Youth engagement through conservation at Lewis and Clark NHP, Astoria OR | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Youth engagement through conservation at Lewis and Clark NHP, Astoria OR" is a National Park Service (NPS) funding announcement intended mainly as a public notice rather than an open call for proposals. It is listed under Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00121 and was posted on June 4, 2014, with an archive date of June 11, 2014. The announcement makes clear that applications are not being accepted because the NPS planned to make a sole-source cooperative agreement award, meaning the agency intended to fund a specific partner without full and open competition. In this case, the intended recipient is the Student Conservation Association, as referenced in the notice.

The overall purpose of the planned cooperative agreement is youth development through hands-on conservation and stewardship work at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Astoria, Oregon. The project is designed to give young people direct exposure to environmental topics and practical land-management experience, while also connecting that work to the park's historical context and the broader idea of federal public-land stewardship. In practice, participants would spend time at the park working on conservation-related projects that support the site's natural and cultural resource needs, while gaining skills and structured learning related to natural resource management, environmental awareness, and public service.

The agreement was planned to support two groups of youth participants. First, it would fund four interns between the ages of 18 and 25. Second, it would fund one youth crew made up of eight participants under the age of 18. This structure suggests a mix of individual internship placements, likely focused on deeper skill-building and responsibility, alongside a supervised team-based crew experience oriented toward introductory conservation work, teamwork, and learning in the field.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in overseeing or collaborating on project activities. The funding activity categories are listed as Education and Natural Resources, aligning with the program's dual focus on learning outcomes and resource stewardship. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.931, "Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations," which is the federal assistance listing connected to youth conservation service efforts. The estimated total funding amount is $30,000, and the posting notes that cost sharing or matching is required, meaning the recipient organization would be expected to contribute non-federal resources (cash or allowable in-kind support) toward the total project cost, consistent with the terms of the eventual agreement.

Eligibility is described broadly as nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education, but the practical reality of this specific notice is that it was not open for competition due to the planned sole-source award. Both the original and current closing date fields reiterate that applications are not being accepted for this planned sole-source award to the Student Conservation Association, reinforcing that the announcement functions as transparency documentation rather than a competitive grant solicitation.

For additional details, the listing points readers to Grants.gov via the provided link and references an attached "Notice of Intent to Award" for more context on the planned agreement. The contact provided for assistance accessing the full announcement is Sarah Welch, Financial Assistance Officer, reachable by phone at 360-854-7220 or by email at SarahWelch@nps.gov.

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