This cooperative agreement serves the public purpose of reducing the risk of devastating wildland fires at national parks

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior provides $440,003.36 in funding to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to support the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969). The goal of this program is to reduce the risk of devastating wildland fires at national parks and improve safety and access for the public. Under this award, SCA will recruit and train young adults to gain hands-on experience and training in critical wildland fire management and response, while also accomplishing fuels work and proactive fire mitigation for national parklands and community protection. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029.

The reduction of these wildland fires will improve safety and access for the american public. This work is critical for mitigating hazards and protecting resources after a fire. This project will recruit and train young adults to gain hands on experience and training to pursue careers in critical wildland fire management and response while also accomplishing fuels work and proactive fire mitigation for national parklands and community protection. 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.