Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00085
The NextGen Stewardship and Community Engagement Intern - SERO opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00085) is a National Park Service initiative under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on youth engagement and development within the Southeast Region. The project is built around "Next Generation Stewardship," meaning efforts that help cultivate the next wave of public lands stewards by strengthening youth involvement, volunteerism, and community partnerships connected to national parks. The core concept is to place an intern in a role that supports the Southeast Regional Youth and Volunteer Program Manager, with work that spans a large and complex footprint: roughly 70 national park units across the Southeast, along with multiple related programs and external partners.
The funding mechanism for this opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement, categorized under an education activity area and tied to CFDA 15.931. A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in carrying out the project, so the intern's work would be closely coordinated with NPS staff and aligned with regional priorities. The published ceiling for the award is $29,655, and the National Park Service anticipated making one award, indicating a single partner organization would be selected to administer or host the internship arrangement in coordination with the NPS regional office.
Eligibility is limited and somewhat specialized. The listing identifies eligible applicants as nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) and other eligible entities as described in an additional eligibility field. In practical terms, this points to a restricted pool of potential partner organizations rather than an open competition. That is reinforced by the closing date language, which states the posting is a notice of intent for a restricted award and not a request for applications. In other words, the announcement serves more as a formal public notice that NPS plans to fund a specific project through a targeted partner, rather than inviting the public to submit proposals.
From a programmatic standpoint, the internship is designed to provide operational and coordination support for regional youth and volunteer efforts. Because the Southeast Region includes many parks and a wide range of community contexts, the intern role is likely oriented toward building capacity: helping connect parks with youth engagement strategies, supporting communications and coordination across sites, assisting with partner engagement, and contributing to projects that expand or strengthen youth and community participation in stewardship activities. The emphasis on "multiple programs and partners" suggests the work is not limited to one park, but instead supports regional-level collaboration, consistency, and shared learning across many sites.
Administrative details show the opportunity was created on February 17, 2017, and sits within the National Park Service portfolio of education and youth-focused programming. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted, single-award cooperative agreement intended to fund an intern position that helps the NPS Southeast Region scale and coordinate Next Generation stewardship and community engagement efforts across dozens of parks and partner networks.Apply for P17AS00085
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NextGen Stewardship and Community Engagement Intern - SERO" 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 Feb 17, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a notice of intent for a restricted award and is not a request for application.. (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 $29,655.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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