Cooperative Agreement L20AC00411

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) provides $137,585.56 to Mobilizegreen, Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop an innovative digital Junior Ranger program to connect youth with the National Historic Trails administered by the National Trails Intermountain Region. The project involves a 38-week term of full-time remote work by a youth fellow, who will gain mentorship and experience in...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will provide $482,900 to the Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation to construct a public ADA-compliant water access point suitable for launching kayaks, canoes, and other human-powered watercraft at the tidal portion of Four Mile Run, a Potomac River tributary. The project aims to enhance public access and water-based recreation opportunities,...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service has awarded a $914,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America (YMCA of the USA) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931). This program seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education...

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 American Canoe Association, Inc. was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Coast Guard under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 97.012) to support new marketing and measurement for an established paddling education program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the nation's paddlesports safety advocate for over 120 years, the American Canoe Association will utilize the funding to further develop and promote its safety...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) aims to conduct new research and provide training to engage people of color in outdoor recreational activities like fishing, hunting, sport shooting, and archery. The $171,500 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund a project by the non-profit organization Together We Can to determine effective strategies for increasing participation and...

The U.S. Coast Guard, through the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012), awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the American Canoe Association, Inc. (ACA) to expand its online curriculum and marketing efforts related to paddlesports safety education. The grant will fund the development of new web-based training content on angling equipment management, self-rescue techniques, and nautical rules of the road. It will also support a parallel marketing strategy to drive new and...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) provides $243,457.40 to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation to establish programs that promote the scholarly study and instruction of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture. Over 4 years, the grant will fund the creation of two traditional Tlingit dugout canoes by 300 Southeastern Alaskan youth in grades...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $157,183.20 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Mobilizegreen, Inc., a non-profit organization, on May 10, 2024. The award supports Mobilizegreen's delivery of natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and employment projects on Department of the Interior lands. Key activities include hands-on job training, professional skills development, and...

The National Park Service (NPS), through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $100,688 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to provide youth with training, place-based learning, trade education, and mentoring focused on trails maintenance and vegetation management on public lands. The project will engage conservation corps participants in hands-on work including vegetation management,...