Cooperative Agreement L14AC00067

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 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $166,716 to Southern Utah University (SUU) to recruit and support multiple interns and youth crews to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects at Pipe Spring National Monument. Through the partnership between SUU's Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) and the National...

This $287,364.95 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides work experience and career development opportunities for four youth in New Mexico. The project, executed by the non-profit organization Gem Environmental NFP, will incorporate the GEM Corps Workforce Development Program to assist the Bureau of Land Management's activities across the New Mexico...

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 National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $273,087.78 cooperative agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) on April 11, 2024. Under this agreement, SUU will partner with Zion National Park to recruit and support a minimum of 18 full-time summer interns and part-time interns during the academic year. The interns will gain practical experience in all functional areas of the park, including...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has awarded a 5-year, $196,000 Cooperative Agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) under the federal Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The purpose of the agreement is to provide work-based learning and experiential learning opportunities through internships and service-learning programs to support public lands under the jurisdiction of BLM's Kanab Field Office in southern Utah. The funded project will engage youth,...

The Greening Youth Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to provide recruitment and placement services under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment federal grant program (CFDA 15.676). Through this award, Greening Youth Foundation will recruit and place a diverse pool of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident youth and young adult candidates between the ages of 16 to 30...

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...

The National Park Service awarded a $294,041.59 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to The Great Basin Institute (GBI) on January 16, 2025. The award will support GBI's Nevada Conservation Corps division to recruit interns as members of the Capitol Reef Resource Management Team. The interns will gain hands-on experience in natural, cultural, and social resources management, monitoring, and conservation on Department of the...

The National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...