P17AS00678 Notice of Intent to Award.pdf

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.

ABSTRACT

Funding Announcement P17AS00678

Project Title Campus Clubs to Underserved Youth Recipient The Outdoor Foundation Total Anticipated Award Amount $51,560

Cost Share $0 Anticipated Length of Agreement 15 Months

Anticipated Period of Performance 9/15/17 – 12/31/18

Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 54 USC §101702(a), 16 U.S.C. 1723(c) CFDA # and Title 15.921 Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Point of Contact Alan Turnbull

OVERVIEW

FY17 YPP funds would go towards getting college and community youth outdoors for recreation and stewardship, and into national parks, satisfying the “play” and “serve” aspects of the “Play, Learn, Serve, Work” initiative. $3,750 would go directly to 11 college outing clubs in the Northeast Region to develop and support the clubs and to reach out to and mentor traditionally diverse and underserved youth organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club. Campus Clubs would plan and execute 3 outdoor trips or events per semester, with at least one trip per semester to a national park, and one stewardship project per semester. Part of the funding would go towards a stipend for a student National Park Ambassador. This would be a college student who acts as a liaison between the Campus Club and an area national park, working with Park Service staff and rangers to arrange visits and stewardship projects and increase interaction between the campus and Park.

The mechanism for disbursing the YPP funds would be through grants to Campus Clubs. Outdoor Nation has a strong track record of granting funds to youth-inspired and youth-led initiatives that get young people connected to the outdoors. A special effort would be made to invite applications from the handful of HBCU’s in the region. Priority for grants will be to Campus Clubs that engage urban, culturally diverse, and underserved populations.

RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT

● Create an online application and distribute it widely to all colleges and universities in the Northeast Region.

● Receive and review all applications.

● Select 11 recipients of a grant under this Task Agreement.

● Work with the colleges to answer questions and ensure connections are made to national parks and local youth.

● Disburse funds to recipients.

● Collect final reports, photos and videos.

● Deliver a final video and a report that includes statistics and photos.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT

• Work with the Foundation to create an online application.

• Review all applications.

• Assist in selection of grant recipients.

• Assist Campus Clubs with connecting to their local national parks for outing and/or service trips.

• Consult with the Foundation on the grant process, communications, and products.