Cooperative Agreement L20AC00363

This U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cooperative Agreement award under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $445,333.34 to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to conduct 32 crew weeks per year for 4 years of travel management implementation projects on public lands in Colorado. The project will include activities such as installation of signs, trail maintenance and construction, restoration, and other...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $123,499.20 to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to engage youth in natural resource management projects across Colorado. The interns will assist the BLM's recreation program with travel management plan implementation, visitor contacts, and monitoring of recreational use on BLM lands. Key activities include inventorying...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $103,116.50 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA). The award, effective September 23, 2024 through September 14, 2026, will fund CYCA to provide crew leads, specialists, and technicians to conduct range monitoring, noxious weed treatments, and wildlife populations and habitat monitoring on public lands in Colorado. Key activities include...

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,...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $120,752.81 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The award will fund trail resurfacing and maintenance activities at the Fort Ord National Monument in Arizona, to be completed by December 31, 2025. As an experienced recipient of BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants and contracts, ACE will leverage its...

This $779,220.83 federal Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), will enable the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to deliver a range of conservation and restoration services on public lands in Montana from 2025 to 2028. Key project elements include: constructing nearly 1.5 miles of new trail with 2 bridges, maintaining and rehabilitating 1 mile of existing Continental Divide...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the "Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" program (CFDA 15.243), allocates $401,066.57 to fund 32 weeks of crew time for new trail construction in Arizona. The award was made on September 4, 2024, with a target completion date of December 1, 2025. The prime recipient for this grant is Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization that specializes in engaging youth, veterans, and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $169,438.57 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization, under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). Through this agreement, ACE will deploy youth and veteran conservation crews to the Cedar City Field Office in Utah to assist BLM wildlife personnel with a variety of fieldwork and monitoring activities for sensitive species projects. Key activities...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA program "Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" (15.243) provides $287,364.95 to Gem Environmental NFP, a non-profit organization based in Prescott, Arizona. The project will engage four youth from New Mexico in hands-on conservation work and natural resource management training with the BLM's Abandoned Mine Lands program. The goal is to provide work...

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...