Cooperative Agreement F26AC00434

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Pacific Southwest Regional Refuges Office Program: Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.682) Award Amount and Timeline: $134,221.44 obligated; Award Date: August 1, 2025; Ultimate Completion Date: September 30, 2026 National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions) will provide temporary skilled workers aged 55 and older to support the USFWS Pacific Southwest...

This $120,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded June 25, 2025, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), funds a full-time Youth Early Career Volunteer Coordinator position at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge through December 31, 2027. The awardee, Friends Of The Front Range Wildlife Refuges, will provide comprehensive volunteer program administration and support services, including recruitment,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) a $237,643.80 Cooperative Agreement (Grant Award ID F24AC02147) under the FWS Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). The cooperative agreement supports SCA interns being assigned to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho to support ongoing research and monitoring initiatives focused on Western and Clark's Grebes. The interns will also engage in monitoring...

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 awarded a $131,330.20 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions Inc. from July 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Experienced Services program (CFDA 15.682). The agreement enables the agency to work with select non-governmental organizations to fill a wide variety of temporary human resource needs with skilled, experienced workers aged 55 and older. It also provides opportunities for qualified older Americans...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, awarded a $184,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) effective July 31, 2025, through August 1, 2027. Under this agreement, CWA will provide interns to support multiple refuge program initiatives, including biological surveys, habitat management, visitor services, and waterfowl hunting program operations....

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), provides $363,184 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to support biological technician and communications placements at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. The project is funded through the FWS's Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), which aims to engage youth and veterans in conservation work, environmental...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 8, awarded Outdoor Outreach a $105,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) for the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. Outdoor Outreach will deliver structured outdoor recreation programs targeting youth ages 9 to 24, with an anticipated reach of approximately 1,000 participants across wildlife refuges and adjacent areas in California....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.682) for $102,732.85, effective from May 1, 2025, through May 1, 2026. The primary deliverable under this award is the recruitment and placement of a temporary experienced skilled worker aged 55 and older to support the creation of a post-wildfire recovery handbook that aligns with...