Closed · P22AS00025 · CFDA 15.944 · Discretionary

Scientists in Parks Internship Program - Natural Resource Stewardship

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

$50K-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
October 1, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Scientists in Parks Internship Program - Natural Resource Stewardship is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $50,000 -- $3,000,000 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.

$50K-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.944
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Scientists in Parks Internship Program is closed (last close October 1, 2021). 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 October 1, 2021

Posted Jul 20 Closes Oct 1

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Scientists in Parks (SIP) Internship Program provides opportunities for college students, recent graduates, and early career professionals to complete paid internship projects designed to apply the best available science, resource management principles, and interpretation techniques to natural resource stewardship needs in national parks.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

Scientists in Parks Internship Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: State governments; County governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Inside National Park Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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

Steve Livingston Awarding Officer

What to do next

Scientists in Parks Internship Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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