National Park Service

Description

The primary purpose of this study is not the acquisition of property or services for the direct benefit or use by the Federal Government, but rather to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation.• Assisting in the promotion, facilitation, and improvement of people’s understanding of cultural and educational resources of National Parks.• Sharing the information, products and/or services identified or developed by this project through a variety of strategies to increase public awareness, knowledge and support for stewardship of the nation’s resources.• Providing opportunities for the Cooperator undergraduate and graduate students to learn about the nation’s resources by spending time working on projects in National Parks. The NPS receives the indirect benefit of completing resource conservation and protection projects.• Motivating the Cooperator undergraduate and graduate students to become involved in the cultural and /or historical resource protection of their communities and beyond.• Graduate students gain “real world” or hands-on experience outside of the classroom of natural, cultural and/or historical resource projects.• The education community and/or researchers external to NPS gains by new knowledge provided through research and related results dissemination of educational resource information.• Projects assist in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and/or improvement of the public’s understanding of cultural, historic, educational and other aspects of areas of national parks.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

LaQuita R Palmer <br/>Grants Management Specialist <br/>Phone 202-619-7082
laquita_palmer@nps.gov