Cooperative Agreement P23AC02335
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $1,387,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization based in Ashland, Oregon. The funding will support a 3-year Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) initiative to build capacity in habitat restoration, climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, fuels reduction, and stewardship of ecocultural resources through...
- 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,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the California Conservation Corps $241,740 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) on June 20, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2025. The cooperative agreement funds trail maintenance and rehabilitation work in Yosemite Valley, engaging youth and young adults in hands-on conservation activities. Participants will perform critical infrastructure work...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS), under its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded $400,698.43 to The Great Basin Institute (operating through its Nevada Conservation Corps division) on September 26, 2025, for a cooperative agreement extending through December 31, 2028. The award funds workforce development and conservation services at Whiskeytown, California, wherein young adult technicians receive hands-on training...
- The National Park Service (NPS), under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $148,055.24 cooperative agreement to The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division on August 20, 2025. This award supports youth intern positions and associated conservation activities at a national park location in Springdale, Utah, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The institute will deploy two youth interns to assist park operations...
- 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....
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $859,693.02 to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 9, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This agreement supports an internship program at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Oregon that provides hands-on training and employment...
- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $105,408.83 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division on September 4, 2025. The award funds a youth intern position that will support park facilities and energy management operations at a national park location in Springdale, Utah through December 31, 2026. The intern will contribute to facility management...
- 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...
- Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, awarded Santa Monica Mountains Fund a $361,952 cooperative agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) effective August 19, 2025, through December 31, 2027. The Santa Monica Mountains Fund will provide 11 paid internships for youth to perform natural and cultural resource conservation work across multiple park sites within the Santa Monica Mountains National...
THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND EFFORTS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THIS AGREEMENT WILL SUPPORT THE RECIPIENT IN PROVIDING A SUITE OF PROGRAMMING AT NO-COST TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES EXPLORING YOSEMITE WILDERNESS AND ITS CONNECTIONS TO HOME THROUGH FACILITATION OF THE WILDLINK PROGRAM IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. WILDLINK S MISSION IS TO GIVE UNDERSERVED TEENS A SERIES OF WILDERNESS AND HOME-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT WILL EMPOWER THEM TO BETTER THEIR OWN LIVES AND COMMUNITIES AND TO ENSURE THE DIVERSE CALIFORNIA CITIZENRY IS INFORMED, INVESTED, AND COMMITTED TO THE ENDURING RESOURCE OF WILDERNESS AND PUBLIC LANDS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $25.0k | 7/16/25 | ||
| Not listed | $25.0k | 9/20/23 |