Cooperative Agreement L22AC00466

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,...

This $460,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 5, 2023 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) supports the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in protecting, preserving, and developing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The funded activities include volunteer-based surveys, assessments, and preservation treatments for sensitive species and rare plant communities, inventory and control of invasive...

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...

This $279,296 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: P24AC02453) was awarded by the National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Partnership For The National Trails System Inc., a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas. The funding will support the organization's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement, from September 2024 through September 2026. Key...

This $215,333.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the CFDA 15.931 Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program will engage interns from Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to rehabilitate and restore the trail systems and structures within Prince William Forest Park. The project will involve clearing vegetation and debris within the trail prism, replenishing and restoring the trail tread, replacing and installing drainage...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) provides $155,727 to the Trail of Tears Association to enhance volunteer efforts that increase public access, recreation, and retracement opportunities along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and related sites. The project focuses on interpretation, preservation, and protection of the trail's resources through communication,...

This cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $223,986.66 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural resource conservation and trail maintenance projects at Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland. The award will fund two six-person trail crews to repair 2 miles of the hazardous Chimney Rock Trail and build 1.5 miles of new trail connecting Camp Greentop to...

The National Park Service, through the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (CFDA 15.921), awarded a $1,275,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Duluth, MN. The award, effective July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund efforts to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System. Key activities include improving trail design and accessibility, developing recreational programming, and connecting new trail segments to provide greater public...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), will provide $849,713 to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to engage volunteers and partners in preserving and protecting natural and cultural resources along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The key products and services to be delivered include high-risk tree removal at 41 trail sites, maintained landscape and trail maintenance...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $1,387,000.00 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, to collaborate on an Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) initiative. The project will support tribes and tribal communities in building capacity for habitat restoration, climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, fuels reduction, and stewardship of...