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Engage Youth in a Personal Quest to Discover a Battlefield - WICR is a National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity structured as a cooperative agreement focused on youth education at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in southwest Missouri. The project centers on an "Explorer Summer Quest" experience that aims to connect children directly with the site by helping them build a personal relationship with the battlefield and with the broader idea that national parks are places that belong to them. The program is designed to move beyond a standard history lesson by encouraging participants to see themselves as future stewards who understand why these places matter and what it means to care for and protect them.
The program will serve 60 students, generally ages 9 to 12, who are enrolled in the Republic, Missouri Parks and Recreation Summer Program. Over the course of the camps, students will engage with a curriculum that blends multiple learning approaches, including living history activities, use of museum resources, family and community stories, environmental studies, and creative projects. A key goal is interpretation: students are not only expected to absorb information, but also to reflect on it and express what they learned through hands-on and creative work, reinforcing both personal connection and long-term retention.
This effort is described as a continuation and expansion of earlier pilot camps conducted over two summers (2015 and 2016) by Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (WICR) and the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Foundation. Those pilot efforts were considered successful at engaging youth with the battle's history and the ongoing management and preservation of the battlefield. The grant supports a five-year agreement that builds on those early results, leveraging the Foundation's mission and capacity. The Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Foundation is presented as uniquely qualified because it exists specifically to strengthen community support for the site, protect historic artifacts, advance preservation and improvement projects, and expand educational programming for students and residents across the region.
Under the agreement, the recipient's responsibilities are practical and program-focused. The recipient will plan and oversee two one-week Explorer Summer Quest camps, provide a tent to serve as a temporary classroom at the Ray House, and supply items that support identity and engagement such as camp haversacks and hats for all participants. The recipient is also responsible for furnishing art, photo, and activity supplies, providing two instructors to lead the full set of activities, and handling overall coordination. That coordination includes arranging guest speakers and working with the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield on student transportation and counselors, ensuring the program can run smoothly and safely for participants.
NPS has defined roles that reflect the cooperative nature of the award rather than a simple pass-through grant. The agency will collaborate with the recipient to clarify goals and jointly develop the scope of work and the activities to be completed. NPS will also provide the core place-based educational value by delivering cultural and environmental programming, such as park tours, interpretive and educational talks on the park's history, and other learning experiences delivered through different media. In addition, NPS will coordinate with other nearby NPS units to broaden exposure through joint educational programming and related field trips, helping students understand Wilson's Creek in the context of the wider National Park System.
In terms of funding and administrative details, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number NOIP17AC00137, categorized as "Other," with the primary activity area being education. It references CFDA number 15.954 and indicates an award ceiling of $50,000 with one expected award. Importantly, the notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notice of NPS's intent to award financial assistance for these activities without competition, meaning the recipient is effectively pre-identified for this cooperative agreement rather than being selected through an open, competitive application process.Apply for NOIP17AC00137
- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Engage Youth in a Personal Quest to Discover a Battlefield - WICR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-04-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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