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…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), funds American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to engage youth and veterans in natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands.

Specifically, the $105,302.73 award supports an internship program at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, where interns will learn about cultural resource disciplines and apply that knowledge to complete historical interpretation programs, archival projects, and content development for social media and websites related to the landmark Supreme Court case. The award has a period of performance from April 9, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Through this program, the National Park Service aims to provide career training and development opportunities for participants while addressing management needs at the historical park.

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. The interns at brown v. Board of education national historical park will learn about cultural resource disciplines and use that knowledge to complete historical interpretation programs- archival projects- and social media and web site content related to the five cases that made up the brown decision. 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 benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.