Cooperative Agreement F21AC02558

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), provides $128,330.49 to the American Conservation Experience (ACE) to recruit 2 members for the Northern Forest Resiliency Project at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota. The project involves managing water control structures and water quality to support wild rice beds, as well as monitoring wild rice production and...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), provides $153,205.46 in funding to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps. The award supports the placement of one member to contribute to the forestry program and other biological projects at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri. The member will perform a variety of duties, including conducting forest...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $371,623.76 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps, to provide 2 members to work alongside FWS staff to conduct riparian restoration to support floodplain health and bison management, ensure safe implementation, and serve as the face of FWS to visitors at the refuge. The award is funded under the FWS Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $430,416.50 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Federal Grant Program for Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment (CFDA 15.676). Through this two-and-a-half-year award from July 2024 to December 2026, ACE will recruit and place 6 members to support a diverse array of wildlife and habitat inventory monitoring responsibilities alongside FWS staff. This includes 2 members for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $227,487.62 to support the recruitment of two maintenance crew members by American Conservation Experience (ACE) to assist with refuge maintenance projects at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The ACE members will work alongside refuge staff to maintain trails, roads, day use and overnight facilities, and various equipment across...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $222,255.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps, under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment (CFDA 15.676) federal grant program. The agreement will support three National Wildlife Refuge Support Members who will contribute to wildlife refuge projects and operations at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina over the period of August 1, 2024 to December...

This $224,058.73 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) supports American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps, in recruiting and training one Realty Fellow and one Cartographer Fellow. These fellows will work alongside USFWS Pacific Region staff to learn about and support land acquisition and outgrant processes on specific projects. The award period runs from...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region awarded a $157,869.33 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to implement the "Region 11 Interpretation Cohort" program. This 28-week fellowship program will host three interns at various park sites in Alaska, providing seasonal interpretive training and a full summer interpretive program season. In the fall, the cohort will transition to developing non-personal...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), provides $363,184 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to support biological technician and communications placements at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. The project is funded through the FWS's Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), which aims to engage youth and veterans in conservation work, environmental...