This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service supports the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). Through this $3,600,000 award granted on Jun 29, 2023, the prime awardee Conservation Legacy, operating through its Southwest Conservation Corps program, will provide a variety of natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and job training projects on Department of the Interior lands. The key activities to be delivered under this 2.5-year agreement include hazardous fuels reduction, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, native habitat restoration, historic preservation, and hands-on workforce development for a diverse cohort of youth and veteran participants. Conservation Legacy will partner with non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies to deliver these conservation and career training services.

This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and educationprojects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs.to develop the professional skills of a younger, more diverse generation while deepening their connection to national parks. This program will provide a group of interns with high-quality training and experience to expose them to careers in conservation and community engagement and to develop transferable skills and knowledge. Beneficiaries include private non-profit institutions and organizations public and private non-profit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasi-public non-profit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development, and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefitfrom the development and execution of these programs and projects.