Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00805
The SAFR and ACE Development Internships for Cultural Project Support and Education opportunity is a National Park Service project based at San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park and carried out in partnership with American Conservation Experience (ACE). The core purpose is to create paid, structured learning and work experiences for young people from the park's local community, using real conservation, preservation, and maintenance needs as the training ground. By placing youth in day-to-day stewardship work, the project is meant to build practical job skills, support personal development, and deepen participants' understanding of why the park's cultural resources matter and how they are cared for over time.
A central feature of the project is hands-on mentorship. Interns are guided by National Park Service staff while completing work tied to their interests or fields of study, and they rotate or serve in multiple park divisions that collectively support preservation and public education. In Exhibit Development, interns assist with creating and maintaining interpretive displays, working alongside curators, exhibit technicians, and subject-matter experts to help translate cultural resources into engaging public-facing exhibits. In Cultural Resources, interns learn fundamental collections-care practices for museum and archival materials, gaining exposure to how objects are handled, organized, and preserved. Outreach and Youth Education focuses on connecting the park to the community, expanding youth engagement, and developing education activities that may include hands-on conservation projects designed for young audiences. Ship Preservation provides direct experience caring for the park's National Historic Landmark vessels and small craft, introducing interns to specialized preservation needs associated with historic maritime resources. Administration and Management rounds out the experience by having youth shadow cultural resource and ships managers, learning how conservation and education programs are planned, tracked, documented, and supported behind the scenes.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, under CFDA 15.931 (natural resources). The eligible applicant type listed is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The posted notice is not a request for applications; it is a Notice of Intent to Award under an existing cooperative agreement, with an anticipated single award. The stated award ceiling is $99,000, the opportunity number is P17AS00805, and the notice was created on September 9, 2017. Overall, the funding supports a youth internship program that simultaneously advances preservation work at the park and builds a pipeline of local young people with real-world experience in cultural resource stewardship, interpretation, education, and maritime conservation.Apply for P17AS00805
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SAFR and ACE Development Internships for Cultural Project Support and Education" 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 Sep 09, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Not a request for applications NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Agreement with. (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 $99,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the SAFR and ACE Development Internships for Cultural Project Support and Education opportunity?
This opportunity is a National Park Service project based at San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park and carried out in partnership with American Conservation Experience (ACE). It is designed to create paid, structured learning and work experiences for young people from the park's local community, using real conservation, preservation, and maintenance needs as the training ground.
2) What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to place local youth in day-to-day stewardship work so they can build practical job skills, support personal development, and deepen their understanding of why the park's cultural resources matter and how those resources are cared for over time.
3) Where is the project based?
The project is based at San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.
4) Who is issuing and administering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement.
5) Who is the project partner?
The project is carried out in partnership with American Conservation Experience (ACE).
6) What type of award mechanism is used?
The notice specifies a cooperative agreement, issued as a discretionary award.
7) What is the CFDA number and program area listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.931 (natural resources).
8) Who is eligible to apply, based on the notice?
The eligible applicant type listed is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
9) Is this notice a request for applications (RFA) where multiple organizations can compete?
No. The posted notice is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a Notice of Intent to Award under an existing cooperative agreement.
10) How many awards are expected under this notice?
The notice indicates an anticipated single award.
11) What is the maximum (ceiling) amount of funding mentioned?
The stated award ceiling is $99,000.
12) What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number listed is P17AS00805.
13) When was the notice created?
The notice was created on September 9, 2017.
14) What does the internship experience emphasize?
A central feature is hands-on mentorship. Interns are guided by National Park Service staff while completing work tied to their interests or fields of study, and they may rotate or serve in multiple park divisions that collectively support preservation and public education.
15) What kinds of work will interns do?
Interns support real conservation, preservation, and maintenance needs at the park as the foundation for training and skill-building.
16) What divisions or functional areas can interns be exposed to?
The notice describes several areas: Exhibit Development, Cultural Resources, Outreach and Youth Education, Ship Preservation, and Administration and Management.
17) What does Exhibit Development involve for interns?
In Exhibit Development, interns assist with creating and maintaining interpretive displays. They work alongside curators, exhibit technicians, and subject-matter experts to help translate cultural resources into engaging public-facing exhibits.
18) What does the Cultural Resources component involve?
In Cultural Resources, interns learn fundamental collections-care practices for museum and archival materials, including exposure to how objects are handled, organized, and preserved.
19) What is included in Outreach and Youth Education?
This area focuses on connecting the park to the community, expanding youth engagement, and developing education activities. The notice mentions that this may include hands-on conservation projects designed for young audiences.
20) What does Ship Preservation involve?
Ship Preservation provides direct experience caring for the park's National Historic Landmark vessels and small craft, introducing interns to specialized preservation needs associated with historic maritime resources.
21) What do interns learn in Administration and Management?
In Administration and Management, youth shadow cultural resource and ships managers and learn how conservation and education programs are planned, tracked, documented, and supported behind the scenes.
22) Who mentors and supervises the interns?
The notice states that interns are guided by National Park Service staff, with work aligned to interns' interests or fields of study and supported through hands-on mentorship.
23) Who is the target participant group for the internships?
The project is intended for young people from the park's local community.
24) Are the internships paid?
Yes. The opportunity description states that it creates paid, structured learning and work experiences.
25) How does this project benefit the park?
The funding supports a youth internship program that advances preservation work at the park by addressing real stewardship needs (conservation, preservation, and maintenance) while also supporting public education functions.
26) How does this project benefit participants?
Participants gain practical job skills, personal development support, and a stronger understanding of cultural resource stewardship, interpretation, education, and maritime conservation through hands-on, mentored work.
27) What is the broader goal beyond the immediate internship work?
The notice describes building a pipeline of local young people with real-world experience in cultural resource stewardship, interpretation, education, and maritime conservation.
28) Does the notice specify application deadlines or how to submit an application?
No. The notice states it is not a request for applications and is a Notice of Intent to Award under an existing cooperative agreement, so standard competitive application submission details are not provided in the information given.
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