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- The National Park Service in the education environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Youth Engagement at the World Parks Congress" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 25, 2014 and posted on Aug 25, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 8, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $51,071.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $51,071.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The opportunity titled "Youth Engagement at the World Parks Congress" is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding, not an open call for applications. In practical terms, it is a public transparency posting that the NPS plans to make a single cooperative agreement award without full and open competition. The project is tied to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014, a major global protected-areas conference held once every ten years to share innovations and set priorities for conservation and sustainable development. Although the title references youth engagement, the described work centers on helping the NPS deliver a major Congress program area focused on climate change, education, and communication in protected areas.
The planned recipient is Colorado State University (CSU), with Scott Denning listed as the principal investigator/program manager. The total anticipated award amount is $51,071, with no cost share or matching requirement. This is structured as a continuation award under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00728), implemented through a task agreement (P14AC01586). The period of performance runs from the date of award through 12/30/2015. The listing is under CFDA 15.945, "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CESU)," and is routed through the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network at a negotiated indirect cost rate of 17.5 percent. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow (303-987-6718; junezastrow@nps.gov).
Programmatically, the work supports the NPS leadership role at the 2014 World Parks Congress, specifically as lead of the "Responding to Climate Change" stream, one of eight featured Congress focus areas. The NPS is coordinating this stream in collaboration with Mexico's National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The stream is intended to assemble and share tools and practical approaches that help protected areas serve as "natural solutions" for climate mitigation and adaptation, and to improve how parks and partner communities communicate about climate impacts on resources and on people who depend on them. A strong emphasis is placed on ecosystem-based management, education, climate literacy, and effective interpretation and communication.
CSU's role is to help facilitate and deliver the climate change stream content and logistics at a large scale. The scope includes identifying and coordinating speakers and moderators for plenary sessions, organizing thirty-six 90-minute concurrent sessions, supporting eight side events, and assisting with other related Congress activities. Session subject matter spans vulnerability assessments; monitoring; forecasting and modeling; adaptation planning and implementation; cultural heritage and climate change; climate literacy and communication; and tools for climate change interpretation. CSU is expected to contribute scientific and educational expertise to ensure the stream reflects current climate science, while also helping the NPS translate that science into usable guidance for resource managers and decision-makers.
Specific recipient responsibilities include providing the PI's time and expertise to review the session structure, conduct science literacy training, and facilitate dialogue on using climate information in management and decision-making. CSU will participate in two in-person planning meetings anticipated for late summer/early fall 2014 (August/September and October). CSU will also support Congress delivery by sending the PI to attend the World Parks Congress (November 10-20, 2014), covering travel and services for two assistants during the Congress, and providing travel and services for one logistical support person. In addition to on-site delivery and coordination, CSU will help document outcomes: case studies and approaches captured during the Congress are to be developed into a climate change adaptation Best Practices Guidelines manual. That manual is planned to be launched in consultation form at the Congress and then finalized in June 2015 as part of the IUCN Best Practice Guidelines series.
Because the award is a cooperative agreement, the NPS anticipates "substantial involvement" in carrying out the project rather than simply issuing funds and receiving a final product. The NPS responsibilities include organizing the two face-to-face planning meetings and leading organization of the Responding to Climate Change stream overall, including coordination of sessions, workshops, side events, and related activities. The structure reflects a partnership model where NPS is actively steering the program content and convening role, while CSU supplies specialized technical, training, and support capacity.
The reason the award is not being competed is explicitly documented as a single-source "continuation" action under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2). The justification is that the funded activity is a continuation of work already underway and that competing it would risk disrupting continuity or completion. Statutory authorities cited for making the cooperative agreement include 16 USC 1(g), 16 USC 1a-2(j), and 16 USC 5933, which collectively support NPS cooperative agreements and cooperative research and training partnerships with educational institutions and CESU units to produce multidisciplinary research and integrated information products relevant to the National Park System and its broader regions.
Administrative details in the posting show it was created and posted on August 25, 2014, with an original/current closing date of September 8, 2014, reflecting the notice period rather than an application deadline for competitive proposals. The opportunity anticipates a single award, and the eligible applicant category listed is public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with CSU being the intended partner for this continuation task agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Youth Engagement at the World Parks Congress (NPS Notice of Intent)
1) Is this an open grant opportunity that organizations can apply to?
No. This posting is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding, not an open call for applications. It functions as a public transparency notice that NPS plans to make a single cooperative agreement award without full and open competition.
2) Why does the listing show closing dates if it is not competitive?
The dates shown (posted August 25, 2014; closing date September 8, 2014) reflect a notice period for the public posting, not an application deadline for submitting proposals in a competitive process.
3) What is the official opportunity title?
The opportunity is titled "Youth Engagement at the World Parks Congress."
4) What event is this project connected to?
