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 $241,740 to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) to engage youth and young adults in trail maintenance and rehabilitation projects in Yosemite Valley. Through this 15-month project, CCC participants will perform tasks such as repairing trails, cleaning drainage systems, and removing vegetation to improve trail safety for visitors. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $1,387,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization based in Ashland, Oregon. The funding will support a 3-year Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) initiative to build capacity in habitat restoration, climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, fuels reduction, and stewardship of ecocultural resources through...
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 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 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $127,563 to the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) to improve sections of the No Name Trail. Key activities include: Creating a hardened trail surface, adding passing and resting areas, and establishing an overlook. Young participants will collaborate with land management professionals to gain hands-on skills and learn about environmental...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) provides $132,624 to the Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development, Inc. to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The project aims to enhance trade skills, work experience, leadership, and conservation...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports youth development and participation for youth crew members at Olympic National Park. The $337,576 award from September 2024 to September 2025 will fund projects focused on surface and structural repairs on trails and campgrounds. The State of Washington's Department of Ecology, the awardee, will...
This $133,334 federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding will support the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and workforce development projects on Department of the Interior lands. Key activities will include trail maintenance,...
The National Park Service awarded a $259,789.92 Cooperative Agreement to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project aims to foster youth development and environmental stewardship through hands-on natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service activities in Sequoia National Park. Key deliverables include improved trails and trained youth leaders, ensuring sustainable...