Cooperative Agreement F22AC01955

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3 awarded a $284,757 Cooperative Agreement to the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA) on February 8, 2024 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). Through this award, IWRA will support the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge by managing the Career Pathways Program, which funds technicians, interns, and community partnerships. The funding will be used to support...

The Mississippi State University will provide $130,000 in experiential learning and professional development opportunities for students and recent graduates through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4. Under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment federal grant program (CFDA 15.676), the University will place interns with Southeastern wildlife refuges from November 2022 to November 2024. The interns will gain hands-on experience advancing refuge...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Region 2 awarded a $118,333.33 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy, a national non-profit organization, to support two 12-month Individual Placements (IPs) under the FWS Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). One IP will be based out of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge office in Yuma, Arizona to assist with habitat and wildlife monitoring, management, visitor services, and interpretation....

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 National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $166,716 to Southern Utah University (SUU) to recruit and support multiple interns and youth crews to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects at Pipe Spring National Monument. Through the partnership between SUU's Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) and the National...

This $159,273.72 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support a qualified undergraduate or graduate student to work alongside NPS staff on cultural and natural resources communication, education, and tribal collaboration projects in Channel Islands National Park. The first internship will provide an opportunity for a qualified Native American student to assist NPS employees with...

The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $273,087.78 cooperative agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) on April 11, 2024. Under this agreement, SUU will partner with Zion National Park to recruit and support a minimum of 18 full-time summer interns and part-time interns during the academic year. The interns will gain practical experience in all functional areas of the park, including...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $131,330.20 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions Inc. from July 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Experienced Services program (CFDA 15.682). The agreement enables the agency to work with select non-governmental organizations to fill a wide variety of temporary human resource needs with skilled, experienced workers aged 55 and older. It also provides opportunities for qualified older Americans...

This one-year Cooperative Agreement award for $266,138.45, provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports a project to rapidly publish long-term natural resource monitoring data collected by eight NPS Inventory and Monitoring networks. The award will fund three 52-week internships for individuals to gain experience in natural resource management through activities such as data evaluation, report...