Cooperative Agreement L18AC00020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $111,196.91 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: L24AC00374) to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) on August 16, 2024 under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). Through this grant, NYC will engage youth and young adults aged 16-35 in hands-on conservation and natural resource management activities on BLM lands in the Coos Bay District of Oregon. Key project activities include wildlife habitat restoration for the western...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $309,298, made by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), supports the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to build upon the Western Oregon Tribal Youth Corps project piloted in 2020. The project will provide employment and training opportunities for tribal youth throughout Oregon in conservation and natural resource management activities on...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides $324,324.22 to support the work of the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) on conservation and natural resource management projects in Douglas County, Oregon. Under the guidance of BLM staff, NYC will engage youth and young adult crews to carry out a variety of projects, including maintaining and...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $147,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trailkeepers of Oregon, a non-profit organization, from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028. The purpose of this award under the BLM's Recreation and Visitor Services Program (CFDA 15.225) is to coordinate a statewide trails skills training program that will increase the trails design, building, and management knowledge of individuals responsible for constructing and...

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 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 $432,366.68 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization in Oregon. The funding supports a 3-year project to implement important maintenance treatments on 120 acres of BLM lands adjacent to the city of Jacksonville, OR. Key activities include ecological thinning, lopping and scattering, hand pile burning, and prescribed under...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $121,735.38 Cooperative Agreement to Lane County, Oregon under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program. The agreement, effective from July 23, 2024 to July 23, 2027, will support the ORWA SRS LANE JUVENILE FOREST WORK TEAM project. Through this funding, Lane County will undertake activities to improve the management and conservation of BLM-administered lands in the Oregon-Washington region, including...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon-Washington Region under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) provides $206,851.49 to the Phoenix School of Roseburg, a non-profit educational institution, to support the Oregon Youth Corps program. The award will fund a dedicated crew of 10 youth (1 crew leader, 1 assistant, and 8 members) to perform recreation site maintenance, forest health...