Cooperative Agreement F23AV00001

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $120,000 to Friends Of The Front Range Wildlife Refuges under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) to establish and maintain a full-time Youth Early Career Volunteer Coordinator position at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. This position, awarded on June 25, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded California Waterfowl Association (CWA) a $184,000 Cooperative Agreement effective July 31, 2025, through August 1, 2027, under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). CWA will provide interns to support refuge programs across biological, visitor services, and waterfowl hunting initiatives. These interns will execute duties aligned with refuge...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will provide $337,895 to the Resighini Rancheria from Aug 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2026. The funding will support the Rancheria's Natural Resources Department by funding a new Natural Resources Manager position for 3 years. The USFWS Partners program will work directly with the Rancheria and the new Manager to enhance the Rancheria's capacity to plan,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $1,139,000.00 to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) for conservation activities at Rice Lake and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include habitat improvement (such as reforestation planting), ash swamp tree establishment, and water quality/quantity projects (including bog road...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.676 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment) provides $558,961.54 to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to recruit and support five Inventory Monitoring Refuge members. These members will assist U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff in developing and implementing an inventory and monitoring program on National Wildlife Refuges in California, Nevada, and the...

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...

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...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary American Conservation Experience (ACE) received a $268,999.07 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), awarded May 13, 2025, with performance through June 30, 2027. Under this agreement, ACE will deploy two Refuge Support Members to develop and implement data-informed inventory and monitoring initiatives across National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, awarded a $134,221.44 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions) under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.682) effective August 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this agreement, NEW Solutions recruits and deploys temporary skilled workers aged 55 and older to support the Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Southwest Regional...

This $610,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674) supports habitat management activities at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The primary products and services to be delivered include field work to prepare multiple locations on the refuge for timber sales and forestry mulching in order to create fire breaks, reduce fuel...