Cooperative Agreement L13AC00217

The Bureau of Land Management awarded the Washington Conservation Corps a $213,817.86 cooperative agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. Through this funding, the Washington Conservation Corps will provide young adults and military veterans with meaningful service experiences performing vital infrastructure and restoration activities on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $274,176 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to Discover Your Northwest, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA. The Cooperative Agreement funds the delivery of a youth wildfire education program in central Oregon, including a curriculum focused on fire ecology, mitigating wildfire risks, and fostering responsible fire behavior and community safety practices....

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded American Conservation Experience $448,454.67 under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands cooperative agreement program (CFDA 15.243) from August 30, 2022 to August 29, 2025. Over the three year period of performance, American Conservation Experience will recruit, train, and place two members annually to support all aspects of the Bureau of Land Management Roseburg District's invasive plant...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $147,750.99 to the Northwest Youth Corps to engage youth from historically underserved and discriminated communities in natural resource conservation and education projects at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon. The award will fund the recruitment and deployment of specialized youth crews to perform a variety of...

The Bureau of Land Management, under its Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234), awarded Antfarm DBA Redwind a $195,584 cooperative agreement to engage youth in conservation and land management efforts on public lands in Oregon from February 2022 through February 2025. Specifically, young people will remove noxious plant species from targeted sites, clean up abandoned campsites and dispose of garbage, perform infrastructure and trail maintenance work, and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $137,985.51 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience (ACE), effective May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029. This award funds a collaborative effort between ACE, the BLM, and state/local offices to provide youth conservation corps projects, training, and mentorship opportunities. Participants aged 16-30 and veterans up to age...

This $361,600 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides funding to allocate 10 one-year Individual Placement Service (IPS) positions across the BLM's Gila District in Arizona between fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The purpose of this award is to engage youth and veterans in conservation and natural resource management work on public lands, including activities such as habitat...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $422,666.67 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to support a total of six 1-year Individual Placement positions over two years at the BLM's Safford Field Office in Arizona. The funding will engage youth and veterans in hands-on conservation and natural resource management projects such as trail maintenance, habitat...

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...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The award, running from May 27, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will fund CYCA's High School Summer Youth Program to engage young people in hands-on conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands in Colorado. Specific activities are expected to include habitat restoration,...