Cooperative Agreement F25AC01205

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 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) provides $171,500 to conduct research and training to increase participation in fishing, hunting, sport shooting, and archery among people of color across the United States. The purpose of the project is to determine effective strategies for engaging communities of color in these outdoor recreational activities and provide guidance to...

American Conservation Experience (ACE) will recruit and place two wildlife support members to assist with biology projects at the Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex under the mentorship of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff. The award, funded by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), totals $117,483.60 and runs from August 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027. The placed members will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) provides $155,070 to the International Hunter Education Association - United States of America (IHEA-USA) to develop recruitment and retention strategies for R3 (recruitment, retention, and reactivation) and hunter education volunteers. The goal is to survey current and former volunteers to identify motivations, interests, and effective...

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 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 Greening Youth Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to provide recruitment and placement services under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment federal grant program (CFDA 15.676). Through this award, Greening Youth Foundation will recruit and place a diverse pool of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident youth and young adult candidates between the ages of 16 to 30...

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), awarded a $227,487.62 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization. The award, effective from December 5, 2024 to December 31, 2026, supports ACE in recruiting and deploying two maintenance crew members to contribute to refuge maintenance projects alongside staff at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia....