Cooperative Agreement P20AC00393

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through its Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), awarded a $139,958.14 Cooperative Agreement to the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization, to contribute to habitat development and restoration project coordination as well as other regulatory activities alongside USFWS Chesapeake Bay Field Office staff. The award, effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $161,580.08 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.676 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment) supports the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) in operating a Philadelphia-based youth conservation program. The program will engage 10 youth members and 4 adult leaders in hands-on conservation work at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. Activities will include habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2029, will support the organization's "Gather and Grow" initiative to accelerate nature-based restoration efforts in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The key products and services to be...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.676 Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment) provides $233,610.37 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to support a crew of youth who will complete projects such as trail restoration, construction, and invasive species removal in multiple areas of the greater Philadelphia region. The award will fund two 2024 community school year crews at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge from June 9, 2024,...

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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a 3-year, $205,767 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Cooperative Agreement to the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) to support the "Wild Wetlands" project. This program provides meaningful watershed educational experiences for all 6th grade students in Queen Anne's County Public Schools, focusing on the impacts of human development on aquatic ecosystems and the role of wetlands in mitigating...

Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. was awarded $134,711 under the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to develop bilingual environmental education programming and community engagement with Latinx communities in three urban parks near Baltimore, Maryland from May 2023 to May 2025. Through this Project Grant, Chesapeake Conservancy will hire bilingual park rangers to supplement environmental educators at Patuxent Research Refuge, Masonville...

The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on March 20, 2024. The grant will fund the "CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED TREE CANOPY CHANGE METRICS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH" project, which aims to conduct tree canopy change analysis and community engagement activities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. As a leader in applying technology to conservation challenges, the Chesapeake...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $396,900.78 Project Grant to American Conservation Experience under the Youth Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 15.546) to recruit youth for conservation corps work maintaining public lands from September 2021 through September 2026. As described in the CFDA, this program aims to promote education, job training, citizenship, and natural and cultural resource stewardship through hands-on youth involvement. Under this award,...