Cooperative Agreement F21AC00575

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $526,533 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to assist the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Whiteriver, Arizona with recovery actions for the threatened Apache trout. Over the 4-year period from September 2023 to December 2026, Conservation Legacy will place intern crews, including a crew leader and 7...

The National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $123,751 cooperative agreement to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. to support the PAIS 2021 SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON SCA INTERNS project from April 19, 2021 through December 31, 2021. This award was made under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), which seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, awarded California Waterfowl Association (CWA) a cooperative agreement valued at $184,000 under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), effective July 31, 2025, through August 1, 2027. Under this award, CWA provides interns to support multiple refuge programs aligned with federal wildlife conservation objectives. The internship positions span three program areas: Visitor Services,...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $145,090.72 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award will support a Conservation Vegetation Monitoring Intern from January 8, 2021 through January 7, 2026. This program seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource...

Summary American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization, received a $139,244.38 cooperative agreement from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded on July 17, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026. The primary deliverable is an internship program placing one qualified intern at the South Florida Natural Resources Center (SFNRC) to design, develop, implement, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $175,840 cooperative agreement under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization operating as the Southwest Conservation Corps. The cooperative agreement provides youth internship opportunities at the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Through this award, the FWS seeks to engage young people aged 16-30 (up to 35 for veterans) in the refuge's wildlife...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) a $237,643.80 Cooperative Agreement (Grant Award ID F24AC02147) under the FWS Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). The cooperative agreement supports SCA interns being assigned to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho to support ongoing research and monitoring initiatives focused on Western and Clark's Grebes. The interns will also engage in monitoring...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Partners for Conservation, Inc. a $201,190 cooperative agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. Under this award, Partners for Conservation will work with the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to develop products that increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife approach both inside and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $714,792 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2027. The award funds the establishment and administration of paid internship opportunities designed to expand the aquaculture workforce across Hawaii and the Pacific region. The University of Hawaii, in collaboration with Hawaii...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Conservation Legacy, operating as Southwest Conservation Corps, received a $274,210.67 cooperative agreement awarded July 2, 2025, by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to establish a youth internship program at Pinnacles National Park in Paicines, California. The program extends through July 31, 2027, and will deliver comprehensive conservation services and workforce...