RECOVERY ACT - Trail maintenance / repair
National Park Service · Opportunity NPS-H9458090017
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.
≈ 1 awards expected
Who can apply
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education
Single Source Justification Criteria Cited Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, highly reliable, strong work ethics and have a positive work history with the Mount Rainier National Park. Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) is a private, non-profit organization maintained within the State of Oregon, to promote development of environment and conservation awareness through assignment of individuals of a short term basis with agencies, organizations and corporations.
About this opportunity
RECOVERY ACT - Congress has legislated funds to the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These funds are intended for preservation of the natural resources in the park through trail maintenance and repairs along the Wonderland Trail and other trails within Mount Rainier National Park. NYC members are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The members make up crews of twelve which will work with NPS trail maintenance crews to gain experience. NYC will provide the crews the transportation, stipend, camp gear, and personal gear such as pack, rain gear, boots, personal protective gear and equipment to perform the trail work. This award is for one crews of twelve to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. The crew will work on the construction of approximately one mile of new trail on the Glacier Basin Trail. This crew will work approximately 5 weeks beginning July 26, 2009 and work no longer than September 30, 2010.