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P21AS00378: National Parks Business Plan Internship Program

Closed Closed June 3, 2021 Opportunity P21AS00378 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: National Parks Business Plan Internship (P26AS00055). Status: Closes January 4, 2027 (58 days left). It is in our archive of National Park Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education awards averaged $432,045; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (72% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Program Background Information The National Park Service is committed to providing professional and leadership development opportunities to advanced-degree students so that they can cultivate a lifelong stewardship ethic and explore career opportunities in public land management while contributing meaningfully to the NPS mission. The principal purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to identify a nonprofit organization that can cooperatively support NPS efforts to manage graduate-level internship opportunities, designed around projects that promote the long-term health of our national parks by developing and improving financial planning and management tools. The primary program model for this cooperative agreement is the National Parks Business Plan Internship (BPI). The BPI program is focused on engaging graduate-level students in projects that address specific analysis needs – financial, strategic, or operational – of park units and/or program offices. BPI interns are grouped in 2 or 3 person teams and placed on-site, to complete multi-week projects. Substantial NPS involvement is necessary in order to provide the technical expertise and assistance needed to ensure BPI projects are successfully completed. Overall BPI program management is provided by the NPS Business Management Group (BMG) in the Office of the Deputy Director for Management and Administration. The NPS BMG identifies and develops BPI projects. The NPS BMG also acts as the on-the-ground expert on all financial and business management tools used within the NPS and provides program participants with relevant training and orientation. The partner organization leads overall program design and administration, particularly around student outreach and recruiting, intern onboarding, placement logistics, program evaluation, and alumni engagement. Partner expertise in managing all administrative functions of the program is essential to the successful and timely completion of projects. B. Program Objectives Jointly administer a graduate-level internship program focused on improving the financial and operational health of our national parks and NPS programs. The internship program should provide students with in-depth training on NPS finance and operations, exposure to park and/or program level operations, and the opportunity to conduct substantive analysis and evaluation which lead to recommendations that improve strategic planning and management decision-making.

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, P26AS00055, which is open now.

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