Reminder: National Park Foundation's Park Stewards Grant Application Due May 15th

The National Park Foundation has announced a new grant opportunity for National Parks. The deadline for submitting applications is May 15, 2009. To apply for the grant, complete our online application form at: https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_328?SA=SNA&FID=35008  The RFP is available at http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/NPF_grants_and_prgs.htm and

Park Stewards Program

To demonstrate their commitment to creating and sustaining community efforts that are based on partnership and leadership development, the Bank of America is funding the National Park Foundation’s Park Stewards Program. This program gives high school teachers and students the opportunity to explore the relevance of national parks to their lives and encourages them to become civically engaged stewards of their national parks. The Park Stewards Program will place high school educators in national parks for immersive learning experiences during the summer or sabbatical in 2009. As a result of their in-park experiences the teachers will develop service-learning programs that will be implemented by their students in the school year 2009/2010; and they will design educational tools for use in their classrooms.

Through the Bank of America’s generosity, the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service can reach out to young people through the Park Stewards Program, helping them make a connection with the parks and inspiring them to see themselves as part of the American leadership story.

This program is made possible by the Bank of America. Grants will be awarded May 29, 2009.

If you have additional questions, please contact Carolyn Hill, NPF Grants Team, at 202-354-6471, chill@nationalparks.org, or Mark Kornmann, 202-354-6489, mkornmann@nationalparks.org.