Resource Management Experience for Youth Interns | P18AS00033

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00033

The "Resource Management Experience for Youth Interns" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00033) is a National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It falls under the discretionary funding category and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, meaning NPS expects to have substantial involvement in guiding or overseeing the work rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The activity focus is listed under Education and Natural Resources, aligning the effort with both workforce development and hands-on conservation or park resource work.

A key point is that this notice is not a request for applications. In other words, the NPS is not opening a competition or inviting the public to submit proposals. Instead, the notice serves as formal public disclosure that NPS intends to fund a specific set of project activities through an existing partnership mechanism. The work is tied to Task Agreement P18AC00033 under Cooperative Agreement P15AC00015, and the intended partner organization named in the notice is the American Conservation Experience. The announcement date is December 7, 2017, and there is no application deadline because applications are not being solicited.

In terms of funding scope, the award ceiling is listed as $25,000, with an expectation of one award. That combination typically signals a small, targeted project designed to support a defined group of youth interns and related resource management experience rather than a large multi-site program. While the detailed work plan is not included in the text provided, the project title indicates that the funded activities are meant to give youth interns practical exposure to resource management in an NPS context, which often includes activities such as monitoring natural or cultural resources, supporting field projects, assisting with conservation tasks, and learning operational practices used in park management.

Eligibility information is included for transparency, indicating that eligible applicants are nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). Even though this particular notice is not open for application, that eligibility statement reflects the type of organization NPS would typically consider for similar cooperative agreements and helps clarify the intended recipient profile. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.931, which corresponds to National Park Service programs and provides a reference point for tracking the federal assistance context and related reporting or compliance frameworks.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resource Management Experience for Youth Interns" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 07, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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