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 $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, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service 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 objective of this $311,239 award, with a performance period from...
This $2,788,943 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service on August 14, 2024 will support projects under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The award will fund initiatives to mitigate physical safety and environmental risks, including abandoned equipment safety hazards, active methane emissions, release of petroleum products, and groundwater/surface water contamination in National Park areas. The project will...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $170,866 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the Hoonah City School District in Hoonah, Alaska. The agreement, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to January 30, 2026, will provide a framework for co-stewardship programs that encompass a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities focused on cultural resource stewardship. Key initiatives include developing and...
This $501,878.11 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946 Cultural Resources Management program), supports a broad range of cultural resource stewardship activities undertaken by the Hoonah Indian Association, a federally recognized tribal government in Hoonah, Alaska. The goal is to actively engage the tribe in collaborative stewardship of park resources and values, as well as strengthen the evolving relationship between the tribe and the National Park...
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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) through the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), supports a comprehensive set of cultural resource inventory and preservation activities in Alaska. The $300,000 award, with a performance period from June 2024 to May 2029, tasks Washington State University (WSU) to: Conduct literature reviews and incorporate indigenous knowledge to guide cultural resource inventories across select alpine...
This $163,782.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program will fund a project to provide hands-on collection-focused educational work experience opportunities for archeology, anthropology, and museum studies students. The key products and services to be delivered include: in-processing approximately...
This $666,665 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program) will engage Indigenous youth and young adults in meaningful conservation projects at National Park Service sites across the country. The project is operated by Conservation Legacy and its Southwest Conservation Corps program, which specializes in delivering workforce development, training, and hands-on conservation experience on public lands....