Closed · NPS-17-NERO-0168 · CFDA 15.931 · Discretionary

Opportunity to Provide Backcountry Visitor Services Support

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

$26K-$26K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 2, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Opportunity to Provide Backcountry Visitor Services Support is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $26,260 -- $26,260 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.

$26K-$26K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.931
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Opportunity to Provide Backcountry Visitor Se… is closed (last close September 2, 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 September 2, 2017

Posted Aug 24 Closes Sep 2

Est. Total Funding

$26,260

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition. Conservation Legacy will: Assist with recruitment and selection of two interns. Provide administrative support and project oversight for interns in order to support NPS’s objective of providing opportunities for youth to learn about the environment by spending time working on projects in the National Parks. Provide for subsistence during the tour of duty. Provide uniforms for the 2 interns. Oversee, direct and take corrective measures including but not limited to issues of conduct for all interns, crews, team leaders provided to the NPS.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Opportunity to Provide Backcountry Visitor Se… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 2,513 other National Park Service listings share this eligibility-code string (30% of 8,507).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 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

Keith Zotti Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153

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What to do next

Opportunity to Provide Backcountry Visitor Se… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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