This program supports projects that further the mission of the national park service and efforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability that are…

This Cooperative Agreement award of $203,000.00 from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) supports the National Park Trust's efforts to provide outdoor recreation experiences for military servicemembers, veterans, and their families at national parks.

The award will fund eight park outings that will engage more than 70 military families, or approximately 240 participants, in natural and cultural resource conservation and environmental sustainability activities. The project aims to further the National Park Service's mission by connecting diverse audiences, including profit organizations, nonprofits, government entities, and the general public, with national park resources through educational programming and recreational experiences.

This program supports projects that further the mission of the national park service and efforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability that are not covered under other specific financial assistance programs. The national park trust military engagement centennial challenge programming provides experiences in national park sites for military servicemembers and their families. Eight outings will take place in national parks for active-duty military, national guard, reserve, veterans, and gold star military survivor families, reaching more than 70 families or 240 participants. Beneficiaries include profit organizations, public nonprofit institutions organizations, private nonprofit institutions organizations, non-federal government entities, industry and public decision makers, research scientists, engineers, and the general public.