NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals
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NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals: 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.
Federal Grant Title: | NAAEE Careers and Young Professionals |
Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Grant Categories: | Education Environment Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-NCTC-2010-11 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.649 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training) |
Current Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2010 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2010 |
Posted Date: | Jun 10, 2010 |
Creation Date: | Jun 10, 2010 |
Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2010 |
Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $100,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | 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 Announcement Contact
- Georgia Jeppesen Branch Chief, Program Support Phone 304-876-7388
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