Cooperative Agreement F24AC00851

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $526,533 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to assist the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Whiteriver, Arizona with recovery actions for the threatened Apache trout. Over the 4-year period from September 2023 to December 2026, Conservation Legacy will place intern crews, including a crew leader and 7...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $311,560 cooperative agreement to the Community Development Corporation of PHP from April 2021 through December 2024 under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). The award will support the Youth Preserving Pembroke Conservation Corp project to provide experiential education, employment, and leadership development opportunities for youth and veterans aged 16 to 30 in Iowa. Consistent with...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), provides $147,482.24 in funding under the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010) to support education and training opportunities for non-federal public and nonprofit entities at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Oregon and Washington. The award, effective from July 2024 through April 2026, will enable Skamania County, the grant recipient, to deliver hands-on conservation services, habitat...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $826,000 FY2024 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969) to Conservation Legacy, operating primarily through its Southwest Conservation Corps program. The award will engage up to 24 recent-era U.S. veterans in fire management and natural resource conservation activities across NPS regions in the Intermountain, Northeast, and Southeast. The Veterans Fire...

The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) will receive $249,781 through September 2027 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The funding is part of the National Fish Passage Program administered by the Service under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 15.685. CREST will work in partnership to restore aquatic connectivity in tidal wetland environments in the lower Columbia River estuary, benefiting federal trust...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2026 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). Under this award, Trout Unlimited will deliver barrier removal and stream habitat restoration activities along Annie Creek in Oregon. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife program supports voluntary conservation projects with private landowners that...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). Under this cooperative agreement, Trout Unlimited will conduct riparian planting activities in the Upper Klamath Basin of Oregon. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife program aims to conserve fish and wildlife habitats on private lands through...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $133,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support restoration of 2.7 river miles of Meryl Creek located on Sunrise Mountain Ranch in Beatty, Oregon from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028. Key products and services include reversing channel incision, reconnecting approximately 100 acres of historic floodplain...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded Trout Unlimited, Inc. a $365,000 cooperative agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) to support riparian protection and instream habitat enhancement efforts from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Through this cooperative agreement, Trout Unlimited will work directly with private landowners and deliver technical and financial assistance to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $318,348.87 to Northwest Youth Corps to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and maintenance projects on Department of the Interior lands. Key activities include invasive species control, habitat restoration, trail maintenance, and educational programming that engage youth and veterans...