Cooperative Agreement W9126G2220013

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $192,643.43 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010) to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA), a non-profit organization. The agreement provides funding for three Student Conservation Association Interns to be assigned to the Lower Granite Lock and Dam in Pomeroy, WA and the Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office in Clarkston, WA. The interns will gain hands-on experience in...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010) provides $131,678.62 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to deliver conservation and recreation internships to support park operations and maintenance at the Libby Dam in Montana. The funding will enable SCA to provide hands-on training and employment opportunities for young adults and veterans in natural resource management and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management (CFDA 15.524) program provides $204,454 to the County of Power, Idaho to support operations and maintenance activities at the American Falls Reservoir recreation area. The funding will cover labor costs, supplies, tools, equipment, and routine maintenance and repairs, including maintaining the gravel parking area, mowing surrounding weeds, servicing picnic areas,...

The City of American Falls, Idaho will receive $205,953 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) to support operation and maintenance of the Willow Bay Recreation Area. Funding will allow the City, as managing partner, to continue essential upkeep and improvements at the recreation grounds owned by Reclamation, including maintenance of boat docks, landscaping, trash collection and...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $108,353.45 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to The Great Basin Institute, a non-profit organization, to provide hands-on natural resource management and ecological restoration experience for youth interns. The project will engage interns in active fuel reduction, invasive plant removal, and other conservation activities on public lands in Arizona over a one-year period from...

The Department of Parks & Recreation Idaho was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management federal grant program (CFDA 15.524). The grant will fund the replacement of failing subgrade water lines and upgrade of the well distribution system at Walcott State Park in Idaho. Key activities include: working with a design professional and contractor to update the park's water system, upgrade well house...

The Town of Coulee City, Washington received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524). The grant will fund operations and maintenance costs for the Coulee City Campground over a five-year period through December 2026. Key deliverables include continued safe and accessible operation of the campground recreation facility in accordance with managing agreements and accessibility standards....

This $258,800 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The objective is to protect, restore, and enhance areas impacted by the invasive saltcedar plant spread across the park, while providing training and employment opportunities for youth. Through this project, the National Park Service is partnering with the non-profit organization Conservation Legacy,...

Under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region, Conservation Legacy received $225,333.33 to rehabilitate and maintain the Red Trail in Chickamauga Battlefield. Through this award, interns from Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps program will provide critical trail maintenance services, including removing invasive vegetation, repairing trail surfaces, and replacing signage. This work will improve public access and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded The Great Basin Institute a $1,912,121.75 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.546) to recruit and manage qualified youth interns (ages 18-25) as Resource Assistant Interns (RAIs). The interns will complete 11-18 week internships, engaging in design, field, and research projects that provide critical support to Reclamation employees across various water and hydropower initiatives. These projects will apply the...