Cooperative Agreement F23AC01109

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...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Outdoor Outreach, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization, received a $105,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 8 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The award funds structured outdoor recreation programming targeting youth ages 9 to 24, with an anticipated reach of 1,000 individuals annually. Program activities are conducted on...

Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through its National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $122,660.30 to the Zoological Society of San Diego, doing business as San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026. Under this award, SDZWA will deliver the Wildlife Rangers Program, providing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classroom programming and immersive...

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...

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 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 Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) received a $273,455.97 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), awarded on June 9, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The award funds the SCA Philadelphia Youth Program based at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, which provides entry-level conservation work experiences and environmental education to young people...

The Zoological Society of San Diego, doing business as San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, was awarded a $116,757.49 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The funding will support the organization's "Wildlife Rangers" program, which provides interactive classroom programming and immersive field trips to connect 5th grade students from Title I schools in southern San Diego County to local marsh...

Summary The California Conservation Corps received a Cooperative Agreement award of $119,967.50 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) for the period of June 17, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards Program will place two corpsmembers at the Lodi U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office (LFWO) to provide a comprehensive range of conservation...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit conservation corps organization, received a $612,679.12 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), awarded on July 29, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. Under this agreement, ACE recruits and deploys six invasive species strike team biology members to support nutria trapping and invasive...