Cooperative Agreement P24AC00963

Award Date 6/17/24
Completion Date 10/31/24
Dollars Obligated $149K
Federal Agency
Intermountain Region
Federal Grant Program
15.931
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Yellowstone National Park, United States
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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. THESE 6 MCC CREWS WILL BE IN THE PARK STARING IN MID-JUNE AND CONTINUING THROUGH END OF SEPTEMBER. WORK PROJECTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: TRAIL WORK MAINTENANCE BOARDWALK REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION REPLACING BUMPER LOGS IN PARKING LOTS REPAIRING AND BUILDING FENCES LOG WORK REMOVING TREES AND BRUSH FROM ROADWAYS, NEAR BUILDINGS, AND IN HOUSING AREAS REMOVING OLD ASPHALT IN PARKING LOTS CAMPGROUND AND PICNIC AREA REHAB WORK REMOVING SOCIAL TRAILS AND COLLECTING NATIVE SEED FOR RE-VEGETATION PROJECTS. 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.

Posted 6/17/24, 12:00 AM