Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00731
The Support Community Assistance Fellows opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00731) is a National Park Service initiative under the U.S. Department of the Interior designed to build and run a fellowship program that places Community Assistance Fellows with on-the-ground projects where the NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program and other NPS programs are already providing technical assistance. The core idea is to strengthen local, community-led conservation and outdoor recreation efforts by adding dedicated fellowship capacity to support planning, coordination, outreach, and implementation work tied to those projects and partner locations.
Under this task agreement, the selected partner would be responsible for creating the fellowship positions, recruiting and hiring fellows, administering the program, and providing ongoing support to ensure the fellows are effective in their assignments. The fellow roles are meant to provide substantial, career-relevant exposure to the kind of professional, community-facing work the National Park Service performs, particularly work that benefits local communities through natural resource conservation and recreation planning. A key emphasis is engaging young people in meaningful service and project work, aligning these fellowships with public service and workforce development goals connected to conservation and recreation.
Fellowships funded through this effort can run up to 47 weeks, which signals a near-yearlong placement intended to allow fellows to contribute beyond short-term assistance and to see projects through major phases. Recruitment may be handled either locally or nationally depending on the needs of each position and the circumstances of the project site, allowing flexibility to prioritize local talent when appropriate or broaden the applicant pool when specialized skills are needed. Collectively, these fellowships are identified as part of the agency's participation in the Public Land Corps, tying the program to a broader federal framework that supports youth and young adult engagement in service projects on public lands and in conservation-related community initiatives.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, indicating a more collaborative relationship between the NPS and the partner organization than a standard grant. The activity area is natural resources, and the associated CFDA number is 15.945. The listed eligible applicant type is nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), reflecting that the work is intended to be carried out by a nonprofit partner capable of managing fellow recruitment, placement logistics, and program oversight.
In terms of scale, the notice lists an award ceiling of $90,000 and anticipates a single award. However, it is important that this posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent rather than an open competition: no applications are being accepted because the task agreement is being awarded under an existing cooperative agreement (P13AC01381) that was previously competed. The creation date for the notice is August 25, 2017, and the original closing date field clarifies that there is no active application window tied to this announcement.Apply for P17AS00731
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Support Community Assistance Fellows" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 25, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. This Task Agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P13AC01381 which was already awarded under a competitive process. No applications are being accepted at this time.. (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 $90,000.00 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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