THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- Resource Managment Interns for JECA- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This notice describes a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement action connected to Jewel Cave National Monument (often abbreviated JECA) that is explicitly labeled as not being a request for applications. In other words, it is not an open, competitive grant solicitation where the public is invited to apply. Instead, it documents an intended award under an existing master cooperative agreement mechanism with the Student Conservation Association (SCA). The funding opportunity title repeats the point twice to make clear that the posting is informational and administrative rather than a call for proposals.

The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS), and the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement. The activity areas listed span education, employment/labor and training, environment, and natural resources, aligning with a project that blends hands-on land management work with training and educational experience for an intern. The CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number provided is 15.931, which corresponds to NPS-related assistance programs.

The core purpose of the project is to support NPS natural resource management objectives at Jewel Cave National Monument by placing a resource management intern who will carry out specific field tasks. The intern’s primary responsibilities focus on invasive plant management: identifying invasive/exotic plant infestations, mapping their locations, and treating them. Treatment is described as both mechanical and chemical. Mechanical approaches include hand-pulling and cutting vegetation, while chemical treatment involves applying herbicide using a backpack sprayer. This indicates the intern role is practical and field-intensive, requiring attention to plant identification, careful documentation and mapping, and safe, compliant herbicide handling and application consistent with park protocols.

In addition to surface resource work, the intern is expected to assist with cave management activities roughly one day per week inside Jewel Cave. The cave-related duties include collecting water samples, documenting cave impacts (which could include visitor-related impacts or environmental changes observed along managed routes), and removing accumulations of debris from cave tour paths. The posting also notes there may be opportunities to help with other natural resource projects depending on the intern’s skills and interests, suggesting some flexibility and potential exposure to broader NPS resource programs beyond invasive species and cave stewardship.

The description highlights the physical and environmental demands of the position. Surface fieldwork involves hiking long distances across uneven terrain, working in varied weather conditions, and carrying heavy loads, which is typical for invasive plant control work that may require hauling equipment, water, tools, or spray gear. Cave management work is described as involving frequent stooping and bending in a dark environment with narrow passages, emphasizing that this is not standard office-based internship work and may require comfort with confined spaces and sustained physical activity underground.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity number is NPS NOIP16AC00309. It was created and posted on April 12, 2016, with a listed closing date of April 22, 2016; however, because it is not a request for applications, that date functions more like a posting/recordkeeping milestone than a true application deadline. The expected number of awards is one, and the award ceiling is listed as $40,000, indicating the maximum federal share anticipated for this single cooperative agreement action supporting the intern placement and associated project activities. Eligibility is broadly labeled as “Others,” with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility field; the narrative makes clear the intended recipient is tied to the Student Conservation Association operating under Master Cooperative Agreement P15AC00031, which is the vehicle allowing SCA to carry out agreed-upon tasks for NPS and deliver the desired educational and resource-management outcomes.

Overall, this posting is best understood as an NPS-SCA partnership action to support a resource management internship at Jewel Cave National Monument, centered on invasive plant detection and treatment with a secondary component of routine cave stewardship, delivered through an established cooperative agreement rather than an open grant competition.

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