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Opportunity Summary:

The Urban Archeology Intent to Award Notice is a National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity focused on launching or supporting the Urban Archeology Corps, a youth-centered program designed to build hands-on experience in archeology and long-term cultural resource stewardship. The core idea is to place young people in an immersive learning environment where they can develop practical field and project skills, learn how archeological work is conducted, and understand how cultural and historic resources are identified, documented, protected, and cared for within broader landscapes. The work is framed as a mix of focused projects and educational activities, emphasizing both technical archeology exposure and stewardship values.

This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, meaning the NPS expects to have an active role in the project beyond simply providing funds. The activity category is education, and it is tied to CFDA 15.931, Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations, which signals that the program is intended to combine youth development with conservation or resource-management outcomes. The announcement indicates an “intent to award,” which typically means the agency anticipates making an award (often to a specific partner or a limited pool) and is formally posting notice of that plan.

The objectives for the one-year project period are clearly administrative and capacity-building in addition to youth programming. First, the agreement aims to coordinate the administration of the Urban Archeology Corps over a one-year period, which suggests organizing program operations such as planning, staffing coordination, scheduling, partner engagement, and oversight of activities. Second, it calls for identifying and delivering specific products by Groundwork Anacostia River over the same period, including a program manual or starter kit and annual reports. A program manual/starter kit implies a practical, replicable set of materials that can be used to run the program consistently, train staff, and guide youth projects, while annual reports indicate documentation of activities, outputs, lessons learned, and results. Third, the project aims to increase the capacity of both Groundwork USA and Groundwork Anacostia River to conduct youth projects involving cultural resources, pointing to a longer-term goal of strengthening these organizations so they can sustain and expand culturally focused youth conservation work beyond the initial year.

Funding is modest and targeted: the estimated total funding is $50,000, with an award ceiling of $50,000 and an award floor of $0, and the expectation is for a single award. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier to participation for eligible organizations. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education, which aligns with the youth service and community-based implementation approach implied by the Urban Archeology Corps concept.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number NPS WASO P13AC00258, a posted date of April 24, 2013, and a closing date of May 6, 2013, with the opportunity later archived on June 5, 2013. The listed agency contact for access issues is Jaime Mijares, Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 303-969-2755 or by email at jaimemijares@nps.gov.

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