This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will support the Nevada Division of State Parks in developing a statewide historic context for outdoor recreation in Nevada. Key products include: research and development of a background history and relevant context for outdoor recreation resources and properties in Nevada; assessment of impacts from Land and Water Conservation Fund projects;...
The National Park Service awarded a $225,590.36 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to The Great Basin Institute (GBI), a non-profit organization. This funding will support GBI's Nevada Conservation Corps division to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects within Olympic National Park. Specifically, GBI will work closely with the National Park Service's fisheries...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $230,055.06 to The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and monitoring projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project will recruit research associates to gain experience in natural...
This $210,577.98 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service on May 17, 2024, supports the delivery of conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities (CFDA 15.931) program. The primary awardee, The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division, will provide internship opportunities in natural resource science...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $146,432.12 to The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division to engage youth in natural and cultural resource conservation projects within Joshua Tree National Park. The primary products and services to be delivered include: 1) Monitoring park lands for illegal off-road driving incursions, 2) Collecting data on...
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)...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $197,472.64 was provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The primary purpose of the award is for The Great Basin Institute, through its Nevada Conservation Corps division, to recruit and hire community outreach research associates located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The associates will perform a variety of duties focused on preventing visitor injury...
This $558,027.61 Cooperative Agreement award, issued on July 12, 2024 by the National Park Service's Pacific West Region, supports natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding engages non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations like The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps to carry out activities such as trail maintenance, invasive...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $889,948.30 to The Great Basin Institute (GBI) to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and career development projects on Department of the Interior lands. The funding will support GBI's Nevada Conservation Corps division to engage youth and veterans aged 16-35 in hands-on work like...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $157,204.60 to The Great Basin Institute and its Nevada Conservation Corps division to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands. The key products and services to be delivered include: Engaging youth to provide on-the-ground assistance to the Golden...