Cooperative Agreement L21AC10532

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 $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 U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $175,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) to Western Colorado University. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will support a long-term study to assess vegetation and fire regime changes in Gunnison sage-grouse habitat in Colorado. Key activities include developing standardized bird surveys, investigating climate change impacts, studying fire spread...

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 and veterans in public lands management and conservation work in Colorado. The interns will assist the BLM's recreation program by implementing travel management plans, conducting inventory and monitoring of motorized recreation routes, installing...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $470,441.97 Cooperative Agreement to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) under the BLM's Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The purpose of this 5-year project is to provide assistance to BLM's youth program by recruiting and placing eight 12-week Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Resource Assistant interns at BLM field offices in California, Montana, and Alaska. The goals of the project are to engage...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $103,116.50 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The funding will support CYCA in providing crew leads and specialists to conduct range monitoring, noxious weed treatments, and wildlife populations and habitat monitoring on public lands in Colorado over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. Key activities include...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region awarded a $1,322,766.39 cooperative agreement to Conservation Legacy for the period of March 15, 2022 through March 14, 2025. The award supports the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), which focuses on BLM's continued commitment to reduce and streamline its processes and procedures to serve its customers and the public better and faster across all its program areas. Under this...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $239,998.36 Cooperative Agreement to the Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), doing business as the Big Bear Discovery Center, under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The 5-year award, effective October 1, 2023, will support SCMF's Urban Conservation Corps programs in the Coachella Valley. Key activities include environmental education, habitat restoration for...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $244,333 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). This 5-year award will enable ACE to recruit and field 271 Resource Assistant interns each summer to assist the BLM across multiple resource disciplines nationwide. ACE will provide hands-on conservation services, including trail building and maintenance, vegetation and hydrological monitoring,...

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...