The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $156,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The goal of the agreement is to expand professional science employment preparedness and increase the diversity of highly educated professionals within the BLM workforce. Under this agreement, UAA will collaborate with BLM to provide rigorous work experiences, training, and education to Native...
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cooperative agreement, awarded under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program, will establish community-based freshwater ice monitoring partnerships between rural Alaska schools and nearby federal wildlife refuges. The $499,055 award from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 will empower K-12 students to work with USFWS staff to track local ice conditions and engage in STEM learning. Key activities include conducting...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $470,441.97 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to provide assistance with BLM's youth program. The goals of the project are to: 1) engage young adults in public service and promote conservation careers through 12-week internships with the BLM in California, Alaska, and Montana; 2) provide job creation and foster relationships with...
This cooperative agreement award of $194,211.60 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region will fund internship opportunities through September 30, 2022 for the Student Conservation Association, Inc. as part of the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program. Nine interns from diverse and underrepresented Alaskan backgrounds will work alongside staff in six Alaskan national park units - Gates of the Arctic National Park &...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $106,906 supports the Wabanaki Youth in Science Program to engage Indigenous youth from New England and the Arctic in sustainability science at the 2022 UArctic Assembly in Portland, Maine. Funded under the Polar Programs CFDA 47.078, the award will allow Indigenous youth to learn best practices for research partnerships and sustainable development strategies for Indigenous communities. Participants will engage with UArctic leadership,...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $111,196.91 cooperative agreement to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The agreement, which runs from August 16, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will engage youth and young adults aged 16-35 in hands-on conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands in Oregon. Project activities include wildlife habitat restoration, botanical surveys, and recreation site...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $309,298 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to offer workforce development opportunities for tribal youth. The project builds upon a previous pilot program, expanding employment opportunities for tribal youth in Oregon through government-to-government partnerships and community-based initiatives. The...
This $538,911 National Science Foundation project grant funds research and program development at South Dakota State University from February 2022 to January 2024 under the federal STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant supports a design-based research partnership between SDSU, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Alaska Native communities. The project aims to better understand culturally responsive approaches to environmental science education and their role in fostering...
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...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.243 - Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program provides up to $136,000.00 to support a project that will engage youth in natural resource management activities in New Mexico. The award will fund up to four Native Plant Materials Interns annually to perform tasks such as seed monitoring, seed scouting, seed collection, data management, broadcast seeding, site preparation, and...
THE NORTH FOR SCIENCE PROGRAM ENGAGES PRIMARILY URBAN, UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN AN IMMERSIVEFIELD SCIENCE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCE IN NORTHERN ALASKAS PUBLIC AND WILD LANDS.NORTH FOR SCIENCE AIMS TO ENHANCE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, FOSTER A STEWARDSHIP ETHIC, AND FACILITATEDEEP PERSONAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND PUBLIC LANDS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BYTAKING A GROUP OF 7TH AND 8TH GRADE YOUTH ON AN EIGHT DAY TRIP NORTH THROUGH ALASKAS CENTRALBROOKS RANGE ON THE DALTON HIGHWAY, CAMPING AT BLMS MARION CREEK AND GALBRAITH LAKECAMPGROUNDS, AND VISITING UNIVERSITY OF ALASKAS TOOLIK FIELD STATION. WHILE ON THE TRIP, THEYOUTH ARE INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF PLACE-BASED INQUIRY LEARNING ACTIVITIES LED BY BLM OUTDOORRECREATION SPECIALISTS, OTHER AGENCY PERSONNEL AND EDUCATION SPECIALISTS, AND FIELD SCIENTISTS.THESE ACTIVITIES MAKE THE SCIENCE CONTENT RELEVANT AND COMPELLING, WHILE THE OUTDOOR CAMPINGNATURE OF THE TRIP ITSELF EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EXPERIENCEPUBLIC LANDS SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY. AS THE PROGRAM IS FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS, NORTH FOR SCIENCE NEEDS SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT TO OPERATE. THESE BLM FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ASSIST THEPROGRAM WITH STAFFING, INSURANCE, VEHICLE RENTAL AND SUPPLIES.NORTH FOR SCIENCE FURTHERS DOIS AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS PRIORITIES BY TARGETING UNDERSERVED,LOW-INCOME YOUTH, INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG YOUTH OF HOW THE UNITEDSTATES STEWARDS ITS PUBLIC LANDS, AND EXPOSING THESE YOUTH TO A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL FUTURECAREERS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LAND RESOURCEMANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP. NORTH FOR SCIENCE PARTICIPANTS GAIN AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDINGOF AND ACCESS TO BLM PUBLIC LANDS ALONG THE DALTON HIGHWAY CORRIDOR, LEARN HOW CLIMATE CHANGEIS AFFECTING BOTH THE SUBARCTIC AND ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS OF NORTHERN ALASKA, AND LEARN AND PRACTICESAFE AND RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR RECREATION SKILLS ON PUBLIC LANDS. AS SUCH NORTH FOR SCIENCE PROVIDES BLMS OUTDOOR RECREATION SPECIALISTS OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH AND EDUCATE ANENGAGED AND ENTHUSIASTIC GROUP OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH. THIS DIRECT INTERACTION WITH PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS WILL ASSIST BLM IN DEVELOPING FUTURE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS REGARDING OUTDOOREDUCATION AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH ON PUBLIC LANDS. NORTH FOR SCIENCE ALSOPROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BLM RECREATION SPECIALISTS TO EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE THEIRCAREERS, POTENTIALLY IGNITING THE INTEREST OF FUTURE BLM CAREERS AMONGST PARTICIPANTS.NORTH FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPS A FUTURE CADRE OF SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE PUBLIC LAND STEWARDS. BYPARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, THE YOUTH WILL DISCOVER INSPIRATION FOR FUTURE CAREERS RELATED TOARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE, EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE IN GENERAL, AND OR PUBLIC LANDRESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THROUGH NOTH FOR SCIENCE , PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,AND PRACTICES NEEDED FOR SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR RECREATION IN ALASKA. THESE OUTCOMESBENEFIT THE PARTICIPANTS DIRECTLY, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AS OUR PUBLIC LANDS CAN BEST BESTEWARDED BY A CITIZENRY WHO HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF SAFE AND RESPONSIBLEOUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USE OF THOSE LANDS.