This cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region provides $145,504.38 to the Public Lands Interpretive Association to develop an interpretive plan and site designs for the Cross Bar Management Area in northern Texas from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The interpretive plan and site designs will educate visitors about recreational opportunities and the historical significance of the area as a strategic helium reserve under...
This $6,144,094 Cooperative Agreement award, issued on January 17, 2025 by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Management Initiatives grant program (CFDA 15.239), aims to address recreation-related maintenance and infrastructure needs on BLM lands and waters. The Bureau of Land Management Foundation, doing business as the Foundation for America's Public Lands, will lead the following key activities: 1) Develop a pipeline of ready-to-implement recreation projects,...
This $4,755,924 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on January 17, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Management Initiatives grant program (CFDA 15.239), supports the Bureau of Land Management Foundation's (Foundation for America's Public Lands) on-the-ground restoration activities on BLM-managed public lands. The project has two main tasks. Task 1 involves the Foundation providing two funding opportunities for BLM partners to submit restoration...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $133,334 cooperative agreement to Utah State University (USU) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The project aims to engage youth and veterans between the ages of 16-30 and up to 35, respectively, including tribal members, in conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands under the jurisdiction of BLM's Cedar City Field Office in Utah. The funded activities will provide...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $189,669.70, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). Under this agreement, the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, will work alongside BLM recreation personnel in the Utah State Office to provide hands-on experience for ACE members in recreation site design, interpretation,...
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...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has awarded a 5-year, $196,000 Cooperative Agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) under the federal Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The purpose of the agreement is to provide work-based learning and experiential learning opportunities through internships and service-learning programs to support public lands under the jurisdiction of BLM's Kanab Field Office in southern Utah. The funded project will engage youth,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides $122,934.19 to support the Redding Field Office Campground and Trail Maintenance Project. The awardee, American Conservation Experience (ACE), will deliver hands-on conservation services including habitat restoration, invasive species management, and public lands preservation through this 3-year project from September...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $332,855.75 Cooperative Agreement under the Recreation and Visitor Services program (CFDA 15.225) to the Friends of Red Rock Canyon. The award, effective from September 22, 2024 to September 21, 2026, will provide administrative support to increase volunteer opportunities that support conservation and restoration efforts at Red Rock Canyon. The additional volunteers will support the visitor center's information desk, which provides educational,...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides $244,333.00 to The Great Basin Institute to deliver a range of conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands. Key activities include enhancement of recreation opportunities, monitoring of riparian areas, habitat restoration, wildlife protection, development and implementation of natural and cultural...