The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $388,400.29 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. The agreement supports the organization's deployment of youth and young adult work crews to assist with invasive plant control, habitat restoration, and other natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Over a performance period from September 2024 to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects in Yellowstone National Park. Over a 10-week period, the project will engage young adults aged 15-25 in hands-on conservation work such as trail improvement, campground enhancement, and...
This $154,518 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), provides young adults the opportunity to gain skills and experience in environmental and conservation activities. The awardee, Montana Conservation Corps, Inc., will engage participants in natural, cultural, and historical resource protection projects, including deferred trail maintenance, rehabilitation, and corridor clearing...
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...
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 from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $191,171.60 to Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to carry out natural resource conservation and infrastructure improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park. Over a 16-week period, young adult crews from the non-profit organization will repair damaged trails, replace deteriorated structures, and mitigate environmental impacts along 20...
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,...
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 $141,644 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. in delivering natural resource conservation projects in Glacier National Park. The primary activities include assessing fuel loads, planning, and implementing hazard fuel reduction strategies to reduce wildfire risks. The project engages young adults in hands-on conservation work,...
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...