The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $107,426 cooperative agreement to the Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP), a non-profit organization, to support the "Next Generation Ranger Corps" program under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931). This program recruits and hires local youth interns from the Tucson, Arizona area to be mentored by NPS staff within the Division of Resource Management at Saguaro National Park. The interns...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $124,388.66 to the Friends of Saguaro National Park, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands. The award supports the "Next Generation Ranger Corps" program, which offers 9-12 month paid...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931) provides $285,428.99 to the Friends of Saguaro National Park to recruit, hire, and mentor local youth for paid internships at Saguaro National Park. The purpose of this project is to provide professional development and hands-on experience for youth from underrepresented communities in Tucson, AZ, to gain skills in park management,...
The Friends of Saguaro National Park received a $174,213.76 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region. The award period is from March 1, 2021 through March 1, 2022 and supports the NEXT GEN RANGER INTERNS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT project. The project delivers products and services complementary to the National Park Service's National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954)....
The National Park Service awarded a $157,612.21 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps organization. The funding supports a project providing internships for young adults at Saguaro National Park, focusing on invasive plant management and wildlife monitoring. Interns will receive training in safety, data collection, and herbicide application, gaining...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $165,440.00 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to support natural and cultural resource conservation activities across 29 national parks in the Southwest. The key products and services to be delivered include: Engaging youth and veteran interns in long-term ecological monitoring and data management within the Chihuahuan...
The National Park Service (NPS), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $3,305,803 cooperative agreement to Conservation Legacy to support the Scientists in Parks Program. The program provides opportunities for participants to complete internship projects in national park units that address natural resource issues and meet management needs. Projects objectives and outcomes are defined by the benefiting NPS unit and advance interns'...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $3,154,430.00 to 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. Starting in Summer 2025, the award will support approximately 50 interns to complete 12 to 52-week science-based internships focused on high...
This $202,356 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) supports Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to engage youth and veterans in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. The award will fund Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps program to place interns alongside NPS scientists to conduct long-term ecological monitoring in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $216,433.33 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands. The key activities include mentoring indigenous youth through conservation work, habitat restoration, invasive plant management, and...