Closed · P17AS00499 · CFDA 15.944 · Discretionary

Engaging Young Adults in Recreation and Community Engagement Projects

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$79K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 23, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Engaging Young Adults in Recreation and Community Engagement Projects is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $78,840 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$1-$79K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.944
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Engaging Young Adults in Recreation and Commu… is closed (last close July 23, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 23, 2017

Posted Jul 13 Closes Jul 23

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Through this Task Agreement, CL will create, fill, administer, and support two positions to work a total of 52 weeks in support of park and regional office projects and programming throughout the NPS, National Capital Region (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia). Each such position will provide high-quality exposure to the kinds of professional work performed by NPS and other public lands agencies to benefit local communities and non-profits, and will include efforts to engage young people in projects that support community outreach and engagement, education and interpretation, public health and wellness, research and scholarly work, outdoor recreation, and improved access to public lands. This project: - Assists in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and/or improvement of the public’s understanding of natural, cultural, historic, recreational and other aspects of areas that fall under the jurisdiction and/or purview of the NPS and their connections with other public land agencies and organizations. - Motivates community members and community focused groups, educators, public lands staff, local and national partner organizations, and youth participants to become involved in the programmatic, natural, cultural and /or historical resource protection of their communities, parks, and beyond. - Improves general public access to NPS and other adjacent public lands.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Employment, Labor and Training

The printed eligibility set for Engaging Young Adults in Recreation and Commu… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Only 216 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 8,507).

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Engaging Young Adults in Recreation and Commu… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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