Cooperative Agreement L25AC00418
- Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $245,742 to Partnership For The National Trails System Inc. on September 11, 2025, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The award, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, funds cost-effective, leveraged support to strengthen the capacity of volunteer and nonfederal trail organizations in national trail maintenance and stewardship activities. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS), under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), awarded a $162,164 cooperative agreement to State Parks & Cultural Resources Wyoming on September 8, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2029. This award enables NPS to partner with Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites to improve visitor access and experience across four National Historic Trails and six state-managed properties. The project...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $175,727 to the Trail of Tears Association on September 25, 2025, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The award, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026, supports the organization's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail through enhanced volunteer coordination and public engagement. Key deliverables...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary On July 9, 2025, the Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded $1,521,763.33 to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to repair and rehabilitate critical facility assets along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail damaged by Hurricane Helene. The project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026, will deliver comprehensive trail restoration services including stabilization of...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $624,000 to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) through a Cooperative Agreement effective August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. The award funds deferred maintenance and rehabilitation projects on Appalachian National Scenic Trail (APPA) facilities across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Specific deliverables include...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $904,873 to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) on June 23, 2025, to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (APPA). The ATC will deliver cyclic maintenance services through volunteer and partner engagement, with performance goals including maintenance of 112.5 miles of exterior boundary corridor,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded $180,768.28 to the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) on August 15, 2025, for a performance period concluding August 15, 2026. This cooperative agreement funds the enhancement, protection, and maintenance of the New England National Scenic Trail through collaborative stewardship activities. The primary products and services include trail...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CT Forest & Park Association) received a cooperative agreement award of $180,469.80 from the National Park Service (NPS) National Office under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), with an award date of September 10, 2025, and completion date of December 31, 2026. The cooperative agreement funds the enhancement, protection, and maintenance of the New England National Scenic Trail...
- 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...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $209,982 to the Santa Fe Trail Association, effective September 25, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The Santa Fe Trail Association will enhance volunteer-led efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Santa Fe National Historic Trail through increased public access, recreation, and retracement opportunities. Key...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through its Recreation and Visitor Services Program (CFDA 15.225), awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $331,335.50 to the Partnership for the National Trails System Inc., effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the unification and promotion of work across federal agencies and nonprofit organizations that manage the 32 national scenic and historic trails within the National Trails System. Key deliverables include developing consistent cross-agency management policies and objectives, conducting annual system-wide training activities and workforce development programs for federal trail administrators and nonprofit trail organizations, and providing leadership development to the next generation of trail stewards through conferences, workshops, and webinars focused on best practices and volunteer leadership skills. Additional products and services under this cooperative agreement encompass the continued production of an annual printed publication entitled Pathways Across America and a monthly e-newsletter, maintaining and updating the Partnership for the National Trails System website as a centralized reference location for trail information, and collaborating with the BLM, National Park Service (NPS), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to develop system-wide digital mapping to enhance public access. The awardee will also foster ongoing dialogue among federal and nonprofit partners to establish shared vision and best practices and promote the National Trails System during major national events, including America's 250. These activities are designed to increase public access to the National Trail System, strengthen the workforce maintaining these trails, and support broader recreation and visitor services objectives on BLM-managed public lands.Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 2/26/26 | ||
| Not listed | $69.0k | 9/16/25 |