NOTICE OF INTENT: Local Youth Employment for Natural Resource Monitoring and Education
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 Resource Management in Saguaro National Park as Next Generation Ranger Corps members, hereafter 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 Resource Management in Saguaro National Park as Next Generation Ranger Corps members, hereafter referred to as a NextGen Rangers.
Related Programs
National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education
Department of the InteriorRelevant Nonprofit Program Categories
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Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: Wyoming State Geological Survey This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications.
This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Land Management's intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.
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Date Posted:
2019-07-22
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Archive Date:
2019-08-02
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