Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment

Objective

This program seeks to partner with qualified non-profit Youth or Conservation Corps, State Conservation Corps, Indian Tribes, Universities, or veteran serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and fire management projects on Department of the Interior managed lands through authorized U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs.

Who Can Apply

• Interstate
• Intrastate
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other public institution/organization
• State
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other private institutions/organizations

State Government, County Government, City or Township Government, Special District Government, Regional Organization, U.S. Territory or Possession, Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education, Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized), Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization, Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than institution of Higher Education), Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education), Private Institution of Higher Education, Hispanic Serving Institution, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

Program Contact

patrick_schulze@fws.gov
(703)358-2567