Cooperative Agreement L24AC00695

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 $111,196.91 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: L24AC00374) to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) on August 16, 2024 under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). Through this grant, NYC will engage youth and young adults aged 16-35 in hands-on conservation and natural resource management activities on BLM lands in the Coos Bay District of Oregon. Key project activities include wildlife habitat restoration for the western...

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...

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 Greening Youth Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to provide recruitment and placement services under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment federal grant program (CFDA 15.676). Through this award, Greening Youth Foundation will recruit and place a diverse pool of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident youth and young adult candidates between the ages of 16 to 30...

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 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, effective January 8, 2025, will support ACE in recruiting and fielding 271 Resource Assistant interns each summer to assist the BLM nationwide with a variety of conservation projects. Key activities include trail building and maintenance, vegetation and hydrological monitoring,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $921,634.17 from 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) will fund a 3-year initiative to hire 1 full-time staff and 6 year-long interns to support the Native Lands National Trails Mapping Project. The goal is to engage youth, including from Native lands, in hands-on conservation and natural resource management activities such as trail maintenance,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from 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), provides $324,324.22 to support the work of the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) on conservation and natural resource management projects in Douglas County, Oregon. Under the guidance of BLM staff, NYC will engage youth and young adult crews to carry out a variety of projects, including maintaining and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $779,220.83 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. The award, effective from December 20, 2024 through September 30, 2028, will fund the organization's efforts to improve the condition of several streams and meadows across a BLM field office using low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) techniques. The project will also repair damaged sections of...