The National Park Service Midwest Region awarded a $506,400 cooperative agreement to the Conservancy For Cuyahoga Valley National Park from June 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The funding will support cooperative restoration efforts to reduce stormwater flooding through restoration activities within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. The Natural Resource Stewardship program aims to evaluate and improve watershed health,...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region awarded a $166,666.67 Cooperative Agreement on August 17, 2023 to the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience (ACE) under the federal Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will engage youth in managing invasive plants, restoring native habitat, and propagating native plants at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA). It will also introduce youth to occupational...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954), provides $998,603.00 to support projects that further the mission of the National Park Service in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability. The award, effective from December 20, 2024 to December 20, 2027, will enable the City Parks Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $174,410.18, was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project assists in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and improvement of the public's understanding of natural, cultural, historic, recreational, and other aspects of areas such as ecological conservation areas and state/local parks. Key activities under this award...
This $210,292.50 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) supports a project by Discover Your Northwest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, to engage urban communities with their surrounding cultural and natural resources. The project will take a three-pronged approach, providing: 1) culturally responsive visitor services, including interpretive and educational programming, 2)...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $529,333.33 from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) supports Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to engage youth, veterans, and young adults in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Key services to be provided include trail maintenance, invasive species removal, habitat restoration, historic preservation, cultural...
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $2,509,559.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to the Ohio & Erie Canal Association on July 23, 2024. The purpose of this funding is to engage National Heritage Area recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship through the Ohio Erie National Heritage Corridor. Key activities include providing sub-grants to partner projects aligned with the Heritage Area's management...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $243,573.33 to Conservation Legacy, a national non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and training projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project will engage youth and veterans in hands-on conservation work including trail maintenance, invasive...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities), provides $507,060 in funding to Conservation Corps to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and resource management projects on Department of the Interior lands. Through this grant, Conservation Corps will recruit and place invasive plant interns with the National Park Service's Great Lakes Invasive Plant...