Innovators Educational Foundation

INNOVATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

2016 AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE - AN NPS CENTENNIAL COLLABORATION - MWRO

THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN ANY PORTION OF SUCH A TRAIL EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOWARDS THE 2024 AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE RETRACTING ONE OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS (NHT) THE NATIONAL TRAILS OFFICE ADMINISTERS. THE PROJECT WILL FUND 2 WEEKS OF TOTAL EVENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS THE PREPARATION NEEDED AHEAD OF TIME TO PLAN THE EVENT. WHEN COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOLAR POWERED VEHICLES AND THE NHT THE SOLAR CARS ARE TRAVELING.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY, PROFIT ORGANIZATION, QUASI-PUBLIC NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, ANYONE GENERAL PUBLIC, INTERSTATE, NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS, INTRASTATE, STATE, LOCAL, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, GENERAL PUBLIC, AND STATES OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDIVIDUALS.