Recovery - Native American Youth Summer Employment Program

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Recovery - Native American Youth Summer Employment Program: US Department of the Interior National Park Service Notice of Intent to Award 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 full and open competition. This project will be funded by the American Recovery and reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Act. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement: NPS-10-NERO-0002 Project Title: RECOVERY- Native American Youth Summer Employment Program, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, BOHA 154275, TAS 14-1035 Recipient: Thompson Island Outward Bound Educational Center Total Anticipated Award Amount: $77,000 Cost Share: N/A Anticipated Length of Agreement: 9 months Anticipated Period of Performance: April 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority: 16 USC 460kkk, 16 USC 1g CFDA # and Title: 15.931 Youth Conservation Activities Single Source Justification Criteria Cited: 16 U.S.C. 460kkk specifically names TIOBEC as an administrative partner in the development and implementation of Boston Harbor Park management plan.The law also authorizes entering into cooperative agreements with any member of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. Point of Contact: Roy Navik NPS Northeast Region 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106 Office Phone: 303-988-0391 OVERVIEW NAICS Code 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities ((Includes Archeological, Behavioral, Demographic, and Language research) Description: The Native American Summer Employment Program will establish a collection of oral histories and develop a model for documenting the histories, stories and perspectives of Native American communities with cultural or historic ties to Thompson Island. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN The Native American Summer Employment Program will teach Native American youth to document oral histories and traditions. The youth will gain technical skills in film recording and editing, and play a vital role in their communities and in the Park. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT TIOBEC will recruit and hire Native American youth enrollees to document the traditions and oral histories of Native Americans who have cultural or historical ties to Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. TIOBEC will manage and evaluate the Native American Summer Employment program, provide land transportation on field trips and water transportation to Thompson Island for student enrollees. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT NPS will provide instructors and training materials for environmental awareness, conservation, and NPS policy. NPS will assist with the recruitment of students, evaluate the TIOBEC safety plan, and monitor the program.