Cooperative Agreement F23AC01574
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 8, awarded a $105,000 Cooperative Agreement to Outdoor Outreach for the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). Outdoor Outreach, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization, will deliver structured outdoor recreation and environmental education programs targeting youth ages 9 to 24 across California wildlife...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) received a $122,660.30 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) awarded on August 1, 2025, with performance through July 31, 2026. Under this agreement, SDZWA will deliver the Wildlife Rangers Program, which provides Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classroom programming and immersive field...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 8, through its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded $255,615 to Western Borderlands Ecology Group effective October 1, 2025, to implement a comprehensive invasive species eradication and control project across 823 acres in the San Diego Bay area. The project will eliminate nonnative Limonium species from 600 acres within the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge and 223 acres of adjacent conserved lands...
- 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. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Public Lands Alliance to provide experiential, education, and employment opportunities for youth and veterans between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans aged 35 or younger. This award is part of the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), which aims to engage, educate, and develop the careers and leadership skills of the target population. The...
- 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 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 Region 4 awarded a $284,599.14 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience from May 2021 through May 2025 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The award will support trail maintenance activities at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program's goal of conserving, managing and enhancing refuge resources and...
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 kayaking, mountain biking, surfing, and hiking, aim to foster connections between participants and nearby open spaces to inspire them to value, respect, and protect natural resources. The funding will also support Outdoor Outreach's youth leadership program, providing paid opportunities for young adults to earn income, build outdoor skills, and explore conservation career pathways.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/21/23 |