Cooperative Agreement P17AC01485

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $218,666.66 to support Conservation Legacy and its Southwest Conservation Corps program to execute natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands at Great Sand Dunes National Park. The funding will be used to repair and maintain hiking trails, including the Sand Creek Trail, Little Sand Creek...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports a project to identify and document archaeological evidence of tribal encampment sites associated with the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie in a 350-acre area at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. The $103,811 award to the University of Wyoming will utilize geophysical investigations, pedestrian inventory, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The National Park Service's Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) awarded a $1.0M cooperative agreement to Park County, Colorado on September 5, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. This award supports implementation of the South Park National Heritage Area Management Plan pursuant to Public Law 111-11 and 117-339. Products and Services: The cooperative agreement funds a comprehensive range of heritage area initiatives...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 8 – Southern Region, awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $454,735.35 to the Comanche Nation under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) program. The agreement, effective from September 10, 2025, through August 23, 2033, enables the Comanche Nation to conduct archaeological survey and clearance activities on federal forest lands in Texas in collaboration with tribal partners and an...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Sangre De Cristo National Heritage Area a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) effective May 21, 2025, through December 31, 2026. This funding supports the implementation of the organization's management plan and enables comprehensive heritage area stewardship activities across its designated region in Colorado. The cooperative agreement funds a broad range of products...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,528,275 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to the Park County Building Authority in Fairplay, Colorado. The award supports the implementation of the South Park National Heritage Area Management Plan, pursuant to public law. The funding will be used to deliver a range of projects in the heritage area, including historic preservation, conservation work, heritage tourism, and general outreach and administration, in...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $122,609 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. The purpose of this award is to develop and produce a special history study that documents Carl and Lillian Sandburg's views on and relationships with African Americans, including their participation in civil rights activism. This multi-chapter study will enable the...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $267,986.41 to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (doing business as the Executive Director's Office) under CFDA 15.954, National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program. The award, issued on August 25, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, supports collaborative wildlife and habitat management between Colorado Parks and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $111,419 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region will support youth conservation activities carried out by the Colorado Youth Corps Association under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program (CFDA 15.931). The overall goal of the project is to employ youth to protect natural resources within Curecanti National Recreation Area and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park through...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Fe Trail Association in the amount of $209,982.00, effective September 25, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The award funds enhanced volunteer efforts and public engagement activities along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a multi-state historic route. Specific products and services include increased public...