Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00188
The Teacher Ranger Teacher Program is a National Park Service (NPS) professional development grant opportunity designed to expand meaningful outdoor recreation and place-based learning for K-12 students by first investing in the people who reach them every day: their teachers. The core idea is a multiplier effect. By training teachers to confidently use NPS sites, interpretive themes, and educational materials, the program expects the benefits of a single training cohort to extend to hundreds of students per teacher, per year. The opportunity emphasizes that when teachers understand what the National Park Service offers and feel competent using those resources, they are more likely to bring students into parks (physically or virtually) and to integrate park-based content into classroom instruction.
The program’s yearly objective is to increase student engagement with the unique educational and recreational opportunities available through National Park Service places and themes. It specifically highlights building students’ analytical thinking skills through authentic materials and real-world contexts, such as working with scientific data, analyzing primary historical documents, and using historically or scientifically significant landscapes as learning environments. In practice, the program supports teachers in turning parks into extensions of the classroom, where lessons can be grounded in tangible cultural, natural, and historical resources rather than relying solely on textbooks or abstract examples.
To accomplish this, participating teachers receive direct access to NPS places and to a range of scientific, cultural, and historical resources, along with structured exposure to outdoor recreational and educational activities that can be adapted for different grade levels. The training model includes an online course delivered by the University of Colorado Denver, paired with a hands-on summer experience in which teachers develop a major educational project. That project component is meant to help teachers translate what they learn into concrete lesson plans, units, field experiences, or other instructional products that can be used immediately with students and potentially shared more broadly.
Administratively, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00188) is offered by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under a discretionary cooperative agreement. The funding activity categories tied to the opportunity include community development, education, and natural resources, with CFDA number 15.945. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the program’s structure and its connection to university-based coursework and training support. The listing indicates an anticipated single award, with an award ceiling of $50,176. The opportunity record was created May 23, 2019, with an original closing date of June 1, 2019.Apply for P19AS00188
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development, education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Teacher Ranger Teacher Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 23, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2019. (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 $50,176.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Teacher Ranger Teacher Program (NPS) Grant FAQs
What is the Teacher Ranger Teacher Program?
The Teacher Ranger Teacher Program is a National Park Service (NPS) professional development grant opportunity focused on expanding meaningful outdoor recreation and place-based learning for K-12 students by investing in teachers. The program aims to train teachers to confidently use NPS sites, interpretive themes, and educational materials in their instruction.
What is the main purpose or core idea behind this grant opportunity?
The program is built around a "multiplier effect." By training a cohort of teachers to effectively use NPS resources, the program expects the impact of that training to reach hundreds of students per teacher, per year, through both park-based experiences (in-person or virtual) and classroom integration.
How does the program intend to benefit K-12 students?
The yearly objective is to increase student engagement with educational and recreational opportunities connected to National Park Service places and themes. It also emphasizes strengthening students' analytical thinking skills by using authentic materials and real-world contexts, such as scientific data, primary historical documents, and historically or scientifically significant landscapes.
What kinds of learning approaches does the opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes place-based learning and using parks as extensions of the classroom. It encourages lessons grounded in tangible cultural, natural, and historical resources rather than relying only on textbooks or abstract examples.
What resources or experiences do participating teachers receive through the program?
Participating teachers receive direct access to NPS places and a range of scientific, cultural, and historical resources. The program also provides structured exposure to outdoor recreational and educational activities that can be adapted across grade levels.
What is the training model described in the opportunity?
The training model includes an online course delivered by the University of Colorado Denver and a hands-on summer experience. During the summer component, teachers develop a major educational project designed to translate the training into practical instructional products.
What is the online course component and who delivers it?
The program includes an online course delivered by the University of Colorado Denver as part of the professional development model.
What is the hands-on summer experience and what do teachers do during it?
The hands-on summer experience is where participating teachers develop a major educational project. This project component is intended to help teachers convert what they learn into concrete materials and experiences that can be used with students.
What is the "major educational project" and what might it produce?
The major educational project is a central deliverable of the program's summer experience. It is meant to result in concrete instructional products such as lesson plans, units, field experiences, or other classroom-ready materials. The products are intended for immediate use with students and may also be shared more broadly.
How does this program encourage teachers to use National Park Service resources after the training?
The opportunity emphasizes that when teachers understand what the National Park Service offers and feel competent using those resources, they are more likely to bring students into parks (physically or virtually) and to integrate park-based content into classroom instruction.
What federal agency is offering this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P19AS00188.
What type of funding instrument is used for this opportunity?
The listing indicates the opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
Which funding activity categories are associated with this opportunity?
The funding activity categories tied to the opportunity include community development, education, and natural resources.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 15.945.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant opportunity?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the program's structure and its connection to university-based coursework and training support.
How many awards are anticipated?
The listing indicates an anticipated single award.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $50,176.
When was the opportunity record created?
The opportunity record was created on May 23, 2019.
What was the original closing date for this opportunity?
The original closing date listed is June 1, 2019.
What outcomes does the program seek related to students' skills?
The program specifically highlights building students' analytical thinking skills through authentic materials and real-world contexts, including working with scientific data, analyzing primary historical documents, and learning in landscapes with historical or scientific significance.
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