Natural Resource and Recreation Maintenance Training and Education for Cowlitz County Offenders

The summary for the Natural Resource and Recreation Maintenance Training and Education for Cowlitz County Offenders grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Dept of the Army Corps of Engineers, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Natural Resource and Recreation Maintenance Training and Education for Cowlitz County Offenders: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to award a cooperative agreement to provide training and educational opportunities to local county offenders. These education and training opportunities exist through the need for natural resource and recreation maintenance services on US Army Corps of Engineers project lands at the Bonneville project. The goals and objectives of this cooperative agreement are to facilitate a mutually beneficial partnership for implementation of best management practices with regards to environmental stewardship, high and low density recreation areas, and operations/facilities maintenance, natural resource and recreation maintenance services include but are not limited to: a.Vegetation Management (control of invasive plant species, plantings of native species, and /or removal of species for dam safety or security purposes) b.Trail Maintenance c.Litter Control This cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 USC 2339(a) Conservation and Recreation Management. The goal of this funding opportunity is to provide training and education opportunities to offenders at the local county correction facility.