Cooperative Agreement P13AC00079

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, awarded The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) a cooperative agreement valued at $329,937.71 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) on May 13, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This agreement funds SCA to deploy youth and veteran conservation corps members to perform comprehensive historic preservation and infrastructure...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded Essex National Heritage Commission a cooperative agreement valued at $1.256 million under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to advance environmental stewardship and preserve culturally and historically significant resources within the Essex National Heritage Area in Massachusetts. The award, effective August 11, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the commission's core...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,258,526 (obligated October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The award supports the operations, research, monitoring, education, training, and stewardship activities of the Waquoit Bay National...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $600,000 to Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) through a Cooperative Agreement effective August 15, 2025, through August 15, 2026. As the managing entity for the John H. Chafee Blackstone Heritage Corridor spanning 25 cities and towns across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the organization delivers comprehensive environmental stewardship and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded Essex National Heritage Commission a Cooperative Agreement totaling $155,738 under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) on August 25, 2025. The award funds enhanced interpretive and educational visitor services at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites through three primary service categories: coordination of a paid intern to develop and execute park programming; design...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc. a $527,162 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This award supports the operational and programmatic activities of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, including implementation of the organization's management plan. Key deliverables include restoration and compliance work on the New York...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Bainbridge Island Metro Park a cooperative agreement valued at $299,287 under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954), effective September 16, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026. Under this agreement, the awardee will collaborate with the NPS to manage facilities and provide public access to the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc. a $2.127 million cooperative agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) effective August 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. This award supports the organization's role as the coordinating management entity for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in New York. The cooperative agreement funds implementation of heritage preservation and community...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded C & O Canal Trust Inc. a Cooperative Agreement totaling $149,400 under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) on August 18, 2025, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2027. This award funds critical collections management work at C & O Canal National Historical Park in Maryland. The primary deliverables include assessment, processing, arrangement, cataloging, and storage of museum...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5, under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658), awarded $103,750 to the Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust (ACT) on June 1, 2025, to support the permanent conservation and management of Griswold Island and Clarks Landing properties along the Ammonoosuc River in northern New Hampshire. The award funds legal costs, stewardship activities, and comprehensive management planning for the...