Cooperative Agreement L09AC16029

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $145,090.72 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award will support a Conservation Vegetation Monitoring Intern from January 8, 2021 through January 7, 2026. This program seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource...

This $374,473 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to Conservation Science Partners, Inc. supports a collaborative research project to investigate the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in National Park units. The key activities under this project include assessing trends and drivers of climate impacts on stream temperatures, estimating thermal...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will establish a collaborative ecological data analysis unit at Oregon State University (OSU) Cascades Campus. The project will perform statistical analyses and develop ecological models to enhance understanding of ecological resilience, making ecological knowledge more accessible to park and land...

The American Conservation Experience was awarded a $219,041.85 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program (CFDA 15.931). The goal of the project is for youth interns to gain practical experience in natural resource management and restoration through invasive plant removal, fuel reduction, and other conservation activities on public lands in Tucson,...

The University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West has been awarded a $1,072,400 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244). The project is focused on collecting inventory, monitoring, and assessment data for riparian and wetland habitats in Idaho to support the development of consistent, standardized benchmarks and training resources for BLM staff and partners. Key deliverables include...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $106,893.70 to support an administrative internship program at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. The award, with a performance period from August 2024 to April 2026, will enable the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience to work alongside park administrative staff to organize and maintain park records....

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region awarded a $129,282 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience from September 1, 2022 through July 31, 2027. The award supports the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program, officially titled the CFDA 15.243 program, through inventory monitoring and assessment internships related to SSNM TRAIL. Interns will inventory, monitor, and assess public lands and trails to support the Bureau of Land...

The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $3,305,803 cooperative agreement to Conservation Legacy to support the Scientists in Parks Program. The program provides opportunities for participants to complete internship projects in national park units that address natural resource issues and meet management needs. Projects objectives and outcomes are defined by the benefiting NPS unit and advance interns'...

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...

The University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West has been awarded a $817,882 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatics Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244). The project aims to collect inventory, monitoring, and assessment data in riparian and wetland habitats in the Montana-Dakotas region. Key goals include enhancing reference network data, developing benchmarks for key indicators and wetland types, and providing training...