The National Park Service is seeking applications for its 21st Century Conservation Service Corps & Civilian Climate Corps Program – National Youth Cooperative Agreements.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2028
Size of the Grant: $10,000 – $800,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The National Park System inspires conservation and historic preservation at all levels of American society. The national parks also deliver a message to future generations about the experiences that have made America a symbol of freedom and opportunity for the rest of the world. To visit the national parks is to witness American values on full display in extraordinary places that embody certain “unalienable rights” and inspire the nation to succeed. To actively ensure conservation of national parks, public lands, wilderness, and historic places for the enjoyment of future generations is a priceless gift to future generations.
The roots of the National Park Service lie in the parks’ majestic, often isolated natural wonders and in places that exemplify our cultural heritage, but the reach now extends into urban centers and rural landscapes. NPS moving into its’ second century is committed to:
- Connecting people to parks and helping communities protect what is special to them, highlighting their history and retaining or rebuilding their economic and environmental
- Advancing the education mission by strengthening the NPS role as an educational force based on core American values, historical and scientific scholarships, and unbiased translation of the complexities of the American experience.
- Preserving America’s special places by extending the benefits of conservation across physical, social and political boundaries in partnership with others.
- The NPS Youth Development Programs manage and direct the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Program (21CSC) and the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) on behalf of NPS.
The NPS Youth Development Programs Division seeks to develop collaborative partnerships with non-profit youth-serving organizations who have the expertise to develop and administrator 21CSC programs that focus on providing employment, education, and engagement opportunities for U.S. citizens and legal residents in NPS units and affiliated sites such as National Register of Historic Places, National Heritage Areas, National Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Historic Landmarks, National Trails, and adjacent gateway communities. The primary purpose of the funds is for the benefit of the interns participating in the program.
Funding Information
- The amount of funding provided through individual Task Agreements will vary depending on the scope of individual project objectives, but past projects have ranged approximately between $10,000 – $800,000 per Task Agreement.
- Agreement terms for funded projects can range between one and five years, depending on the negotiated project statement of work.
Eligibility Criteria
- NPS is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with any entity type (e.g., states, subdivisions of states, territories, Indian tribes, public or private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education) qualified as youth or conservation corps to perform appropriate conservation projects.
- Non-profit applicants must be Section 501(c)(3) compliant. Non-Profit Organizations Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code exempts payment of federal income taxes for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational organizations. It is the most commonly used section in the IRS code granting tax exemption. Unless a non-profit corporation files a 501(c)(3) application with the IRS, it will not be exempt from paying federal income taxes. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
- Federal law mandates that all entities applying for Federal financial assistance must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) including a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. A Federal award may not be made to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements. Additionally, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time NPS is ready to make the award, NPS may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award and use that determination as a basis for making a federal award to another applicant.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
