Cooperative Agreement P24AC00305
- The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $3,305,803 cooperative agreement to Conservation Legacy to support the Scientists in Parks Program. The program provides opportunities for participants to complete internship projects in national park units that address natural resource issues and meet management needs. Projects objectives and outcomes are defined by the benefiting NPS unit and advance interns'...
- 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 $1.33 million Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy (doing business as Southwest Conservation Corps) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to deliver historic preservation training and mission-critical maintenance work at multiple national park sites. Through the Traditional Trades Advancement Program, the awardee places veterans and young adults with the Historic Preservation Training Center to...
- This $3,154,430 federal Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides funding for Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization doing business as the Southwest Conservation Corps, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and interpretation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Starting in summer 2025, the award will support...
- The National Park Service, under its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $204,212.55 cooperative agreement to the National Council For Preservation Education Inc. from July 2021 through December 2025. The awardee will carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on Department of the Interior lands through its National Council For Preservation Education division. This...
- The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $299,495.75 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding will provide ten internships for visitor services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The interns will deliver programs and services focused on the park's natural and cultural resources to increase opportunities for diverse audiences to learn...
- Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The National Park Service (NPS), under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $171,036 cooperative agreement to Kupu, a Honolulu-based non-profit organization specializing in youth and veteran conservation service. Effective July 22, 2025, through December 31, 2027, this agreement funds the placement and training of up to four youth interns at two Pacific island national park sites: War in the Pacific...
- The National Park Service, through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931), awarded $366,804.38 to the National Council For Preservation Education Inc. for the period of March 29, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under this cooperative agreement, the National Council For Preservation Education will utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer...
- 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 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...
THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS.EACH PARK WILL OFFER A VARIETY OF PERSONAL SERVICES, WHICH COULD BE IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, TO INFORM AND ORIENT VISITORS, TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PARK VALUES, TO PROTECT PARK RESOURCES, AND TO IMPROVE VISITOR SAFETY. PERSONAL SERVICES MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AUDIENCE CHARACTERISTICS, MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW, AND THE AVAILABLE TIME OF THE AUDIENCE. THEY MUST BE WELL RESEARCHED, PRE-PLANNED, AND HAVE A THEME, GOAL, AND OBJECTIVE WITH DESIRED MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO BE ANOTHER TOOL FOR FULFILLING THE SECOND-CENTURY VISION FOR STEWARDSHIP AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.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.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/26/26 | ||
| Not listed | ($6k) | 2/19/26 | ||
| Not listed | $33.4k | 3/14/24 |