Cooperative Agreement P16AC01113

This $239,528.99 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 3) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides funding to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to map and treat invasive plant species in high quality and highly threatened prairies in west central Minnesota. The work will take place on National Wildlife Refuge System lands in the Morris Wetland Management District and Big...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) received a $245,091.46 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) to map and treat invasive plant species in high-quality and highly threatened prairies across southwest Minnesota and northern Iowa. The award, issued June 30, 2025, will support youth and young adult conservation corps members in conducting...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The grant funding will be used to directly restore, enhance, create, or manage 5,000 acres of grassland and wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota by September 30, 2026. The key activities include seeding 1,300 acres of new native grasses and forbs, removing or...

The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) will receive $147,108.99 through December 2025 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6. The funding supports SCA's provision of mechanical removal of invasive woody vegetation from Waterfowl Production Areas in South Dakota identified as high or very high wildfire risk. As a non-profit organization, SCA will deploy crews to use chainsaws and hand tools to remove invasive species...

This $980,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), supports a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoring and rehabilitating 200 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by building resilient infrastructure, removing...

THE SEEDS PROJECT: STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOLS The Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp received a $2.16M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184) for the award period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. THE SEEDS PROJECT focuses on strengthening early childhood emotional development within school settings by expanding...

The National Park Service (NPS), through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $100,688 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to provide youth with training, place-based learning, trade education, and mentoring focused on trails maintenance and vegetation management on public lands. The project will engage conservation corps participants in hands-on work including vegetation management,...

The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) received a $273,455.97 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), effective June 9, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. Under this award, SCA will operate the Philadelphia Youth Program based at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, providing entry-level conservation work and environmental education opportunities for...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe received a $115,385 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.639). The grant will support the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in conducting a pilot habitat restoration project at the Snoqualmie Prairie in Washington state from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. Key activities to be undertaken include restoring approximately 3.5 acres of native Garry oak meadow,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's 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 public lands. The project involves removing invasive plants and reseeding native plants, which will decrease invasive species, increase native species abundance, and improve wildlife habitat and public...