National Park Service

Description

This action is a single source award to the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) located in Washington D.C. This synopsis serves as intent to award a five-year cooperative agreement on a non-competitive basis. The effort involves the development, recruiting and administration of a current undergraduate/graduate student level Climate Change Response internship program. This program will provide the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) with science-based research, resource conservation, data collection, monitoring, communication, policy development, sustainable operations and other projects and approaches to support adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change on NPS lands. The program will provide valuable on-the-ground, practical, experiential learning opportunities for university-level students. The opportunities are enhanced through partnerships with university affiliates and a campus to careers program.

Who can apply

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)

Contact

Sybil Winfield <br/>Contract Specialist <br/>Phone 303-969-2076
sybil_winfield@nps.gov