Cooperative Agreement P17AC00036

This U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cooperative Agreement award under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $445,333.34 to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to conduct 32 crew weeks per year for 4 years of travel management implementation projects on public lands in Colorado. The project will include activities such as installation of signs, trail maintenance and construction, restoration, and other...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $116,666.64 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to provide preservation trades training to young adults and veterans on NPS-led preservation projects. The award under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will run from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The purpose is to promote job skills training in the trades sector and develop a stewardship ethic for cultural...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $178,933.33 to the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience (ACE) to rehabilitate the Bullhead Trail in Arizona. The project aims to address various trail deficiencies such as exposed roots, erosion, and failing structures that pose safety hazards. The NPS trail crew will train and mentor ACE's Southeast...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $133,334 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 7, 2025, through December 31, 2026. RMYC will provide workforce development and job training for deaf and hard of hearing youth aged 18–25 through hands-on conservation work in National Park Service lands located in New Mexico. The...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $127,563 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 15.931 (Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) to Northwest Youth Corps, effective July 22, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The award supports trail improvement and youth workforce development on Department of the Interior lands in Cave Junction, Oregon. Northwest Youth Corps will lead the No Name Trail improvement project, which...

The Colorado Department of Transportation received a $157,712.50 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on March 1, 2022 under the Recreational Trails Program. The grant funding will support RT Leadville Ranger District Trail Maintenance projects. The Recreational Trails Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 20.219, provides funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The award, running from May 27, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will fund CYCA's High School Summer Youth Program to engage young people in hands-on conservation and natural resource management projects on public lands in Colorado. Specific activities are expected to include habitat restoration,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Under this Cooperative Agreement awarded on June 4, 2025, by the National Park Service (NPS) through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), Conservation Legacy, operating as Southwest Conservation Corps, will rehabilitate approximately three miles of Bullhead Trail in Tennessee. The $178,933.33 award, with completion targeted for November 19, 2026, supports comprehensive trail restoration activities including...

Summary American Conservation Experience received a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective August 5, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the organization will establish and operate a five-person youth trail crew on St. Croix to conduct trail repair and rehabilitation work at Buck Island Reef National Monument and Salt River Bay National Historic...

The Colorado Department of Transportation received a $306,250 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on November 12, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), which provides funding to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. Specifically, the funding will support the RT North Mt. Elbert Maintenance project to...