Sea Turtle Monitoring Internship- Cape Lookout National Seashore | P18AS00194

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The Sea Turtle Monitoring Internship - Cape Lookout National Seashore (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00194) is a National Park Service funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on supporting sea turtle monitoring work on recreational beaches at Cape Lookout National Seashore. The project is categorized under Education and is structured as a Cooperative Agreement rather than a standard grant, which typically means the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the project’s execution, coordination, or oversight while partnering with the recipient organization.

The core purpose of the opportunity is straightforward: to fund an internship position that carries out routine, uncomplicated biological science tasks commonly associated with natural resource management, specifically sea turtle monitoring. While the notice does not list a detailed task roster, this kind of internship generally supports field-based monitoring operations that help parks track nesting activity, document observations, and assist with basic data collection that informs management decisions on heavily used public beaches. The emphasis on "routine and uncomplicated" signals that the work is intended to be entry-level and operational, supporting established monitoring protocols rather than conducting independent research.

This notice is not an open call for applications. It is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning the National Park Service is announcing its intention to fund a specific federal financial assistance project without full and open competition. In practical terms, this indicates the agency is not soliciting proposals from the general public for this particular award; instead, it is providing transparency about an intended, non-competitive funding action.

The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $28,000 and anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1). Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.931, which corresponds to National Park Service financial assistance programs. The announcement was created on April 30, 2018, and the listed closing language reinforces that there is no application deadline because it is not a request for applications.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sea Turtle Monitoring Internship- Cape Lookout National Seashore" 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 Apr 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This Notice of Intent to Award is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to fund the following federal financial assistance project without full and open competition.. (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 $28,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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