River Network

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	Federal Grant Title:	River Network
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-NOI-WASO-2240110102
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 22, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 22, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 25, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 25, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 25, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	12,500
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

Information not provided

Grant Description

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 competition. OVERVIEW This project will develop tools and training for local river and watershed protection and organizational development. Through this partnership NPS and River Network will: (1) Promote local river conservation and protection efforts by communities. This work may include the development of local river protections tools and model river protection projects. (2) Support collaborative planning, implementation, and sponsorship of education and training opportunities including River Rally, which brings together watershed protection agencies and organizations for workshops and intensive trainings as well as bringing conservation groups and public agencies together to address the latest river conservation ideas, programs, activities, and strategies. (3) Advancing river protection through partnerships between the NPS, River Network, and other federal, regional, state, and local initiatives, including but not limited to the Federal Urban Waters Partnership and Americas Great Outdoors. Continuing efforts to identify and engage new organizations and individuals as partners in local river protection activities. (4) Funding for local river protection-related activities: Identifying potential sources of public and private funding to support local river protection projects, education, outreach, and other activities undertaken by the NPS, River Network, and their partners. (5) Carry out other projects of mutual interest and public benefit in such areas as promotion, research, interagency coordination, technical assistance, and training related to river conservation and management issues. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Cooperate to the fullest extent to promote and support local, statewide, and national river and watershed conservation through shared leadership in developing partnerships to advance local river protection goals. Meet and communicate regularly, as consistent with an annual work plan, and prepare the results of partnership efforts. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT Provide leadership in education and training activities, in developing resources and tools to advance local river protection, and in collecting and distributing funding information for projects, education, outreach, and other projects related to this Agreement. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT The NPS has a vested interest in providing assistance to this project so that partners at the local and national level will be better able to conserve and protect their local water resources. NPS will work closely with River Network to assist in education and training activities, in collecting resources and tools for river protection that benefits local projects, and in collecting and distributing funding information for projects, education, outreach, and other activities related to this Agreement.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

Information not provided

Grant Announcement Contact

Heidi Sage Contract Specialist Phone 303-969-2378

NPS Email [heidi_sage@nps.gov]