Cooperative Agreement L20AC00162

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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $125,413.20 cooperative agreement to Mobilizegreen, Inc. to introduce youth to careers in natural resource management through the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands federal grant program (CFDA 15.243). Under the five-year award beginning September 21, 2022, Mobilizegreen will provide seasonal work experience for youth such as wildlife and plant monitoring and educational program support on the BLM's McInnis Canyon and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $221,236 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to Southern Utah University (SUU). The agreement will support the placement of wild horse and engineering technician interns with the BLM field office in Beaver and Iron Counties, Utah for the 2025-2027 seasons. The interns, aged 16-30 or veterans up to age 35, will engage in a variety of natural and cultural resource conservation...

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...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region awarded a $107,368 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, a nonprofit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Through this award, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps will provide seven (7) weeks of 6-8 member crews to work on recreation site enhancements and maintenance as well as conservation projects on Bureau of Land...

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...

Through a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program), Youthpower365 will implement the Family-Centered Youth Violence Prevention Program. This project aims to deepen the existing partnerships between the Eagle County School District, Youthpower365, and Mountain Youth to expand and enhance youth violence prevention strategies. Key activities will include hiring a...

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 Taos Municipal Schools were awarded a $492,500 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The three-year award, issued October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support the implementation of the School Violence Prevention Program. This program aims to develop collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the Taos community to address...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program), will support Utah State University and Granite School District's collaboration to implement a comprehensive, multi-component violence prevention intervention in 29 high-need schools across two school networks in Utah. The project aims to address risk and protective factors at the individual, relationship, and...