Cooperative Agreement P23AC01990

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 &...

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 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 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) will provide $156,250 to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to fund Alaska Native science and engineering student internships. The internships will focus on projects that enhance climate change resilience of Alaska social-ecological systems and food security for subsistence users. Key objectives include advancing...

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 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 University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $156,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on January 10, 2025 under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The purpose of the award is to expand the professional science employment preparedness of Native American and Alaska Native students, and develop a more diverse pool of highly educated professionals within the BLM workforce. Under the agreement, UAA will work...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), funds internships for cultural resource projects in the Alaska Regional Office of the National Park Service. The $113,834.37 award to the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE), a non-profit organization, will support interns who will work on various cultural resource projects related to areas such as anthropology,...

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 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...