Cooperative Agreement W912DR2220001

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), will fund a youth internship program called "Stewards of the Future" in Pinnacles National Park. The program will be administered by the non-profit organization Conservation Legacy, operating through its Southwest Conservation Corps program, and will engage a diverse group of local and urban youth in natural resource...

This one-year Cooperative Agreement award for $266,138.45, provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports a project to rapidly publish long-term natural resource monitoring data collected by eight NPS Inventory and Monitoring networks. The award will fund three 52-week internships for individuals to gain experience in natural resource management through activities such as data evaluation, report...

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 National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $294,041.59 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to The Great Basin Institute (GBI) to recruit interns as members of the Capitol Reef Resource Management Team. The project will provide participants with hands-on experience in natural, cultural, and social resources management, monitoring, and conservation activities on Department of the Interior lands. Key tasks will include...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a 2-year Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, totaling $202,800 effective September 30, 2023. The purpose of this award is to provide 4 natural resources interns to support the Bureau's Renewable Program under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). As the prime recipient, Conservation Legacy will leverage its Southwest Conservation Corps program to engage...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $134,841.00, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award recipient, the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE), will provide archaeology internship opportunities to assist with surveying and inventorying historic sites within Mount Rainier National Park. The interns will work alongside the park historical architect, performing...

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...

The National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $123,751 cooperative agreement to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. to support the PAIS 2021 SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON SCA INTERNS project from April 19, 2021 through December 31, 2021. This award was made under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), which seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out natural and cultural resource...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $256,700 cooperative agreement to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy to engage youth in enhancing the preservation, inventory, and mapping of Rocky Mountain National Park facilities, assets, and resources from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2026. Under this award, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy will utilize its qualified non-profit status and experience with youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out...