OpportunityTitle: Batty about Bats program; increase public education about bats, white nose syndrome, and the importance of bats to the environment.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Great Smoky Mountain National Park, is announcing a notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS&apos;s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P15AC00015 with American Conservation Experience, for a project titled; Batty about Bats program; increase public education about bats, white nose syndrome, and the importance of bats to the environment.
Description: The interns will shadow NPS interpreters, learn special skills, and gain real world experience in environmental education. They will learn about the environment and bats specifically and become involved in directly educating numerous park visitors, local community members and schoolchildren about bats and white nose syndrome through a variety of means including social media, cave tours, prepared talks, and a special Batty about Bats event, this is a critical part of our mission at CUGA. The interns will learn and teach others about what they can do to be better stewards of resources in their communities. Typically these interns benefit immensely through this learning and hands-on experience.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-Mail
GrantorContactText: Brian Straka 8654361217&lt;br/&gt;Brian_Straka@nps.gov