This $501,878.11 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946 Cultural Resources Management program), supports a broad range of cultural resource stewardship activities undertaken by the Hoonah Indian Association, a federally recognized tribal government in Hoonah, Alaska. The goal is to actively engage the tribe in collaborative stewardship of park resources and values, as well as strengthen the evolving relationship between the tribe and the National Park...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $174,410.18, was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project assists in the creation, promotion, facilitation, and improvement of the public's understanding of natural, cultural, historic, recreational, and other aspects of areas such as ecological conservation areas and state/local parks. Key activities under this award...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $311,239 to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to update baseline data on the customary and traditional uses of fish and wildlife by residents of four Alaskan communities near a national park. The objective is to use standard social science methods, including surveys, interviews, and participant-observation, to...
This $666,665 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program) will engage Indigenous youth and young adults in meaningful conservation projects at National Park Service sites across the country. The project is operated by Conservation Legacy and its Southwest Conservation Corps program, which specializes in delivering workforce development, training, and hands-on conservation experience on public lands....
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $666,666.66 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to engage indigenous youth in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Through its Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps, Conservation Legacy will utilize small teams to complete trail maintenance and construction, invasive species...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $711,247.65 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct collaborative research, training, and preservation of shared cultural resources between the NPS and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The project involves logistics planning, field data collection, post-field analysis, report generation, strategic planning, and annual...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) through the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), supports a comprehensive set of cultural resource inventory and preservation activities in Alaska. The $300,000 award, with a performance period from June 2024 to May 2029, tasks Washington State University (WSU) to: Conduct literature reviews and incorporate indigenous knowledge to guide cultural resource inventories across select alpine...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $250,000 and effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2030, is funded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The award supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $266,000.00 to the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC) to develop products that will be used to evaluate and interpret the condition of resources in national parks. The award period is from January 30, 2025 to April 30, 2029. The products from this project will allow visitors to plan trips, managers to evaluate current conditions...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,174,290.00 and granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units. These units facilitate multi-disciplinary scientific research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The award aims to...