This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $133,972 was issued on August 21, 2024 by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). The award aims to expand and enrich resource stewardship through meaningful engagement with tribes traditionally associated with Yosemite National Park, and to develop the application of traditional knowledge to stewardship planning, compliance work, and park programming. Key project activities include inventory,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $172,391.70 to Yosemite Management Group, LLC to facilitate administrative use of an office building in Mariposa, California that is essential for park administration and visitor use. The project period runs from April 3, 2025 to March 31, 2030. The Natural Resource Stewardship program is the primary means through which the NPS evaluates and improves...
This $380,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) through its Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), supports a collaborative project between Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Conservancy, and Mariposa County Resource Conservation District. The project aims to enhance the conservation and protection of two key natural resources in Yosemite National Park: giant sequoias and Ackerson Meadow. Specifically, the funding will complete urgent and critical fuels...
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 NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $279,224 in funding to the Incorporated County of Los Alamos to operate a seasonal shuttle service for visitors to Bandelier National Monument. The service will transport a large volume of visitors to enhance access to Frijoles Canyon during high visitation periods when the park lacks adequate parking and infrastructure. This...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $452,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corp, a non-profit organization in Yuma, Arizona. The purpose of the award is to support the implementation of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Management Plan, as authorized under Public Laws 106-319 and 117-339. The funding will be used to deliver a range of projects within the heritage area, including historic...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $17,837,303.00, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The project aims to decommission and remove 50 miles of non-functioning legacy logging roads in Redwood National Park. This effort will eliminate deferred maintenance, reduce park operations and maintenance costs, eliminate erosion and sediment delivery into streams, protect water quality and habitat for...
This Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $100,050.80 to Montana State University to produce Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation for the North Entrance Road and Northeast Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park. The documentation will meet the National Park Service Heritage Documentation Program standards and be transmitted to the National...
This $290,758 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program will support a collaborative project between the NPS and Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The project aims to expand educational opportunities in the botanical, ecological, horticultural, forestry, and restoration sciences for rural communities adjacent to Lassen Volcanic National Park. This will be achieved by supporting local employment and...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) to the University of California, Davis in the amount of $757,007.00 on August 16, 2024. The award supports the development and application of enhanced quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures to improve data analyses of long-term datasets, the refinement of monitoring and sampling analysis methods, and the creation of...