The work is tied to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014, a major global protected-areas conference held once every ten years to share innovations and set priorities for conservation and sustainable development.
5) If the title mentions youth, what is the main focus of the described work?
Based on the description provided, the work centers on helping NPS deliver a major Congress program area focused on climate change, education, and communication in protected areas, specifically the "Responding to Climate Change" stream.
6) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The planned recipient is Colorado State University (CSU).
7) Who is listed as the principal investigator/program manager?
Scott Denning is listed as the principal investigator/program manager for CSU.
8) How much funding is anticipated?
The total anticipated award amount is $51,071.
9) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The posting states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
10) What type of award instrument is being used?
This is planned as a cooperative agreement, meaning NPS anticipates substantial involvement in carrying out the project rather than only providing funds and receiving final deliverables.
11) Is this a new award or a continuation?
It is described as a continuation award under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00728), implemented through a task agreement (P14AC01586).
12) What is the period of performance?
The period of performance runs from the date of award through 12/30/2015.
13) What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this listing?
The listing is under CFDA 15.945, "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CESU)."
14) What network or program structure is this routed through?
It is routed through the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network.
15) What indirect cost rate is referenced?
The posting notes a negotiated indirect cost rate of 17.5 percent.
16) What is NPS trying to accomplish at the World Parks Congress?
The work supports the NPS leadership role at the 2014 World Parks Congress, specifically as lead of the "Responding to Climate Change" stream, which is one of eight featured Congress focus areas.
17) Who are NPS's collaborators for the climate change stream?
NPS is coordinating the stream in collaboration with Mexico's National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
18) What is the purpose of the "Responding to Climate Change" stream?
The stream is intended to assemble and share tools and practical approaches that help protected areas serve as "natural solutions" for climate mitigation and adaptation, and to improve how parks and partner communities communicate about climate impacts on resources and on people who depend on them.
19) What themes are emphasized in the stream content?
The description emphasizes ecosystem-based management, education, climate literacy, and effective interpretation and communication related to climate change in protected areas.
20) What is CSU expected to do under this task agreement?
CSU is expected to help facilitate and deliver the climate change stream content and logistics at a large scale, and to contribute scientific and educational expertise so the stream reflects current climate science while helping translate that science into usable guidance for managers and decision-makers.
21) What specific program delivery tasks are included (sessions and events)?
The scope includes identifying and coordinating speakers and moderators for plenary sessions, organizing thirty-six 90-minute concurrent sessions, supporting eight side events, and assisting with other related Congress activities.
22) What kinds of topics will the sessions cover?
Session subject matter includes vulnerability assessments; monitoring; forecasting and modeling; adaptation planning and implementation; cultural heritage and climate change; climate literacy and communication; and tools for climate change interpretation.
23) What are the PI's specific responsibilities mentioned in the description?
Specific responsibilities include providing the PI's time and expertise to review the session structure, conduct science literacy training, and facilitate dialogue on using climate information in management and decision-making.
24) Are there in-person planning meetings, and when are they expected?
Yes. CSU will participate in two in-person planning meetings anticipated for late summer/early fall 2014: one in August/September and another in October.
25) What are the travel/attendance expectations for the World Parks Congress itself?
CSU is expected to support Congress delivery by sending the PI to attend the World Parks Congress (November 10-20, 2014), covering travel and services for two assistants during the Congress, and providing travel and services for one logistical support person.
26) What deliverable is planned after the Congress?
CSU will help document outcomes from the Congress by developing case studies and approaches into a climate change adaptation Best Practices Guidelines manual.
27) When is the Best Practices Guidelines manual expected to be launched and finalized?
The manual is planned to be launched in consultation form at the Congress and then finalized in June 2015 as part of the IUCN Best Practice Guidelines series.
28) What does "substantial involvement" mean in this cooperative agreement context?
It indicates that NPS expects to be actively involved in carrying out the project. The description presents a partnership model where NPS actively steers program content and convening, while CSU provides technical, training, and support capacity.
29) What responsibilities does NPS retain in the project?
NPS responsibilities include organizing the two face-to-face planning meetings and leading organization of the Responding to Climate Change stream overall, including coordination of sessions, workshops, side events, and related activities.
30) Why is this award not being competed?
The posting documents the action as a single-source "continuation" under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2). The justification given is that the activity continues work already underway, and competing it would risk disrupting continuity or completion.
31) How many awards are anticipated?
The posting anticipates a single award.
32) Who is listed as eligible (in general terms) even though this is a planned single award?
The eligible applicant category listed is public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with Colorado State University being the intended partner.
33) What statutory authorities are cited for the cooperative agreement?
The posting cites 16 USC 1(g), 16 USC 1a-2(j), and 16 USC 5933 as authorities supporting NPS cooperative agreements and cooperative research and training partnerships with educational institutions and CESU units.
34) Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow. Phone: 303-987-6718. Email: junezastrow@nps.gov.
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