Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP18AS00157
The Antietam National Battlefield - CCCWV Maintenance Interns opportunity is a National Park Service cooperative agreement designed to support a hands-on internship focused on maintaining and preserving the grounds and facilities at Antietam National Battlefield, including the National Cemetery. The project centers on cyclic and deferred maintenance across a wide range of landscape settings such as mowed lawns, wooded areas, open grass fields, fences, gravel roads, culverts, buildings, and visitor-use trails. Interns are expected to carry out practical fieldwork using common groundskeeping equipment like mowers and hand trimmers, along with a variety of hand tools, while learning day-to-day maintenance operations in a historic park environment.
The work described is broad and heavily task-oriented, combining routine landscape care with general labor and event support. Interns help with custodial activities, assist with setting up and breaking down special events, remove invasive or exotic vegetation, and contribute to rebuilding historic fencing. The duties can be physically demanding and may involve loading and unloading supplies from trucks and trailers, moving furniture and materials, installing or removing signs, and painting items like picnic tables and signage. Field tasks also include trimming trees and shrubs, litter collection, digging ditches or trenches in compact soil, repairing damaged road surfaces by filling and leveling holes, and transporting heavy loads with wheelbarrows or hand trucks. Some assignments may require cutting and handling heavy trees and logs using an axe or chainsaw, as well as stacking lumber and construction materials, including sacks of cement. In addition, interns may get exposure to entry-level masonry work under the guidance of the park mason, giving them a chance to build basic skills tied to historic preservation and facility upkeep.
Beyond general labor, the internship emphasizes learning through participation in real project work with experienced staff. Interns may rotate through different assignments and support both intermediate and journeyman-level maintenance personnel, gaining practical experience that connects fieldwork to broader park operations and office-supported programs. Some projects may be more structured and multi-step in nature, requiring attention to procedures and project objectives, such as preparing ground, laying sod, planting flowers or shrubs, and following drawings to establish patterns or designs. This reflects a mix of straightforward labor and more detailed assignments where the intern is expected to understand the sequence of tasks needed to complete a full job.
Organizationally, the internship is housed primarily within the park's Maintenance Division (also described as the Facility Management Division) and is shared with the Division of Resources, meaning interns may support both facility-focused and resource-related priorities depending on park needs. Oversight is provided by the park Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Worker Supervisor. The park supplies tools, equipment, and required personal protective equipment except for work boots, and also provides transportation while on duty, which helps ensure interns can safely access job sites around the battlefield as part of scheduled work activities. Additional duties may be assigned as needed over the course of the position, reflecting the flexible, operations-driven nature of maintenance work in a busy national park setting.
From a grant and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under CFDA 15.931. It is offered through a cooperative agreement, with eligibility limited to nonprofits holding 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity anticipated a single award with an award ceiling of $41,241. The funding opportunity number is NPS NOIP18AS00157, originally posted April 16, 2018, with an original closing date of April 26, 2018.Apply for NPS NOIP18AS00157
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Antietam National Battlefield - CCCWV Maintenance Interns" 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 16, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 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 $41,241.00 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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