Closed · P17AS00649 · CFDA 15.954 · Discretionary
Notice of Intent: Improving Relationships with Native American Communities with the Next Generation Ranger Corps Employment Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$1
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 20, 2017
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Notice of Intent: Improving Relationships with Native American Communities with the Next Generation Ranger Corps Employment Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $1 -- $1 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-$1
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.954
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Notice of Intent: Improving Relationships is closed (last close August 20, 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 August 20, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$58,448
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Saguaro National Park and FOSNP will join together in partnership to create a new program for youth employment and economic opportunity in Southern Arizona, entitled the Next Generation Ranger Corps. Using funds from the National Park Service, FOSNP will recruit and hire local youth interns to be placed with Saguaro National Park working with the Division of Interpretation, Education, and Outreach as Next Generation Ranger Corps members, here for referred to as a NextGen Rangers. Through this agreement, the National Park Service is committed to working within our local community and providing opportunities to alleviate poverty through providing employment opportunities for youth interested in public lands and conservation, as well as providing youth from under-represented areas of Tucson opportunities to gain professional development in career tracks they may not have traditionally considered available to them. Interns will also gain exposure to outdoor recreation opportunities and experiences in other national parks in Arizona. The Next Gen Rangers will be assigned to the Division of Interpretation, Education, and Outreach at Saguaro National Park and mentored by Chip Littlefield, Education Coordinator. The interns will be given opportunities to recruit, teach, and develop park based programs for youth on the Tohono Oâ¿¿odham Indian Nation. They will also develop programs for the general public about Tohono Oâ¿¿odham Culture and assist with the management of the traditional Saguaro Harvest. In addition, the Ancestral Ranger Intern will work alongside Education Coordinator to implement and update traditional curriculum based programs and general family programming to better understand the profession of Interpretation and Education in the National Park Service. The assigned Next Gen will receive training in all of these activities and will have additional cross-training and professional training opportunities. The intern will meet regularly with the assigned mentor and report on activities and accomplishments.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · P17AS00649
Grants.gov marks Notice of Intent: Improving Relationships with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Park Service book (3,314 peers, 39% of 8,507).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Todd Wilson Todd_Wilson@nps.gov
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