Groundwork USA 2018 Youth Summit and Training: Building a Better America through Conservation | P18AS00480

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The funding opportunity titled "Groundwork USA 2018 Youth Summit and Training: Building a Better America through Conservation" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00480) is a National Park Service discretionary education initiative administered by the Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a typical open-competition grant, meaning the work is intended to be carried out in close coordination with the National Park Service. The award ceiling for the project is $30,000, with one expected award.

The purpose of the award is to support Groundwork USA's annual Youth Summit and Training, scheduled for September 26-30, 2018, at Grand Canyon National Park. The event theme, "Building a Better America through Conservation," centers on connecting youth leadership development with hands-on and values-based conservation learning in a nationally significant park setting. Across five days, the summit is designed to strengthen youth participants' understanding of American conservation practices while also building practical leadership and collaboration skills.

Participation is described as involving 60 youth leaders and youth ambassadors representing 20 American cities. The summit format emphasizes deepening skills, sharing best practices across communities, and reinforcing participants' connection to conservation work and civic stewardship. While the opportunity is categorized under education (CFDA 15.931), the setting and theme indicate a strong focus on experiential learning tied to public lands, environmental stewardship, and peer-to-peer learning among youth from diverse urban contexts.

Importantly, this notice is not an open call for applications. The posting functions as a notice of intent to partner with Groundwork USA under an existing cooperative agreement, and it explicitly states that no applications will be accepted. In other words, the eligible applicant language is largely procedural here, because the National Park Service is documenting its intention to make a single, specific award rather than soliciting proposals from the public. The opportunity was created on July 30, 2018, and the original closing date field reiterates that the action is a non-competitive partnership notice rather than a competitive grant deadline.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Groundwork USA 2018 Youth Summit and Training: Building a Better America through Conservation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Notice of intent to partner with Groundwork USA under existing cooperative agreement. No applications will be accepted.. (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 $30,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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