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…

The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $859,693.02 to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), effective July 9, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This agreement supports an internship program at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Oregon that provides hands-on training and employment opportunities for youth in natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and facility maintenance across multiple National Park Service sites.

Under this cooperative agreement, NYC will deliver educational programming, visitor services enhancement, invasive species management, trail construction and restoration, and historical research activities. The program aims to equip youth interns with employment skills, foster community engagement in conservation efforts, and advance preservation of public lands. Beneficiaries include the participating youth and young adults aged 16-35, non-profit organizations supporting youth career development, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and the general public through enhanced visitor services and conservation outcomes on federal lands.

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 internship program at craters of the moon national monument and preserve provides hands-on experience for youth in various fields such as education, conservation, cultural resources, and facility maintenance at multiple national park sites. Interns will engage in tasks including delivering educational programs, enhancing visitor services, invasive species management, trail building, and conducting historical research. The project aims to increase youth employment skills, foster community engagement, and promote conservation awareness, benefiting local communities and the preservation of public lands.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.