Assessment Tools for Park-Based Youth Education and Employment Experience Programs SAMO

The summary for the Assessment Tools for Park-Based Youth Education and Employment Experience Programs SAMO Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Assessment Tools for Park-Based Youth Education and Employment Experience Programs SAMO
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics
	Category Explanation:	The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting proposals from a potential academic partner to collaborate in a project to create survey and assessment tools for evaluating efficacy youth education and experience programs at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO) in southern California. The park seeks to understand to what extent its programs create: - interest and concern for natural and cultural resource conservation and stewardship - new recreational interests and increased use of parks for recreation - interest in public service career fields in conservation and resource management Responses to this request will be used to select a collaborator for a project that will be funded by NPS. The National Park Service wishes to conduct this project in collaboration with a partner academic institution and Principal Investigator (PI). The NPS will provide financial assistance to the partner on a reimbursable basis in an approximate amount of $25,000 (including indirect institution costs). The final award amount will be dependent on final approved project budget and NPS determination of available funds. Based on interest and responses received, the NPS will select partner(s) to assist with developing a study plan and formal agreement. Written Proposals are due by Monday June 14, 2010. The NPS hopes to select a partner by the end of June and finalize a study proposal by early July 2010. The project will be initiated around September 2010 and finished by December 2011.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS8548100031
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 02, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 02, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 14, 2010 For additional information or questions about deadline, please contact John Tiszler at (805) 370-2340, or by email john_tiszler@nps.gov
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 14, 2010 For additional information or questions about deadline, please contact John Tiszler at (805) 370-2340, or by email john_tiszler@nps.gov
	Archive Date:	Jul 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$25,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$25,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: The National Park Service wishes to conduct this project in collaboration with a partner academic institution and Principal Investigator (PI). The NPS will provide financial assistance to the partner on a reimbursable basis in an approximate amount of $25,000 (including indirect institution costs). The final award amount will be dependent on final approved project budget and NPS determination of available funds. Based on interest and responses received, the NPS will select partner(s) to assist with developing a study plan and formal agreement. Written Proposals are due by Monday June 14, 2010. The NPS hopes to select a partner by the end of June and finalize a study proposal by early July 2010. The project will be initiated around September 2010 and finished by December 2011.
Grant Description: The National Park Service wishes to conduct this project in collaboration with a partner academic institution and Principal Investigator (PI). The NPS will provide financial assistance to the partner on a reimbursable basis in an approximate amount of $25,000 (including indirect institution costs). The final award amount will be dependent on final approved project budget and NPS determination of available funds.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Kristina Bliss Contract Specialist Phone 805-370-2321

kristina_bliss@nps.gov [kristina_bliss@nps.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD: Hold the Fort learning game, Phase II; • Frank Charles Park Management 2011, New York City; • Friends of Ridgefield; • Oil and Grit Separator Filter Runoff Pollutant Study for Quaternary Compounds (QAC); • Enhance Accessibility and Preservation of the Billings Family Archive, at Marsh-Billings-Rockefell...