Resource Management Programs Intern | NPS NOI 17 JELA 34645

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI 17 JELA 34645

The "Resource Management Programs Intern" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOI 17 JELA 34645) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice stating the agency's intent to make an award rather than an open call for applications. It is explicitly labeled a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning the announcement is being published for public transparency and recordkeeping, not to solicit proposals from the public. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement within the environment activity category (CFDA 15.931), and the intended recipient is the Student Conservation Association under a previously competed or otherwise justified master cooperative agreement.

The purpose of the agreement is to continue an ongoing, multi-year preservation and documentation effort at Chalmette National Cemetery. The work focuses on documenting, realigning, and cleaning headstones, which suggests a combination of cultural resource stewardship, cemetery maintenance standards, and historical preservation practices. In parallel with the physical preservation work, the project includes a detailed administrative and archival component: conducting a comprehensive inventory and condition assessment, and transcribing original burial ledgers from microfilm into a searchable electronic format. In practical terms, this points to building a more accessible digital record of burials while also assessing the current state of grave markers to guide maintenance and preservation decisions.

A central role in the project is the intern position, which is designed to support and extend the cemetery's resource management capacity. The intern is expected to train and coordinate selected volunteers who will assist with the labor-intensive aspects of the effort, both in the field (headstone documentation, alignment, and cleaning) and in records work (ledger transcription and data entry). This implies the intern will likely need to manage workflow, maintain quality control, and help standardize procedures so that volunteer contributions remain accurate and consistent, especially when converting historical records into a digital, searchable format.

From a funding perspective, the listed award ceiling is $39,497, and the announcement indicates an expected award (with the field shown as blank but context implying a single award). The original closing date is shown as 2017-09-05, but since this is not an application-based opportunity, that date functions more like an administrative timeline marker rather than a deadline for submissions. Overall, the announcement describes a targeted continuation award for a specific partner to support hands-on preservation and digitization work at Chalmette National Cemetery, with the intern serving as a key coordinator between NPS staff and trained volunteers.

• The National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resource Management Programs Intern" 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 2017-08-27.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-09-05. (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 $39,497.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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