The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $998,603 Cooperative Agreement to the City Parks Alliance, Inc. under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). This program supports diverse projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability. The Cooperative Agreement aims to enhance public understanding, stewardship, and accessibility of national park resources through collaborative...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $3,355,000.00 in funding to the Center for Plant Conservation Inc., a non-profit organization focused on rare plant conservation and botanical research. The purpose of this 5-year project, running from January 16, 2025 to December 31, 2029, is to utilize the organization's expansive network of botanical professionals to collect plant material such...
This Cooperative Agreement award (ID P25AC00253) is funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The $543,000 award to C & O Canal Trust Inc., a non-profit organization, will support a project focused on promoting forest resiliency in priority natural landscape blocks and unique plant communities. Key activities include management of invasive plant species, surveying and monitoring of forest pests, and planting of native trees,...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $2,106,987 Cooperative Agreement to The Trust for Public Land under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). This funding will establish a technical assistance program to expand awareness and use of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant program across the 50 U.S. states, territories, and with federally recognized tribes and native organizations. The project aims to further the NPS mission in natural and...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $210,292.50 Cooperative Agreement to Discover Your Northwest, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The award supports a three-pronged project to engage urban communities with their surrounding cultural and natural resources through: 1) Culturally responsive visitor services, including interpretive and educational programming; 2) Innovative, engaging exhibits and...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $266,000 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID: P25AC00154) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC), a non-profit organization in Jackson, Wyoming. The goal of this 4.25-year project, spanning from January 2025 to April 2029, is to generate products that will help evaluate and interpret the condition of resources in national parks. These products can be used by...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...
The National Park Service awarded a $108,719.98 Cooperative Agreement to Mobilizegreen, Inc. under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The agreement, which runs from May 2024 to March 2025, is designed to utilize qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and career development projects on Department of the Interior lands. Key activities include...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $217,707.51 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. The agreement, effective September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, supports projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Key activities include fostering research interest,...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $492,061.77 Cooperative Agreement to the California Wildlife Foundation (CWF) under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The goal of the project is to promote resource stewardship and facilitate scientific research, partnerships, and engagement in three Southern California national park units: Cabrillo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area....