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…

This $889,948.30 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will enable The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands.

The project will engage youth and young adults in hands-on activities such as native plant restoration, seed collection, invasive species management, archaeological surveys, habitat monitoring, trail maintenance, and cultural resource preservation across national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. These projects will provide participants with skill-building opportunities in areas like native plant conservation, botany, habitat restoration, and resource management, while also addressing critical environmental and cultural stewardship needs on Department of the Interior properties. The award period runs from January 17, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

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. This project will help youth participating to learn about resource management in national parks and on national wildlife refuges and get exposure to career opportunities to gain skills in native plant conservation, botany, seed collection and curation, habitat restoration, and plant materials production.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.