The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative
The summary for the The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative grant is detailed below.
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The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative: This is NOT a request for applications. This is just public notice that NPS is already working with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development on work related to existing cooperative agreement P18AC00950. Specifically, MOTD will: 1. Collaborate with the NPS and other partners to outline specific objectives, themes, and target audiences for “story-teller training” for watermen and women, outfitters, guides, and other water-based “story-tellers” who are interested in expanding their roles and businesses to more deeply engage customers in the Chesapeake Bay experience.2. Work with the National Association of Interpretation to write and deliver curriculum to at least seventy-five participants.3. Digitize curriculum in a format that can be updated and used over the next five years.4. Develop an on-line Certified Chesapeake Bay Ambassador program that will be available free of charge to all stakeholders who want to improve their customer service and Chesapeake Bay storytelling knowledge and skills.5. Include successful participants in the training on www.visitmaryland.com, and working with the Chesapeake Conservancy, on www.findyourchesapeake.com.6. Plan and develop print, video, and online content that will showcase experiences offered by the newly trained storytellers and other “storytellers” at the Chesapeake's public lands, water trails, lighthouses, and other iconic locations. 7. Place content on www.visitmaryland.com, and working with the Chesapeake Conservancy, on www.findyourchesapeake.com.8. Through Maryland matching funds, place sponsored content in key domestic and international markets to attract visitors to Chesapeake sites.
Federal Grant Title: | The Chesapeake Bay Storytellers Initiative |
Federal Agency Name: | National Park Service (DOI-NPS) |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-18-NERO-0089 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.930 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | July 29th, 2018 |
Original Application Deadline: | July 29th, 2018 |
Posted Date: | July 19th, 2018 |
Creation Date: | July 19th, 2018 |
Archive Date: | July 30th, 2018 |
Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | July 19th, 2018 |
- Category Explanation
- This is NOT a request for applications. This is just public notice that NPS is already working with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development on work related to existing cooperative agreement P18AC00950.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This is NOT a request for applications. This is just public notice that NPS is already working with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development on work related to existing cooperative agreement P18AC00950.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Keith Zotti
Partnership Program Specialist
Phone 2155979153
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