Conservation Intern | P17AS00749

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00749

The Conservation Intern grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00749) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, offered through a cooperative agreement mechanism. It falls under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.931) and was created on August 30, 2017, with an original application closing date of September 10, 2017. The stated maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $33,420. The listing shows expected awards as 0, which can indicate that the agency did not project a specific number of awards at the time of posting, that the opportunity was intended for a particular partner arrangement, or that awards were contingent on available funding and final selections.

The core purpose of the opportunity is to support a conservation internship focused on hands-on natural resource monitoring work associated with National Park Service network-level inventory and monitoring efforts. The intern duties center on assisting with field data collection and the related data management tasks for vegetation monitoring and water quality monitoring programs. In practice, this typically means helping collect standardized measurements in the field (for example, recording plant community or habitat data, taking water quality readings, and documenting site conditions) and then helping ensure those observations are properly organized, entered, quality-checked, and maintained in the program’s datasets so they can be used for long-term trend tracking and resource management decisions.

Beyond the main vegetation and water quality components, the opportunity also notes several additional monitoring and conservation support activities that may be included depending on project needs. These can include helping with early detection efforts for invasive plants, which generally involves surveying targeted areas, identifying suspected invasive species occurrences, recording locations, and supporting rapid reporting so land managers can respond early. The intern may also assist with monitoring related to air quality, freshwater mussels, and cave resources, suggesting the position could be fairly broad and may expose the intern to multiple resource disciplines and field protocols used in park settings.

Eligibility is limited primarily to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other eligible applicants as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information. Overall, the opportunity is structured to fund a partner-supported internship that contributes directly to on-the-ground monitoring and data stewardship needs within National Park Service natural resource programs, with an emphasis on collecting reliable field observations and managing the resulting datasets to support conservation planning and long-term resource protection.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Intern" 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 Aug 30, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 10, 2017. (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 $33,420.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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