Request for Proposals - Youth education and involvement in vegetation management and restoration in Heartland Network National Parks

Funding Opportunity Number: P13AS00002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationEmployment, Labor and TrainingEnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.931Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Feb 04, 2013Award Ceiling: $208,500Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jan 04, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This is cooperative agreement proposed to: 1) provide youth opportunities to work in National Parks, 2) provide youth an introduction to careers in conservation and natural resource management, 3) to educate youth on the management decisions, management techniques, and operations required to manage natural resources, 4) to control invasive plants known to be a public nuisance including plants designated as noxious weeds under state or federal laws, and 5) to restore plant communities within national parks through the use of prescribed fire, vegetation removal, and vegetation planting. The recipient will provide mobile teams of youth workers (ages 18-26) that are trained to work in the field and to control invasive plants using chemical and mechanical methods. The NPS will provide additional training, education, and coaching to develop youth for careers in conservation and environmental protection.

Source: Grants.gov - January 4, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Source Type: funding