Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment

 

To provide experiential, education, and employment program opportunities for youth of all ages (pre-K through early adult life, including students, associates, fellows, interns, members, and volunteers) to participate in conservation activities conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or in collaboration with other Department of the Interior bureaus, e.g., Bureau of Lands Management, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey; other federal agencies, i.e., Agriculture, Commerce, Corporation for National and Community Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Labor; and non-Federal entities. The intent of these education, career and leadership development programs is to engage, educate, and employ youth participants to fields of natural resources conservation. A goal of these programs is to promote intra-agency and external partnership that support or enhance youth conservation initiatives and potential career and employment opportunities.

Active 15.676 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Anticipate receiving 200 applications and issuing 200 awards. 250 awards
Fiscal Year 2018 In FY18 125 awards were issued under this program.
Fiscal Year 2019 In FY19 the program anticipates issuing 125-150 new awards.
Fiscal Year 2020 In FY20 the program anticipates issuing 125-150 new awards. Fish and Wildlife Act,16 U.S.C. §742 et seq.; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. §§661-666; National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act, 16 U.S.C. §§760aa-760aa-4; National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, 16 U.S.C. §§668dd-ee; Public Lands Corps Act - Public Lands Corps, 16 U.S.C. §§1721-1726; Public Lands Corps Act - Youth Conservation Corps, 16 U.S.C. §§1701-1706; and National Park Service Centennial Act, Public Law No: 114-289. Applicants may be state agencies, local governments, Tribal organizations, interstate, Intrastate, public nonprofit institution/organization, other public institution/organization, private nonprofit/organization, or any other organization subject to the jurisdiction of the United States with interests that support the mission of the Service. Applicants may be state agencies, local governments, Tribal organizations, interstate, Intrastate, public nonprofit institution/organization, other public institution/organization, private nonprofit/organization, or any other organization subject to the jurisdiction of the United States with interests that support the mission of the Service. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Submit an Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Budget Narrative, and other standard forms as specified in the funding opportunity posted, as appropriate, on www.grants.gov. Projects must be approved under the DOI Review process and meet program-specific goals and objectives. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Recipients may request funding for a subsequent year/cycle of a currently funded project. However, these requests are subject to the same submission, review, and approval requirements as all new applications. This program will fund any approved renewal application as new award, not as an amendment to an existing award. Recipients may request approval for budget and project plan revisions of funded projects, including period of performance and reporting due date extensions, in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Criteria for selection vary and are dependent upon authorizing legislation and/or program-specific guidelines posted with the funding opportunity posted, as appropriate, on www.grants.gov. . Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200.328. The final performance report is due within 90 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. Recipients will maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Program-specific legislation/regulation may dictate additional records retention requirements. Program will detail all non-standard records retention requirements in the notice of award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 25%. For projects covered under the Public Lands Corps Act (PLC), recipients must include a 25% non-Federal cash and/or in-kind contribution for projects.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The typical project period of performance is four weeks to 12 months. Funding must be spent within the project period of performance. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award. None/Not specified. Deborah Moore
5275 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 US
deborah_moore@fws.gov
Phone: (703)358-2386 http://www.fws.gov 14-1611-0-1-302 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 18$6,229,792.00; FY 19 est $8,900,000.00; FY 20 est $8,900,000.00; FY 17$8,921,113.00; - $750.00 - $200,000 Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2017 Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects similar to FY16 that support youth internships, development and implementation of conservation education/engagement programs and materials. Awards were issued nationwide to provide meaningful experiences in the field of Natural Resources to youth and veterans. Major partners included Student Conservation Association, American Conservation Experience, and Hispanic Access Foundation.
Fiscal Year 2018 Program funded youth internship projects throughout the nation.
Fiscal Year 2019 Program anticipates funding projects under the Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program Funding Opportunity and various regional funding opportunities.
Fiscal Year 2020 Program anticipates funding projects under the Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program Funding Opportunity and various regional funding opportunities.