NOTICE OF INTENT: Next Generation Ranger Corps Opportunity to learn/train with NPS trail staff while leading a Youth Conservation Corps to build/maintain trails and live and work as a team in a backcountry environment
A.
Project Goals ¿ the purpose of this project is to cooperatively recruit and manage youth from Tucson and surrounding communities for paid internships, placed in national parks.
Participants will work alongside a park service staff in all areas of park management in order to gain skills and experience which will benefit them in their long-term career or education goals, while also training in essential life skills including resume building, public speaking, community engagement, and conservation projects within public lands in Southern Arizona.
B.
Project Objectives ¿ Saguaro National Park and FOSNP will join together in partnership to create a new program for youth employment and economic opportunity in Southern Arizona, entitled the Next Generation Ranger Corps.
Using funds from the National Park Service, FOSNP will recruit and hire local youth interns to be placed with the Division of Maintenance (Trails) in the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park as Next Generation Ranger Corps members, herefor referred to as a NextGen Rangers
Project Goals ¿ the purpose of this project is to cooperatively recruit and manage youth from Tucson and surrounding communities for paid internships, placed in national parks.
Participants will work alongside a park service staff in all areas of park management in order to gain skills and experience which will benefit them in their long-term career or education goals, while also training in essential life skills including resume building, public speaking, community engagement, and conservation projects within public lands in Southern Arizona.
B.
Project Objectives ¿ Saguaro National Park and FOSNP will join together in partnership to create a new program for youth employment and economic opportunity in Southern Arizona, entitled the Next Generation Ranger Corps.
Using funds from the National Park Service, FOSNP will recruit and hire local youth interns to be placed with the Division of Maintenance (Trails) in the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park as Next Generation Ranger Corps members, herefor referred to as a NextGen Rangers
Related Programs
National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education
Department of the InteriorRelevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Noncompetitive Notice of Intent to Award
Full Opportunity Web Address:
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Contact:
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Date Posted:
2019-04-17
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2019-04-28
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