The Bringing Youth Outdoors Together and Environmental Program focus on youth development, recreation, service, social and environmental responsibility, and healthy living that emphasizes the value and significance of natural and cultural resources in nearby parks and communities.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/08/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The program provides young people–particularly youth from underserved communities in urban, rural, military, and native settings — with outdoor experiences and excursions to their local national park. Centered on recreation, conservation and service, the program provides the following:
- Unique recreational opportunities
- Learning experiences in nature and history
- Service learning through simple, memorable work projects
- Exposure to career field offered by the National Park Service.
The objective of this Agreement is to expand educational, service, and outdoor recreational opportunities for children, youth including active-duty military families’ members, on public lands and waterways and reinforce the recreational mission of the NPS.
Types of programming opportunities offered should fit into four main focus areas for children and youth up to age 18 years old:
- Recreation. To connect more children, youth, and families, including active military and veterans and their families, NPS will develop or enhance outdoor recreation partnerships in communities across the country. NPS will support new and enhanced opportunities for outdoor recreation by working with non-profit partners, educational organizations, and state, local and tribal governments.
- Education. To increase outdoor educational opportunities, the NPS will partner with non-profit organizations, educational organizations, and state, local and tribal governments that have expertise in delivering such services.
- Volunteerism. To increase volunteerism on public lands, NPS will partner and coordinate volunteer opportunities on its lands and waters with non-profit organizations and industry that have a track record of working with volunteers.
- Career Exploration. The objective is to enhance awareness of diverse career fields within the National Park Service (NPS) and to provide teenagers aged 15 to 18 with exposure to potential pathways to these opportunities through summer employment and internship opportunities.
Grant Period
- Anticipated start date: May 10, 2025
- Anticipated end date: May 9, 2030
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments.
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