Cooperative Agreement P15AC00692

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $134,841.00, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award recipient, the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE), will provide archaeology internship opportunities to assist with surveying and inventorying historic sites within Mount Rainier National Park. The interns will work alongside the park historical architect, performing...

The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $273,087.78 cooperative agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) on April 11, 2024. Under this agreement, SUU will partner with Zion National Park to recruit and support a minimum of 18 full-time summer interns and part-time interns during the academic year. The interns will gain practical experience in all functional areas of the park, including...

The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $125,000.00 to the University of Washington to conduct research focused on improving restoration outcomes in the Paradise Meadows area of Mount Rainier National Park. The key objectives are to work with park staff to define priority research questions related to meadow restoration, and then develop and implement high-impact...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $337,576.00 and issued by the National Park Service, supports youth development and participation in natural and cultural resource conservation projects at Olympic National Park. The award utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate conservation, education, volunteer service, and education initiatives on Department of the Interior lands, as part of the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant Award ID: P24AC00925) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to the Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP), a non-profit organization, for $120,989.34. The purpose of this project, titled the "Next Generation Ranger Corps", is to cooperatively recruit and mentor local youth from Tucson and surrounding communities for paid FOSNP internships within Saguaro...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $135,302.92 cooperative agreement to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy doing business as Rocky Mountain Nature Association for the period of April 1, 2021 through April 1, 2026. The award will support the development and implementation of a diversity youth internship cohort program. The funding is provided through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), which seeks to...

This cooperative agreement award of $194,211.60 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region will fund internship opportunities through September 30, 2022 for the Student Conservation Association, Inc. as part of the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program. Nine interns from diverse and underrepresented Alaskan backgrounds will work alongside staff in six Alaskan national park units - Gates of the Arctic National Park &...

The National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...

The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $299,495.75 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding will provide ten internships for visitor services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The interns will deliver programs and services focused on the park's natural and cultural resources to increase opportunities for diverse audiences to learn...