The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to Outdoor Outreach, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). Over the 1-year impact period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, Outdoor Outreach will provide 200 recreational learning programs for 1,200 urban youth in local wildlife refuges and adjacent areas. These programs, which include activities like...
This Project Grant award of $255,493 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a 4-year collaborative research project titled "Known Rivers: Creating Justice-Centered Water Literacy Along the Lower Mississippi River." The University of Arizona, working with a network of public charter schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, will engage approximately 16 teachers and 640 students in grades 3-8 to develop and study the implementation...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $364,238 Cooperative Agreement to the Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) on February 5, 2024. The purpose of this funding is to expand and empower long-term transformational relationships between the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and community partners to serve as a community asset and increase the collective conservation impacts of the refuge. This will be achieved...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to Outdoor Outreach, a San Diego-based non-profit organization. The award will fund approximately 200 outdoor recreational and educational programs for over 1,000 youth aged 9-24 from low-income and underserved communities in the San Diego area during the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The programs will take place in local wildlife...
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,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658), awarded a $1,105,000 Project Grant to Brown County, Wisconsin on April 1, 2024. The grant aims to develop a water trail along the East River and enhance the instream fishery by removing impediments and creating aquatic habitats. Key project goals include: Increasing public access by creating two new ADA-compliant launch sites for canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards along...
This $327,242 project grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008), will provide the following key products and services: 32 hours of professional development for 15 teachers in three low-income, majority-minority school districts to increase student climate literacy, student-led decision making, and student-determined climate action projects. 25 classes (625 students) will receive an 8-hour...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,512,858 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC), doing business as the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, to develop the Biological Opportunities and Training in Science (BOATS) program. The BOATS program aims to prepare the next generation of leaders to address contemporary and future challenges in managing coastal ecosystems by providing hands-on training, career-focused...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS), a private university and non-profit educational institution, a $354,600 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate small business growth in rural communities. This funding supports GLBBS's boat building and marine technology programs, which equip students with the skills and knowledge to enter the workforce as skilled...
Tree Trust was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274). Funding will support Tree Trust's provision of education and employment skills training services to underserved youth in Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Services include post-secondary education opportunities, apprenticeship training, and job placement assistance to help equip youth...