Recovery Act: Youth Conservation Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Recovery Act: Youth Conservation Program
	CFDA Number:	15.517
	CFDA Description:	Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	R10SF40004
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 03, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 06, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 08, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 12, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jan 13, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to youth, veteran, or conservation corps that are able to involve youth in Reclamation projects on a nation-wide basis. A qualified service and conservation corps means any program established by a State, or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by a non-profit organization
Grant Description: The objectives of this Funding Opportunity Announcement are two-fold:Project Objectives:1. Develop a program to involve youth in cooperative efforts in cultural and natural resource conservation related to Reclamation projects. Individual projects may include, but are not limited to, building fences, building accessible fishing docks and piers, inventorying and documenting cultural resources, providing administrative support, operations and maintenance activities, enhancing visitor services, and developing fire management plans.2. Promote and stimulate public purposes such as education, job training, development of responsible citizenship, productive community involvement, and furthering the understanding and appreciation of natural and cultural resources through the involvement of youth and young adults in care and enhancement of public resources.Joint (Reclamation and Partner Organization) Program Objectives1. Design and implement conservation related projects.2. Provide educational programs to the young people working on the conservation related projects at Reclamation sites.3. Create a cooperative partnership to maximize the benefits from the projects accomplished by Reclamation and the partner organization.4. Complete all projects in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Carla Pickering Grant Specialist Phone 801 524-3716

cpickering@usbr.gov [cpickering@usbr.gov]
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