Cooperative Agreement P26AC00208
- The U.S. National Park Service has awarded a $140,000.12 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project will create a "Pyramid of Opportunity" for underserved high school students to gain exposure to careers and skills for entry-level seasonal positions with land management agencies. Each year, the project will provide paid 6-week internships...
- The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $299,495.75 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding will provide ten internships for visitor services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The interns will deliver programs and services focused on the park's natural and cultural resources to increase opportunities for diverse audiences to learn...
- This $3,154,430 federal Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides funding for Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization doing business as the Southwest Conservation Corps, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and interpretation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Starting in summer 2025, the award will support...
- 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), through its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $3,305,803 cooperative agreement to Conservation Legacy to support the Scientists in Parks Program. The program provides opportunities for participants to complete internship projects in national park units that address natural resource issues and meet management needs. Projects objectives and outcomes are defined by the benefiting NPS unit and advance interns'...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) provides $137,585.56 to Mobilizegreen, Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop an innovative digital Junior Ranger program to connect youth with the National Historic Trails administered by the National Trails Intermountain Region. The project involves a 38-week term of full-time remote work by a youth fellow, who will gain mentorship and experience in...
- 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,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Conservation Legacy, operating as Southwest Conservation Corps, received a $406,733.33 cooperative agreement from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) awarded on August 20, 2025. The agreement, which extends through September 30, 2026, funds the deployment of ten interns across ten Southeast Region National Park Service facilities to provide critical visitor services and...
- 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...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $108,451.12 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) on January 16, 2026. This agreement, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, funds the placement and support of two youth interns at Canyonlands National Park in Moab, Utah for a 38-week service period. The interns will provide...
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 PROVIDE SIX YOUTH INTERNS WITH SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHILE SUPPORTING VISITOR SERVICES AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER. INTERNS WILL BE STATIONED AT SANDSTONE OR CANYON RIM VISITOR CENTERS AND WILL ASSIST VISITORS, STAFF INFORMATION DESKS, AND PROVIDE ROVING INTERPRETATION AT POPULAR DESTINATIONS. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND PRESENT FORMAL TALKS, LEAD INTERPRETIVE HIKES, CONDUCT YOUTH OUTREACH, AND SUPPORT GET ACTIVE IN THE PARK PROGRAMS, ENHANCING VISITOR EXPERIENCES AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORIC RESOURCES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $65.7k | 2/24/26 |