Cooperative Agreement P19AC01253

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,603,000 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). The RCO will sub-grant these funds to the City of Lakewood, WA to develop new park amenities and renovate existing facilities at Wards Lake Park. Key project components include constructing a 3-acre bike track, accessible trails, a southern playground, an accessible...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $337,576 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Washington's Department of Ecology under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The purpose of this 1-year award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2025, is to support youth development and participation through conservation work at Olympic National Park. The Department of Ecology will utilize qualified non-profit youth- and...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $107,426 cooperative agreement to the Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP), a non-profit organization, to support the "Next Generation Ranger Corps" program under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931). This program recruits and hires local youth interns from the Tucson, Arizona area to be mentored by NPS staff within the Division of Resource Management at Saguaro National Park. The interns...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service has awarded a $914,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America (YMCA of the USA) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931). This program seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $149,338.80 Cooperative Agreement to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands. Through this 31-month Cooperative Agreement, NYC will collaborate with...

The Town of Coulee City, Washington received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524). The grant will fund operations and maintenance costs for the Coulee City Campground over a five-year period through December 2026. Key deliverables include continued safe and accessible operation of the campground recreation facility in accordance with managing agreements and accessibility standards....

The Recreation & Conservation Office received a $3,090,618 project grant award from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on July 1, 2023 with a completion date of June 30, 2027. As the prime recipient, the Office will oversee infrastructure upgrades at Bear Lake Regional Park in Spokane County, Washington to expand non-motorized water recreation access. Specifically, County of Spokane as a sub-awardee will remove...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,041,200 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to renovate Wards Lake Park in the City of Lakewood, Washington. The RCO will subgrant these funds to the City of Lakewood to upgrade the 27-acre park, including improving critical wetland areas, adding new play amenities like an asphalt pump track,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,249,440 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) on September 12, 2024. The RCO will sub-grant these funds to the City of Chelan to renovate and enhance swim and park facilities at Lakeside Park. The project will fund the replacement of a T-dock and other swim amenities, improve the beach, renovate the restroom, replace a...

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,...