The National Park Service, under its Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded $169,413.98 to American Conservation Experience through a Cooperative Agreement concluding on September 30, 2022. This funding will support the organization's delivery of natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands in Flagstaff, Arizona through September 2022. The Youth and Veteran...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will provide $225,706.27 to fund two public history interns and one resource management intern at a park to enhance youth engagement and improve resource management during America 250 activities. The project deliverables include expanded public programs, preserved cultural and natural resources, and increased visitor safety through a stronger staff...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $566,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) to support a range of cultural resource stewardship activities and educational programming. Under this award, FTS will produce three mainstage theatrical productions for approximately 60,000 audience members, as well as provide educational opportunities including student matinees, guided and virtual field trips, oratory...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $213,546.67 to support three Conservation Legacy interns to work at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. The interns will engage in various cultural and education-based activities, including supporting interpretation, education, and volunteer initiatives, as well as preparing for the upcoming America 250 commemorations. Key activities...
The American Conservation Experience was awarded a $219,041.85 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program (CFDA 15.931). The goal of the project is for youth interns to gain practical experience in natural resource management and restoration through invasive plant removal, fuel reduction, and other conservation activities on public lands in Tucson,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $589,988.92, is funded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award supports the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience (ACE) in carrying out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and historic preservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Specifically, this project will complete mission-critical...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $147,217.30 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 support a project to enhance and expand the ecological restoration, climate adaptability, environmental resilience, disaster recovery, and visitor accessibility of the Salt River Bay Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the U.S. Virgin...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,448,601 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.946 - Cultural Resources Management) to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to produce the National Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day concerts from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. These high-profile performances on historic property are aimed at increasing public awareness, knowledge, and support for historic preservation and stewardship of the nation's natural, cultural, and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Park Service (NPS), provides $143,036.97 in funding to the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award supports ACE in engaging young adults and veterans aged...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $106,893.70 to support an administrative internship program at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. The award, with a performance period from August 2024 to April 2026, will enable the non-profit organization American Conservation Experience to work alongside park administrative staff to organize and maintain park records....