Rehabilitate Brunt Hickory Fire Road Trail | P17AS00210

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00210

The grant opportunity titled "Rehabilitate Brunt Hickory Fire Road Trail" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00210) is a National Park Service initiative under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on hands-on conservation education and trail sustainability work at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The core purpose of the project is to support a Student Conservation Association (SCA) Bravo Crew as they learn practical, field-based conservation skills while rehabilitating approximately one mile of an existing Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) road trail. The emphasis is both educational and operational: the crew is expected to gain an understanding of sustainable trail principles while performing on-the-ground improvements to a historically significant trail corridor within the park.

This opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and is intended to be administered through a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency anticipates active involvement in the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The activity category is listed as education, reflecting that workforce development, training, and experiential learning are central outcomes alongside the physical trail work. The listing includes CFDA number 15.931, which corresponds to National Park Service-related assistance programs, further indicating the project sits within the Park Service mission of stewardship, resource protection, and public benefit.

In terms of eligibility, the notice indicates that the intended recipients fall within specific categories, including 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 section (not included in the provided text). However, the most important practical detail is that this posting is explicitly not a request for applications. It is a notice of intent to make a restricted award, which generally means the Park Service has already identified the partner organization it plans to fund (in this case, tied to an SCA Bravo Crew) and is publishing the opportunity primarily for transparency and compliance rather than to solicit competitive proposals.

The financial scope is modest and tightly defined: the award ceiling is $39,891, and the agency expects to make one award. The opportunity was created on April 26, 2017, and it does not list a standard application deadline because it is not open for competition. Overall, the opportunity represents a targeted investment in trail rehabilitation and conservation training, aimed at improving a one-mile segment of a CCC-era road trail while building the skills and conservation ethic of a youth or early-career field crew working within a nationally significant battlefield park setting.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rehabilitate Brunt Hickory Fire Road Trail" 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 Apr 26, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for application. This is a notice of intent to make a restricted award.. (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 $39,891.00 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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