NCPE Interns with Gulf Islands National Seashore | P19AS00236

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The grant opportunity titled "NCPE Interns with Gulf Islands National Seashore" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00236) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action structured as a cooperative agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is tied to an existing, broader cooperative agreement (P17AC00225) between NPS and the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE). The central purpose is to advance shared goals around historic preservation training by placing qualified undergraduate and graduate students into hands-on internship roles that support real preservation and cultural resource work at the federal level. In practical terms, the funding supports experiential learning where students contribute tangible work products that help parks preserve, manage, and interpret historic resources, while also strengthening preservation education by connecting classroom training to professional, on-the-ground projects.

The project is designed to develop and share preservation knowledge and techniques by providing structured, compensated training opportunities for students in historic preservation and related fields. Interns are expected to assist with short-term projects that directly relate to preservation and management of historic and cultural resources. This approach supports the NPS mission to preserve the nation’s heritage because the internships are not just observational; they are intended to produce useful outputs associated with preservation work. At the same time, the internships align with NCPE’s education-focused mission by creating a professional forum in which students can apply academic methods, learn federal standards and practices, and gain day-to-day experience working alongside career staff.

Operationally, the recipient organization (under the existing cooperative agreement) is responsible for selecting and overseeing qualified and motivated interns. The internships are positioned within NPS cultural resources and interpretation functions, and interns may be placed in different park units and offices across the country depending on both the park’s needs and the intern’s background or area of expertise. The description emphasizes that interns will receive substantive assignments aligned with their course of study, and that they will work closely with NPS staff on a daily basis rather than being isolated or assigned purely administrative tasks. Compensation is provided through a stipend, reinforcing that these are formal training placements with defined responsibilities.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, the notice indicates an expected single award with an award ceiling of $28,116. The funding activity category is listed as Education, and the CFDA number is 15.946. Although an eligible applicants category is provided as “Others” (with additional eligibility details typically referenced elsewhere), this posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent and not an open solicitation. No applications are being accepted because the task agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P17AC00225, which had already been competitively awarded earlier. In other words, this announcement documents a specific planned award action under an existing partnership vehicle rather than inviting new applicants to compete for funding.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NCPE Interns with Gulf Islands National Seashore" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. This Task Agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P17AC00225 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 $28,116.00 in funding.
• 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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