USFWS/NCTC Evaluation Plan and Implementation for the Youth in Natural Resource Careers Initiative | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The USFWS/NCTC Evaluation Plan and Implementation for the Youth in Natural Resource Careers Initiative is a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, administered through the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC). It supports the Department of the Interior's Youth in Natural Resources (YNR) Initiative, launched to build a stronger pipeline of young people prepared for public service careers in natural resources. The overall goal behind YNR is to bring more young employees and national service volunteers into conservation and resource stewardship work, with support that starts in families, communities, and schools, grows through Departmental youth programs that build job-ready competencies, and culminates in placement and development within DOI bureaus. A key element of the broader initiative is collaboration with colleges and universities so degree programs and training align with the competencies expected for entry-level natural resource positions, including practical resume-building experiences such as internships and early-career jobs.

Within that larger effort, NCTC's Division of Education Outreach (DEO) is seeking a partner to design and carry out both an evaluation plan and the actual evaluation work for YNR-related programs and products that NCTC is developing. DEO has already produced a needs assessment to clarify the needs of the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and this grant is intended to build on that foundation by assessing how well the resulting programs and tools are working. The evaluation scope explicitly includes both formative evaluation (feedback during development and early implementation to improve design, delivery, and effectiveness) and summative evaluation (assessment of results and outcomes after implementation to determine overall value and impact). The announcement also makes clear that the evaluation approach must blend qualitative and quantitative methods, meaning applicants should be prepared to collect and analyze numbers-based measures (for example, participation, completion, competency gains, placement outcomes, or other performance indicators) alongside qualitative evidence (such as interviews, focus groups, observations, case studies, and narrative feedback) to capture the full picture of program quality and outcomes.

Funding for the opportunity is up to $75,000 total, with an award ceiling of $75,000 and an award floor of $0, and the agency anticipated making a single award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates an expectation of substantial involvement or collaboration from the federal agency during the project, such as coordinating on evaluation questions, access to program materials and participants, and joint review of findings and recommendations. The activity categories tied to the opportunity are education and environment, and it is associated with CFDA 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance, generic training).

Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The opportunity was posted June 16, 2010, with an original and current closing date of July 30, 2010, and it was archived August 29, 2010. The funding opportunity number is FWS NCTC 2010 7. For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, the listed contact was Georgia Jeppesen, Branch Chief, Program Support, at 304-876-7388 or georgiajeppesen@fws.gov.

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