This federal Cooperative Agreement award is from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The $187,202.10 award to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization, will support youth and veteran participation in natural resource management activities on public lands in Utah. Specifically, ACE members will gain hands-on experience in wildlife population monitoring, native vegetation...
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 from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Aquatics Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), provides $115,000 in funding to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support watershed restoration efforts in southern Utah. The purpose is to enhance riparian zones and reconnect stream channels with floodplains to promote watershed resilience and economic opportunities in rural and indigenous communities. Specifically, the award will enable TNC to implement 20...
This $27,491,700.25 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program supports a collaborative effort between the BLM and the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) to restore and improve forests, rangelands, and watersheds across federal, non-federal, and tribal lands in Utah. The key activities include enhancing fish and wildlife habitats, treating insect- and disease-infected trees, and reducing...
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 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...
This Cooperative Agreement award, 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), will support the American Conservation Experience (ACE) in conducting watershed inventory and restoration projects in Utah. Under this $144,148.65 award, effective August 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025, the ACE member will primarily serve in the BLM's Canyon Country District Office and focus on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $345,590.59 to Utah State University to engage youth in restoring and conserving native biodiversity on Department of the Interior lands. The project involves removing invasive plants and reseeding native plants, which will benefit native plant diversity, improve wildlife habitat, and enhance public access...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $260,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The purpose of the award is to assist the BLM in enhancing the quality of proposed actions under the National Environmental Policy Act by developing and updating vegetation maps, vegetation modeling, and habitat suitability assessments for greater sage-grouse and Utah prairie dogs on public...
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,...