This Cooperative Agreement award of $100,000 from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) aims to increase the production of native plant seeds and pollinator-friendly species to support grassland, sagebrush, and restoration efforts throughout Yellowstone National Park. The primary beneficiaries include profit organizations, public and private non-profit institutions, non-federal government entities, industry, public...
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $360,378.16 Cooperative Agreement to Utah State University (USU) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding supports USU's efforts to enhance visitor experience through noxious weed management activities at Dinosaur National Monument, Golden Spike National Historic Park, and Fossil Butte National Monument. The 1-year project, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will engage young...
The National Park Service awarded a $262,182.09 Cooperative Agreement on June 18, 2024 to the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC), a non-profit organization based in Jackson, Wyoming. The award is funded through the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) and supports projects that further the mission of the National Park Service in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability....
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $194,101.67 to Groundwork USA Inc., a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands at Yellowstone National Park. Through this award, Groundwork USA will deploy urban youth and young adult crews to work on trail...
The National Park Service awarded a $3,355,000 Cooperative Agreement under its Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Center for Plant Conservation Inc., a non-profit organization focused on rare plant conservation and botanical research. The agreement, which runs from January 16, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will utilize the Center's network of botanical professionals to collect plant materials such as seeds, cuttings, and spores with the purpose of...
The National Park Service (NPS), through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $100,688 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to provide youth with training, place-based learning, trade education, and mentoring focused on trails maintenance and vegetation management on public lands. The project will engage conservation corps participants in hands-on work including vegetation management,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wyoming's Sponsored Programs to support the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. This 5-year project will facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across the National Park System. Specifically, the agreement will operationalize the "Defend the Core, Grow the Core"...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) provides $107,004.47 to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to engage young adults in environmental and conservation activities at Yellowstone National Park. The project involves an 8-person ACE crew performing 80-hour work periods for invasive plant control, seed collection, and habitat restoration. ACE will provide the materials,...
The National Park Service awarded a $149,491 Cooperative Agreement to Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, Montana Conservation Corps will deploy...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $124,292.44 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to carry out natural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands in Yellowstone National Park. Key activities include: Removing 6,000 non-native lake trout from Yellowstone Lake via gillnetting Removing 300...