Cooperative Agreement P19AC00101

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded The Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) on August 4, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This funding supports the trust's conservation and stewardship initiatives within the Mountains to Sound Greenway, a designated National Heritage Area in the Puget Sound region of Washington. The cooperative agreement enables the nonprofit organization to advance...

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 Award Summary Washington Trust For Historic Preservation received a $1.5M Cooperative Agreement awarded August 1, 2025, by the National Park Service (NPS) National Office under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939). The award funds implementation of a National Heritage Area Management Plan that establishes a comprehensive framework for interpretation, conservation, and development of heritage resources. The management plan, developed through extensive...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $543,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to the C & O Canal Trust Inc., a non-profit organization in Williamsport, Maryland. The project will work in priority natural landscape blocks and unique plant communities to promote forest resiliency through management of invasive plant species, surveying and monitoring of forest pests, and planting native species including trees, forbs, graminoids, and...

The State of Washington Department of Ecology received a $366,496 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS), a bureau of the Department of the Interior, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 30, 2025, through October 31, 2026. Under this award, the Department of Ecology will engage six young adults in hands-on conservation and maintenance work at Olympic National Park. The primary deliverables include...

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 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 National Park Service (NPS) awarded Accokeek Foundation Inc. a $749,000 Cooperative Agreement on June 20, 2025, under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to maintain and operate Piscataway Park facilities through June 19, 2035. The agreement supports the Foundation's stewardship of the National Colonial Farm, including visitor center management and the preservation of the park's historic, scenic, cultural, and scientific resources...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $236,500 Cooperative Agreement to the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The funding will support the Public Interpretation, Performing Arts, and Education Programming at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. This project will significantly expand public engagement through interpretive, performing arts, and educational experiences,...