and Landscape Program Director were slated to provide added oversight and crew management.
What was the weekly time commitment at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt?
The crew's weekly commitment at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt was set at 40 hours per week for the duration of the project.
Who guided and supervised the preservation work at the park?
Tasks were guided by NPS preservation and maintenance staff and by dry-stone specialists.
What kinds of training did the National Park Service provide?
NPS committed to providing hands-on preservation training at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt, including instruction on historic masonry traditions for both wet-laid and dry-laid stone walls, and field techniques such as dismantling, drainage considerations, safe and proper tool use, rebuilding, and related wall preservation tasks.
What role did the Dry Stone Conservancy play?
The Dry Stone Conservancy supported the training effort, and the notice indicates it was covered under a separate task agreement.
What was included in the career training and life skills components?
The program included career training workshops and other structured activities focused on job skills, life skills, job readiness, leadership development, civic engagement, and community stewardship. These were scheduled before and after the stone wall preservation work at ROVA.
What leadership and mentoring component was included?
A specific leadership component involved the 18 to 25-year-old work crew mentoring and leading participants in Groundwork Hudson Valley's Green Team, an environmental service-learning program for younger youth ages 14 to 18 in Yonkers.
Did the program involve additional volunteers or partners?
Yes. The notice emphasizes leveraging additional volunteer support through other partners to help complete community service projects.
What was the National Park Service's role besides training?
NPS committed to funding the planning and implementation of the program, providing ongoing technical assistance and direction to Groundwork USA, connecting the partner with other NPS sites and programs to potentially expand the partnership, and supervising hands-on training activities in coordination with the Youth Work Crew Leader.
When was this opportunity posted, and what were the closing and archive dates?
The opportunity was posted on April 2, 2010. The original and current closing date was April 12, 2010. The archive date was May 12, 2010, reflecting that it served as a notice rather than an open competition.
Who was the point of contact listed in the notice?
The listed point of contact was Jennifer Gartzke, Contract Specialist, based in Lakewood, Colorado. The notice included phone and email contact information for access issues related to the full announcement.
What does the closing date mean if this was not an open competition?
Based on the notice language, the closing date appears to reflect an administrative window for the posted notice (rather than a deadline for submitting applications), since the award was intended for a predetermined recipient under an already-competed cooperative agreement.
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