OpportunityTitle: Cultural and Natural Resouce Preservation and Rehabilitation Projects at Manzanar HHS
Description: This project aims to put America&#226;&#191;&#191;s youth to work by protecting, restoring, and enhancing America&#226;&#191;&#191;s great outdoors and communities through service, training, education and employment opportunities. Established in 1986, LACC is well versed with youth work development projects that promotes education, provides job training, and inspires responsible citizenship through productive community involvement. Together, Manzanar National Historic Site and LACC will work to increase the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of natural resources and cultural resources in the national parks. LACC has a unique combination of experience and knowledge of youth service work, conservation work, restoration practices, community outreach, and management of student personnel for resource management work that is suitable for the needs and goals of this project. LACC project management and technical expertise complements rather than duplicates NPS expertise. The goal is to increase effectiveness of youth service work to be performed under this task agreement. Both parties share a mutual interest in the involvement of underserved diverse youth in the care and enhancement of cultural and natural resources, providing educational work experience, assisting with the development of responsible citizenship and productive community involvement A. Project Objectives &#226;&#191;&#191; LACC staff and youth crews, in a collaborative effort, will help Manzanar National Historic Site with cultural and natural resource preservation and rehabilitation projects. Personnel from LACC and NPS will collaborate to involve underserved diverse youth in the care and enhancement of natural and cultural resources, providing educational work experience, assisting with the development of responsible citizenship and productive community involvement. The project assists in the promotion, facilitation, and improvement of peoples&#226;&#191;&#191; understanding of cultural, natural, recreational and other aspects of the NPS. Personnel from LACC and NPS will collaborate to benefit the people of the United States and future generations to care for and enjoy the natural and cultural resources of Manzanar National Historic Site. LACC and NPS will work together to plan, coordinate, and implement an integrated youth work-experience program. LACC and NPS are committed to providing diverse youth with a safe and rewarding outdoor work experience, while presenting educational components for each hands-on training work assignment.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email
GrantorContactText: Darren Battles (760) 367-5567&lt;br/&gt;Darren_Battles@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD.  This is NOT a request for application.  This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Agreement with LACC