Closed · P17AS00809 · CFDA 15.954 · Discretionary

Involving the Public in Park Stewardship: Research Support, Internships, and Public Education

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

$60K-$80K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 20, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Involving the Public in Park Stewardship: Research Support, Internships, and Public Education is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $60,000 -- $80,000 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.

$60K-$80K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.954
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Involving the Public in Park Stewardship: Res… is closed (last close September 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 September 20, 2017

Posted Sep 11 Closes Sep 20

Est. Total Funding

$80,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Collaborating with the NPS and other organizations, the SMMF has established programs to stimulate and facilitate scientific research in support of natural and cultural resources conservation, support (unpaid) internships in all aspects of park operations to increase the knowledge and experience of students and other individuals wishing to pursue conservation and other park mission-related careers, and through interpretive programs and public events increase public understanding and involvement in conservation of the SMMNRA and the broader NPS mission goals. The purpose of this Task Agreement is to continue SMMF collaboration with NPS on these mission critical programs.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Natural Resources

The printed eligibility set for Involving the Public in Park Stewardship: Res… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 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 Natural Resources (NR). 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

Agreements Officer Kristina Bliss 805 370 2321 Kristina_Bliss@nps.gov

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