Cooperative Agreement F26AC00211

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,...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $112,961.84 to Northwest Youth Corps on July 30, 2025, for completion by December 31, 2025. Northwest Youth Corps will deploy crews of 6-12 youth and young adults to perform trail restoration and maintenance at Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford, Washington. The deliverables include essential conservation tasks...

The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $692,370.67 in funding to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps for a 5-year project (2/9/2024 - 2/8/2029). The project will engage youth in natural resource management activities across the National Capital Region, including identifying, reporting, and managing invasive plant species. Youth participants will be trained by NPS staff and work...

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...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) effective August 5, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The awardee will establish and operate a five-person youth trail crew on St. Croix to execute conservation and facility improvements across two National Park Service sites: Buck Island...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $218,128 cooperative agreement to the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to support the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program. Through this award, the Montana Conservation Corps will deploy two crews of youth and young adults over an 11-week period from May 30, 2022 to August 12, 2022. The crews, consisting of up to 20 members each led by experienced crew leaders, will perform hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation management, and...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $478,928 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands through the NPS's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will educate youth by providing them with direct technical experience in managing native plant...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $859,693.02 to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 9, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This agreement supports an internship program at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Oregon that provides hands-on training and employment...