NCPE interns at Midwest Archeological Center | P17AS00621

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The grant opportunity titled "NCPE interns at Midwest Archeological Center" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00621) is a National Park Service effort, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, to expand hands-on training opportunities for qualified students interested in cultural resources and historic preservation work. The core purpose is workforce development: placing interns in real project settings where they work alongside federal professionals and gain practical experience in how the federal government identifies, manages, documents, and protects cultural resources. The program is centered at the Midwest Archeological Center and is designed to strengthen the pipeline of emerging professionals in fields tied to preservation and heritage stewardship.

The internships supported through this opportunity are intended to integrate students directly into the day-to-day work of federal cultural resource management. Interns would assist professionals working in historic preservation and related disciplines such as archeology, history, museum management, and landscape architecture. The work is described as directed assignments, meaning interns are not just observing but are given structured tasks that contribute to active projects and mission needs. The emphasis is on federal cultural resources management and protection, which typically includes compliance-related documentation, survey and inventory work, collections management, and preservation planning activities that help agencies meet legal and stewardship responsibilities.

Duties listed for interns are broad and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of preservation work. On the field and documentation side, tasks may include archeological, architectural, or landscape surveys, as well as historical research and resource documentation. On the reporting and communication side, interns may do technical writing and contribute to publication development, which can include writing sections of reports, preparing interpretive or educational materials, or helping compile findings into formats usable by managers and the public. The opportunity also includes museum and collections-oriented duties such as artifact and records cataloging, conservation support, and collections management activities that ensure objects and associated documentation are organized, preserved, and accessible.

The scope also extends into modern information management needs. Interns may assist with database work and the creation or maintenance of web pages, reflecting how cultural resource programs rely on digital systems for inventory tracking, project documentation, and information sharing. Finally, the description includes preservation trades exposure through hands-on condition assessment and repair of historic structures, which can involve basic documentation of building conditions, helping with stabilization or minor repairs under supervision, and learning how historic materials and features are evaluated and treated in accordance with preservation standards.

Administratively, this opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. The activity category is listed under "Information and Statistics" and "Other," which fits the training, documentation, and information-management components described. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.946. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education, which points to the program being implemented through an eligible nonprofit partner rather than awarded directly to a university.

In terms of funding and scale, the notice lists an award ceiling of $55,148 and anticipates a single award. The creation date is August 7, 2017. Importantly, the posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent only and states that no applications are being accepted. The task agreement referenced is being awarded under an existing cooperative agreement (P17AC00225) that was previously competed, meaning the funding action is essentially an internal or partner-specific continuation or add-on rather than an open call for new applicants. As a result, the opportunity is best understood as documentation of a planned award to support intern placements rather than a current, publicly open grant competition.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the information and statistics, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NCPE interns at Midwest Archeological Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 07, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. This Task Agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P17AC00225 which was already awarded under a competitive process. No applications are being accepted at this time.. (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 $55,148.00 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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