RECOVERY - Trail Maintenance / Repair

National Park Service · DOI

CFDA Numbers

15.931

Award Ceiling

Award Floor

Expected Awards

Close Date

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Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

JoAnn Palmer <br/>Purchasing Agent <br/>Phone 360-569-2211
joann_palmer@nps.gov

Cost Sharing Matching funds required.

Section II

Eligibility

Single Source Justification Criteria Cited Unique Qualifications – The Student Conservation Corp 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. The Student Conservation Corp(SCA)is a private, non-profit organization maintained within the State of New Hampshire, to promote development of environment and conservation awareness through assignment of individuals of a short term basis with agencies, organizations and corporations.

Eligible Applicant Types

Section III

Description

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 trails within Mount Rainier National Park. SCA interns are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The interns make up a crew of five including a crew leader who will assist NPS trail maintenance operations in the repairs of flood damaged trails. Crew will work for a period of three months. SCA will provide the interns the transportation, food,and personal gear such as pack, rain gear, boots, personal protective gear and equipment to perform the trail work. This award is for one crew of five to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. This crew will work approximately beginning July 13, 2009 for a period of three months.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: Jul 9, 2009
Archive: Jul 30, 2009