Cooperative Agreement P21AC11177

This cooperative agreement award of $194,211.60 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region will fund internship opportunities through September 30, 2022 for the Student Conservation Association, Inc. as part of the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program. Nine interns from diverse and underrepresented Alaskan backgrounds will work alongside staff in six Alaskan national park units - Gates of the Arctic National Park &...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region awarded a $157,869.33 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to implement the "Region 11 Interpretation Cohort" program. This 28-week fellowship program will host three interns at various park sites in Alaska, providing seasonal interpretive training and a full summer interpretive program season. In the fall, the cohort will transition to developing non-personal...

This $159,273.72 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support a qualified undergraduate or graduate student to work alongside NPS staff on cultural and natural resources communication, education, and tribal collaboration projects in Channel Islands National Park. The first internship will provide an opportunity for a qualified Native American student to assist NPS employees with...

The National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...

The National Park Service's Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities Association (KMTA CCA), a non-profit organization, to support the operations of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in Alaska. The funding will engage national heritage area recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship through initiatives that...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $180,108.53 Cooperative Agreement under the NPS Alaska Subsistence Management program (CFDA 15.984) to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) on June 1, 2024. The award supports AITRC's work to preserve traditional subsistence resource management practices and ensure the sustainability of local subsistence fisheries and wildlife in rural Alaska. The 5-year agreement will enable AITRC, a tribally-owned non-profit...

This $666,665 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program) will engage Indigenous youth and young adults in meaningful conservation projects at National Park Service sites across the country. The project is operated by Conservation Legacy and its Southwest Conservation Corps program, which specializes in delivering workforce development, training, and hands-on conservation experience on public lands....

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 National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $170,866 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the Hoonah City School District in Hoonah, Alaska. The agreement, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to January 30, 2026, will provide a framework for co-stewardship programs that encompass a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities focused on cultural resource stewardship. Key initiatives include developing and...