Cooperative Agreement F17AC00451

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Youth Environmental Alliance, Inc. to implement an environmental education project in Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors. Key activities include...

The Greening Youth Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to provide recruitment and placement services under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment federal grant program (CFDA 15.676). Through this award, Greening Youth Foundation will recruit and place a diverse pool of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident youth and young adult candidates between the ages of 16 to 30...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $213,322 Project Grant to Wildlands Restoration Volunteers under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund environmental education and stewardship activities in Colorado communities through 2024. Key deliverables include establishing a restoration youth corps for 20 low-income teens, training 40 community leaders through bilingual leadership workshops, and engaging 400 volunteers in 16 high-impact...

This $572,818 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding supports the non-profit organization Environment For The Americas, Inc. (EFTA) to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation education, volunteer service, and training projects on Department of the Interior lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California. Typical project activities may...

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) was awarded a $130,626 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to develop a Junior Young Naturalist program. The program will provide environmental education to middle school students through Propel Schools' summer camps for five weeks and a one-week intensive program for 12 youth ages 13-15. It will also provide $5,000 subawards to five organizations to support...

The National Park Service (NPS), through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $100,688 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to provide youth with training, place-based learning, trade education, and mentoring focused on trails maintenance and vegetation management on public lands. The project will engage conservation corps participants in hands-on work including vegetation management,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Environment For The Americas, Inc. (EFTA) received a $555,848 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective August 22, 2025, with completion by April 30, 2027. Under this award, EFTA will employ seven interns for 50 weeks to conduct essential natural resource management activities at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California. Core...

The Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), under a $133,333 Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Project Grant from the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will provide teacher training workshops on the Eco-Schools USA program curriculum and philosophy. Teachers will then implement the Eco-Schools program with their students, challenging them to evaluate their school's sustainability and design conservation-focused campaigns. Teachers will also participate in additional...

The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $622,748.94 to Environment For The Americas, Inc. (EFTA) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 15, 2025, through December 31, 2026. EFTA will implement the Latino Heritage Internship Program, engaging undergraduate and graduate students in conservation efforts across National Park Service units nationwide. The program...