This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education…

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded The Great Basin Institute, operating through its Nevada Conservation Corps division, a cooperative agreement valued at $180,003.38 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award, issued on August 6, 2025, supports employment of four interns at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Page, Arizona, through September 15, 2026. The interns deliver interpretive and educational programming to K-12 students and the general public while supporting natural and cultural resource conservation activities. Core services include mentoring local youth through the Glen Canyon Summer Youth Program—developed in partnership with the Leechee Chapter House—and conducting hands-on field activities including boating, water sampling, hiking, and graffiti removal on NPS lands.

The cooperative agreement advances the NPS objective of building conservation workforce capacity among young adults while simultaneously addressing resource management priorities on federal lands. Through this funding, interns gain professional skills and experience in public land management disciplines while transferring that knowledge to local youth and visitors. The program benefits non-profit organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, and the general public through development and execution of conservation education projects and youth career development activities aligned with natural and cultural resource stewardship.

This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. This project will employ four interns to engage with their local national park through hands-on educational experiences. Interns at glen canyon national recreation area support interpretive and educational programs for K12 students and the public, working closely with park staff to connect visitors with the area s natural and cultural heritage. A key focus is the glen canyon summer youth program, created in partnership with the lechee chapter house, where interns mentor local youth through hands-on activities like boating, water sampling, hiking, and graffiti removal. Interns will learn valuable skills and gain experience in multiple fields in public land management and share that knowledge with local youth and the public. Beneficiaries include private non-profit institutions and organizations public and private non-profit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasi-public non-profit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development, and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.