Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00007
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service announced its intent to provide a discretionary cooperative agreement for a project titled "Youth Crew Support of Habitat Restoration Surrounding Cheeseboro Canyon Universal Access Trail" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00007; CFDA 15.931). The notice was created on November 14, 2018, with an original closing date listed as November 30, 2018, but it is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that the National Park Service planned to make a single financial assistance award, with one expected award and a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $52,844. The eligible applicant category identified is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
The core purpose of the project is to combine habitat restoration with youth workforce development in and around the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The project would employ six paid interns drawn from communities surrounding the park. These interns would receive professional and practical skills training intended to build long-term capacity for conservation and stewardship careers. The skills development areas named include project management, public speaking, and experience leading organized groups during work activities. In addition, interns would gain technical restoration skills connected to planning and implementing revegetation work and broader native plant community restoration, giving them exposure to the full lifecycle of on-the-ground habitat improvement projects.
Beyond the intern cohort, the project is designed to involve the wider community through hands-on participation and environmental education. A minimum of 100 community members are expected to take part in park improvement activities and to learn about native plant communities. This community component suggests organized volunteer or public stewardship events where participants assist with restoration tasks while also receiving interpretive guidance on local ecology, native species, and the value of habitat rehabilitation.
Ecologically and publicly, the work focuses on improving degraded habitat areas surrounding a newly constructed universal access trail in Cheeseboro Canyon. The intended outcomes include both visual improvement (making disturbed areas look healthier and more natural) and ecological improvement (supporting native plant establishment and restoring plant community function). A key public benefit emphasized in the announcement is accessibility: by enhancing habitat adjacent to a universal access trail, the project aims to create a locally distinctive nature experience for people with limited mobility. This allows visitors who may not be able to complete extensive hikes to still appreciate the park's native flora and fauna in a meaningful way, linking restoration outcomes directly to inclusive recreation and interpretation.Apply for P19AS00007
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Youth Crew Support of Habitat Restoration Surrounding Cheeseboro Canyon Universal Access Trail" 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 Nov 14, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 30, 2018 This announcement is not a request for applications This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Serviceaposs intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities.. (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 $52,844.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a public notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) announcing its intent to make a discretionary cooperative agreement award for a project titled "Youth Crew Support of Habitat Restoration Surrounding Cheeseboro Canyon Universal Access Trail."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P19AS00007, and the CFDA number is 15.931.
Is this notice a request for applications (RFA/NOFO)?
No. The announcement explicitly states it is not a request for applications. It is a public notice that the National Park Service planned to make a single financial assistance award.
How many awards does the National Park Service expect to make?
The notice indicates one expected award (a single financial assistance award).
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed in the notice is $52,844.
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The eligible applicant category identified is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
When was this notice created?
The notice was created on November 14, 2018.
What closing date is shown, and what does it mean if this is not a request for applications?
The original closing date listed is November 30, 2018. However, because the notice is explicitly not a request for applications, the listed closing date should be understood in the context of a public notice of intent to make an award rather than an open application deadline.
What type of award is being used?
The National Park Service stated its intent to use a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is designed to combine habitat restoration with youth workforce development in and around the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Where will the project take place?
The work is focused in and around the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, specifically improving degraded habitat areas surrounding the Cheeseboro Canyon Universal Access Trail.
How does youth workforce development fit into the project?
The project would employ six paid interns drawn from communities surrounding the park. The interns would receive professional and practical skills training to help build long-term capacity for conservation and stewardship careers.
How many interns are expected to be employed, and are they paid?
The notice describes employing six paid interns.
What kinds of professional skills are interns expected to learn?
The skills development areas named include project management, public speaking, and experience leading organized groups during work activities.
What kinds of technical or field skills are interns expected to learn?
Interns are expected to gain technical restoration skills connected to planning and implementing revegetation work and broader native plant community restoration, with exposure to the full lifecycle of on-the-ground habitat improvement projects.
How is the community expected to be involved?
Beyond the intern cohort, the project is designed to involve the wider community through hands-on participation and environmental education.
How many community members are expected to participate?
The notice states that a minimum of 100 community members are expected to take part in park improvement activities and to learn about native plant communities.
What will community members do as part of the project?
Based on the description, community members are expected to participate in organized park improvement and restoration activities and receive environmental education about native plant communities.
What environmental education topics are emphasized?
The notice highlights learning about native plant communities, including interpretive guidance on local ecology, native species, and the value of habitat rehabilitation.
What habitat problem is the project trying to address?
The project targets degraded habitat areas surrounding a newly constructed universal access trail in Cheeseboro Canyon, aiming to improve disturbed areas through revegetation and native plant community restoration.
What are the intended ecological outcomes?
Intended ecological outcomes include supporting native plant establishment and restoring plant community function as part of broader native plant community restoration.
What are the intended visual or visitor-facing outcomes?
The work is intended to improve the visual condition of disturbed areas so they look healthier and more natural, especially along and around the universal access trail.
Why is the universal access trail mentioned as a key part of the project?
A major public benefit emphasized is accessibility. By enhancing habitat adjacent to a universal access trail, the project aims to create a locally distinctive nature experience for people with limited mobility.
How does this project support inclusive recreation?
The project links restoration outcomes to inclusive recreation by improving the habitat experience along a trail designed for universal access, allowing visitors who may not be able to complete extensive hikes to still appreciate native flora and fauna in a meaningful way.
Does the notice identify the project title exactly?
Yes. The project title provided is "Youth Crew Support of Habitat Restoration Surrounding Cheeseboro Canyon Universal Access Trail."
Does the notice describe the award as competitive?
No. The notice describes NPS intent to make a single financial assistance award and explicitly states it is not a request for applications.
What broader career pathway is this project trying to support?
The project is described as building long-term capacity for conservation and stewardship careers by giving interns both professional development and hands-on restoration experience.
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