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 $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 $273,087.78 cooperative agreement to Southern Utah University (SUU) on April 11, 2024. Under this agreement, SUU will partner with Zion National Park to recruit and support a minimum of 18 full-time summer interns and part-time interns during the academic year. The interns will gain practical experience in all functional areas of the park, including...
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 $159,273.72 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support a qualified undergraduate or graduate student to work alongside NPS staff on cultural and natural resources communication, education, and tribal collaboration projects in Channel Islands National Park. The first internship will provide an opportunity for a qualified Native American student to assist NPS employees with...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service, is part of the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award totaling $622,748.94 supports Environment For The Americas, Inc., a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and interpretation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Specifically, the funding will enable the Latino Heritage Internship...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $166,716 to Southern Utah University (SUU) to recruit and support multiple interns and youth crews to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects at Pipe Spring National Monument. Through the partnership between SUU's Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) and the National...
The Cooperative Agreement award P24AC00925, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities grant program (CFDA 15.931), supports a partnership between Saguaro National Park (SAGU) and the Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP) non-profit organization. The $120,989.34 award, effective from June 24, 2024 to December 31, 2025, enables FOSNP to recruit and hire local youth interns as "Next Generation Ranger Corps" members....
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,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), aims to establish a youth internship program at Pinnacles National Park. The $274,210.67 award, with a performance period from July 2, 2025 to July 31, 2027, will be executed by the non-profit organization Conservation Legacy (doing business as Southwest Conservation Corps). The program will engage local youth in natural and cultural...