ABLI Interpretation Interns | NPS NOI 17 ABLI P17AC00568

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI 17 ABLI P17AC00568

The ABLI Interpretation Interns opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS NOI 17 ABLI P17AC00568) is a National Park Service notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that has already been competed, or was justified as a single-source arrangement. In practical terms, this is not an open competition and it is not inviting new applications or proposals. Instead, it serves as a public transparency notice that the Department of the Interior, National Park Service plans to make a specific task agreement award connected to a previously established cooperative framework.

The purpose of the planned agreement sits in the education and workforce-development space, with an emphasis on conservation, stewardship, and public lands service. The core objective is to help build the next generation of conservation leaders by placing young people into hands-on service roles tied to the land. The announcement highlights a mix of service opportunities, outdoor skills development, and leadership training, all designed to encourage long-term stewardship of natural and community environments. Given the title, the internships are oriented toward interpretation work, which in the National Park Service context typically relates to helping the public understand park resources through education, guided programs, visitor engagement, and related communication and outreach activities.

From the administrative details provided, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, indicating an arrangement where the agency expects to have substantial involvement in carrying out the project compared to a standard grant. The funding activity category is listed as education, and the CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number is 15.931. The posting lists an expected number of awards of 1, reinforcing that this is a single intended award rather than a broad solicitation. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the listing, which often appears in notices like this when the specific funding amount is not being publicly competed or is detailed in the full attached announcement rather than in the summary fields.

Eligibility is broadly referenced as "Others" with a note to consult the additional eligibility information in the full announcement, which is consistent with a notice tied to an existing cooperative agreement partner rather than a new pool of applicants. The notice was created on May 10, 2017, with an original closing date of May 20, 2017, but because it is not a request for proposals, that date functions more as an administrative window for the public notice period than a true application deadline. Anyone seeking the finer points, such as the partner organization involved, specific intern duties, performance period, or detailed budget and deliverables, would need to review the attached full announcement referenced in the posting.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ABLI Interpretation Interns" 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 May 10, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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