NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals

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	Federal Grant Title:	NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals
	CFDA Number:	15.649
	CFDA Description:	Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-NCTC-2010-11
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 10, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 10, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 24, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 24, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 24, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: There is not an application process for "NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals". This is a Notice of Intent to award a single source grant under justification 505 DM 2.14B(1).
Grant Description: The USFWS is not seeking applications. The USFWS plans to award this grant agreement under the Department Manual 505-2, using 2.14B(1) to justify a single source award - to the North American Association for Environmental Educators' (NAAEE). 2.14B(1) Unsolicited Proposal - the proposal award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives. The USFWS's Youth in Natural Resource Careers initiative has a core need of encouraging and developing young people with the appropriate skill sets and interests to become conservation professionals. The NAAEE's Careers and Young Professionals plan supports the Department's initiative through the Young Professionals Group activities at the NAAEE annual conference; Utilizing web resources and getting career information to underserved audiences. The Young Professionals Group is made up of students and entry-level employees to support youth entering the environmental field by assisting them with the process of career selection and placement. As part of the NAAEE annual conference, the Young Professionals Group will hold mentoring sessions, career workshops, career fairs, resume stations and conferences. Web resources that will be employed include: podcasts featuring interviews with natural resource professionals to give young people an idea of the skills and knowledge required for a given field of interest as well as a blog site for students and young professionals providing information about opportunities in natural resource careers and supporting an online mentoring community. In an effort to reach underserved audiences about conservation careers, NAAEE will attend conferences and meetings of minority career groups such as the National Hispanic Environmental Council, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, and the National Alliance for Black School Educators. Additionally, NAAEE will attend meetings of natural resource education groups such as the National Association of Interpretation and the SCA to solicit participation their Young Professionals Group. These practices are in alignment with the USFWS's focus on Youth in Natural Resource Careers.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Georgia Jeppesen Branch Chief, Program Support Phone 304-876-7388

georgia_Jeppesen@fws.gov [georgia_Jeppesen@fws.gov]
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