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 Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded Rocky Mountain Youth Corps a $103,337.02 cooperative agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) from June 14, 2023 to December 31, 2025. Through this award, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps will select and oversee qualified youth participants to be mentored by National Park Service staff in performing vegetation management and fence maintenance repairs at...
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 Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $166,700 Cooperative Agreement to Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, a nonprofit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This funding supports the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA #15.931), which utilizes qualified non-profit youth and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $146,432.12 in funding to The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division to engage youth in natural resource conservation projects within Joshua Tree National Park. The primary objectives are to prevent illegal off-road driving, restore native plant communities impacted by off-road use, and collect data to inform future...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $218,399.95, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to perform natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. The key activities include: 5 miles of boundary fence removal and installation on the southeast boundary, and maintained archaeological site vegetation and soil...
The National Park Service awarded a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, for the period of December 16, 2024 to April 30, 2027. Through this funding, Conservation Legacy, operating primarily through its Southwest Conservation Corps program, will engage several young adults in practical, hands-on experience in conservation and invasive plant management activities at...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,357,000.00 from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) funds Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands over a four-year period from April 2025 to April 2029. The key activities include removing invasive species, performing habitat restoration,...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $239,864.46 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) is supporting the Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation activities at Joshua Tree National Park. The funded project aims to provide early career professionals with work experience in historic preservation, trails maintenance, and education...