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City Kids Wilderness Exploration: Youth Explore Learn and Grow is a National Park Service (Department of the Interior) discretionary funding opportunity designed to expand outdoor access and environmental learning for urban youth in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The project focuses on serving 100 young people ages 12 to 18, with an emphasis on students from under-served and diverse communities, by creating meaningful, positive experiences in national parks and other green spaces. The overall intent is to help participants build familiarity and comfort in outdoor environments while gaining hands-on exposure to conservation, recreation, and public land stewardship.
The program goals center on getting youth outside and actively engaged in a wide range of nature-based experiences and learning activities. Planned experiences include hiking, camping, rock climbing, trail work, and field-based lessons in ecology and geology, along with applied activities such as water quality testing and sustainability education. The opportunity also highlights broader environmental themes, including environmental education, urban agriculture, and environmental conservation, so participants can connect what they learn in parks to issues and opportunities in their own neighborhoods. Another major goal is to strengthen youth understanding of the value of green space in both urban and rural settings, including the idea that nature is not only found in faraway parks but also in local backyards and community spaces.
A key part of the project is the youth development angle: the program is meant to support health and mental health benefits associated with outdoor activity, while also building confidence, self-esteem, teamwork skills, and a sense of belonging in outdoor settings. By repeatedly participating in structured trips and collaborative activities, students are expected to develop comfort with exploration, learn how to work together in unfamiliar environments, and form lasting memories tied to public lands and conservation.
The project objectives describe how the work will be carried out. The grant supports hiring an outreach and program intern (serving as a coordinator) through a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Program cooperating partner. This coordinator is expected to work closely with City Kids and the National Park Service, handling planning and coordination for weekend outdoor adventure trips and ensuring educational programming is incorporated into those experiences. The trips are intended to take place primarily in national parks within the National Capital Region and the Northeast Region, with interactive site visits that immerse students in park resources, stories, and recreation opportunities rather than passive or classroom-only learning.
In addition to regional park experiences, the project includes an opportunity for some youth to participate in trips to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. These visits are positioned as deeper exposure experiences where participants can learn about nature, history, and recreation on a larger landscape scale, helping broaden their understanding of the diversity of national park environments and what protected places can look like across the country.
Career awareness is also built into the project design. The program will schedule sessions to introduce students to career paths with the National Park Service and other conservation-related fields and organizations. This component is meant to connect outdoor experiences to real job opportunities, helping youth see how interests in science, conservation, recreation, education, and public service can translate into future employment and long-term engagement with environmental stewardship.
Administratively, this opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the National Park Service is expected to have substantial involvement in the project rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The funding opportunity number is P18AC00502, associated with CFDA 15.954, and falls under the environment funding activity category. The posted award ceiling is $68,640, with one award expected. The opportunity was created on August 7, 2018, with an original application closing date of August 17, 2018.Apply for P18AC00502
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "City Kids Wilderness Exploration: Youth Explore Learn & Grow" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 07, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2018. (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 $68,640.00 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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