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,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), provides $136,833 to Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to deliver hands-on natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands, primarily in Yellowstone National Park. Over 10 weeks, the project will engage young adults in activities such as trail improvement,...
This $359,466.67 Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) supports Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to engage young adults and veterans in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project funds young adults with specialized skills such as architects and engineers to provide cost-effective assistance that promotes safety and...
This Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $191,171.60 to the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to enhance trail infrastructure and restore natural resources in Yellowstone National Park. Over a 16-week period, the project will engage young adult crews from the Montana Conservation Corps to repair damaged trails, replace deteriorated structures, and mitigate environmental impacts along...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $166,700 Cooperative Agreement to Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, a nonprofit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This funding supports the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA #15.931), which 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 National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $131,999.97 to Conservation Legacy to engage young adults and veterans in natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands. The key objectives are to provide participants with hands-on historic preservation trades experience, support parks with deferred maintenance,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $3,154,430 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to engage youth, veterans, and young adults in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Starting in Summer 2025, the award will support approximately 50 interns to complete 12- to 52-week science-based internships...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), will fund American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands, specifically at Grand Teton National Park. The $478,928 award, effective January 7, 2025 through September 30, 2027, will...
The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...