This projects primary purpose is to add temporary experienced and skilled workers aged 55 and older through the congressionally authorized experienced services program to assist with providing…

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 Refuges Office. The primary deliverable is provision of experienced personnel to conduct statistical review of protocol design, analysis, and reporting for two high-priority natural resource monitoring surveys.

The award leverages the expertise and institutional knowledge of experienced workers to address time-sensitive mission requirements that would otherwise strain agency resources. NEW Solutions' role encompasses workforce recruitment, payroll administration, and placement of qualified older Americans into temporary positions supporting the Fish and Wildlife Service's conservation and monitoring activities. This cooperative agreement represents a strategic federal investment in supplementing agency operations through the congressionally authorized Experienced Services Program while simultaneously providing meaningful employment opportunities for qualified Americans aged 55 and older.

This projects primary purpose is to add temporary experienced and skilled workers aged 55 and older through the congressionally authorized experienced services program to assist with providing statistical review of protocol design, analysis, and reporting for 2 high priority natural resource monitoring surveys for the service s pacific southwest regional refuges office.