Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP12PAT13393
Apply for NPS NOIP12PAT13393
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent Single Source Award of Trail Crews" 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 9, 2012 and posted on Apr 9, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 12, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $70,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $70,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) published a notice titled "Notice of Intent Single Source Award of Trail Crews" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP12PAT13393) to inform the public that it planned to fund a specific project without full and open competition. This is not a solicitation and not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a transparency notice that NPS intended to make a single-source cooperative agreement award for trail crew work connected to Kings Canyon National Park, consistent with federal grant and contracting notice practices.
The project has two main purposes. First, it is designed to support youth development and education through the California Conservation Corps (CCC) Backcountry/AmeriCorps program. Youth participants would receive hands-on job skills training tied to conservation and stewardship work on federal public lands. The notice highlights broader development outcomes as well, including exposure to careers and day-to-day responsibilities involved in land management, structured community and personal development curriculum, and the cultivation of wilderness-based values such as teamwork, self-reliance, public service, and respect for natural and cultural resources.
Second, the agreement focuses on trail maintenance and resource protection activities aligned with the 2012 trail maintenance plan for Kings Canyon National Park. The trail crews would perform trail maintenance, trail reconstruction, and related wildlands restoration work. Specific tasks called out in the notice include assisting with reconstruction of the Zumwalt Meadow and Muir Rock trails to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, which typically involves improving trail surfaces, grades, widths, and accessibility features so more visitors can use the trails safely. The crews would also construct reroutes and restore abandoned trail segments in erosion-damaged meadow areas in Palisade Creek Canyon, an approach often used to reduce ongoing resource damage by moving tread away from sensitive or unstable areas and rehabilitating the old alignments to encourage natural recovery. Additional work would include supporting annual trail opening and routine maintenance in the Cedar Grove and Middle Fork trail districts, reconstructing erosion-damaged trails in Palisade Creek Canyon, and helping with other work elements from the 2012 Kings Canyon trail maintenance work plan as needs arose during the season.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, under the natural resources activity area. The relevant CFDA program listed is 15.931, "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations," which aligns with the dual emphasis on conservation outcomes and youth workforce development. The announcement anticipated a single award with total funding of $70,000, and it set the award floor and ceiling at the same amount ($70,000), indicating a fixed planned funding level rather than a range. No cost sharing or matching funds were required. Eligibility is shown as state governments, which is consistent with the CCC being a state-operated youth conservation program.
Timing details in the notice indicate it was posted on April 9, 2012, with an original and current closing date of April 12, 2012, and an archive date of April 13, 2012. Those short windows are typical for notices of intent that are not competitive solicitations, since the goal is public notice rather than collecting proposals. For questions or issues accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is Katherine Hoover, Contracting Officer, at 559-565-3180 or katiehoover@nps.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this National Park Service (NPS) posting?
This posting is a public transparency notice titled "Notice of Intent Single Source Award of Trail Crews" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP12PAT13393). It indicates that the National Park Service planned to fund a specific project without full and open competition.
Is this a solicitation or a request for applications?
No. The notice states it is not a solicitation and not a request for applications. It is intended to inform the public of NPS's intent to make a single-source award rather than invite competing proposals.
What kind of award did NPS plan to make?
NPS anticipated making a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement.
What does "single source" mean in this notice?
"Single source" means NPS intended to fund a specific project partner without conducting a competitive process. The purpose of the notice is public transparency consistent with federal grant and contracting notice practices.
How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated a single award.
What was the total planned funding amount?
The total funding amount anticipated in the notice was $70,000.
Was there a funding range (floor and ceiling)?
No range was provided. The award floor and the award ceiling were both listed as $70,000, indicating a fixed planned funding level.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states that no cost sharing or matching funds were required.
What is the primary location or park associated with the project?
The trail crew work described in the notice is connected to Kings Canyon National Park.
What are the two main purposes of the project described in the notice?
The project has two main purposes: (1) youth development and education through the California Conservation Corps (CCC) Backcountry/AmeriCorps program, and (2) trail maintenance and resource protection activities aligned with the 2012 trail maintenance plan for Kings Canyon National Park.
How does the project support youth development and education?
The notice describes hands-on job skills training tied to conservation and stewardship work on federal public lands. It also highlights exposure to land management careers and responsibilities, structured community and personal development curriculum, and cultivating wilderness-based values such as teamwork, self-reliance, public service, and respect for natural and cultural resources.
What types of trail work were included in the planned scope?
The notice describes trail maintenance, trail reconstruction, and related wildlands restoration work. It also references additional work elements from the 2012 Kings Canyon trail maintenance work plan as needs arose during the season.
What ADA-related work was mentioned?
The notice states the crews would assist with reconstruction of the Zumwalt Meadow and Muir Rock trails to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, typically involving improvements to trail surfaces, grades, widths, and accessibility features so more visitors can use the trails safely.
What work was planned in Palisade Creek Canyon?
The notice calls out constructing reroutes and restoring abandoned trail segments in erosion-damaged meadow areas in Palisade Creek Canyon. It also mentions reconstructing erosion-damaged trails in Palisade Creek Canyon.
Why would reroutes and restoration of abandoned trail segments be done?
According to the notice, this approach is used to reduce ongoing resource damage by moving trail tread away from sensitive or unstable areas and rehabilitating old alignments to encourage natural recovery.
What work was planned for Cedar Grove and Middle Fork trail districts?
The notice states the crews would support annual trail opening and routine maintenance in the Cedar Grove and Middle Fork trail districts.
What is the activity area/category for this opportunity?
The notice categorizes the opportunity under the natural resources activity area.
Which CFDA program was referenced?
The notice lists CFDA 15.931, "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations."
How does CFDA 15.931 relate to the project described?
The notice indicates alignment with both conservation outcomes and youth workforce development, consistent with the described trail stewardship work and youth development components.
Who was shown as eligible under the notice?
Eligibility is shown as state governments, which the notice notes is consistent with the California Conservation Corps being a state-operated youth conservation program.
When was the notice posted?
The notice was posted on April 9, 2012.
What were the closing and archive dates listed?
The notice lists an original and current closing date of April 12, 2012, and an archive date of April 13, 2012.
Why is the open period so short?
The notice indicates it is not competitive and is intended for public notice rather than collecting proposals, which is why a short posting window is typical for notices of intent.
Who is the point of contact for questions or issues accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed is Katherine Hoover, Contracting Officer.
How can Katherine Hoover be reached?
Phone: 559-565-3180. Email: katiehoover@nps.gov.
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