Cooperative Agreement NA25NMFX463C0025

Award Date 1/1/25
Completion Date 12/31/27
Dollars Obligated $3.8M
Federal Grant Program
11.463
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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The key products and services to be delivered under this Cooperative Agreement include:

  • Recruiting and training two conservation corps cohorts to conduct restoration work in four forest preserves in the Lake Michigan watershed
  • Starting a new program to train two engagement crew cohorts that will work with community partners, gather local input, and plan locally relevant events
  • Engaging the local community and providing workforce development opportunities through these conservation and engagement corps initiatives focused on ecological restoration.

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