Next Generation Stewards Interns at Pinnacles National Park | P19AS00560

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The National Park Service (NPS), part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued this notice as a public announcement of its intent to make an award for a specific project called "Next Generation Stewards Interns at Pinnacles National Park." It is important to note that this is not a competitive solicitation and not a request for applications. Instead, it functions as a formal notice that the NPS plans to fund a defined set of activities through an existing partnership mechanism rather than opening the opportunity to new applicants.

The planned funding will be issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds. The project is structured as Task Agreement P19AC01030 under a larger, already-established master Cooperative Agreement (P15AC00015) with the American Conservation Experience. In practical terms, that indicates the work is being carried out under a pre-existing umbrella agreement, and this task agreement is a specific, scoped component of that larger relationship.

The project focus, as reflected in the title and activity categories, is centered on internships and workforce development connected to stewardship work at Pinnacles National Park. The activity categories listed, Employment, Labor and Training and Natural Resources, suggest the funded work is intended to support paid or structured intern positions that both build participants skills and contribute to natural resource or park stewardship outcomes. While the notice does not provide operational details like the exact intern roles, duration, or deliverables, the framing implies hands-on conservation and park management experience aligned with NPS mission needs, paired with training and professional development for participants.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00560 and is categorized as a discretionary award. It lists an award ceiling of $232,000, with one expected award, which aligns with the notice of intent format and the fact that the award is tied to a specific task agreement with a named partner. The CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) listing is 15.931, a program identifier commonly used to track federal assistance related to NPS activities.

Eligibility information is included largely for completeness: the eligible applicant type is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). However, because the notice is not seeking applications and references a specific task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement with the American Conservation Experience, the eligibility category does not function as an open invitation in this case. The posting date (creation date) is August 20, 2019, and there is no application deadline because the announcement is solely intended to provide transparency about the governments planned award action.

In short, this announcement signals that the NPS planned to allocate up to $232,000 through a cooperative agreement action to support a structured internship and stewardship program at Pinnacles National Park, implemented under an existing master agreement with the American Conservation Experience, with the goal of advancing both workforce development and natural resource stewardship outcomes.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the employment, labor and training, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Next Generation Stewards Interns at Pinnacles National Park" 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 20, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications.. (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 $232,000.00 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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