Reclamation Youth Interns and Resource Assistants Master Cooperative Agreement

The summary for the Reclamation Youth Interns and Resource Assistants Master Cooperative Agreement 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 Bureau of Reclamation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Reclamation Youth Interns and Resource Assistants Master Cooperative Agreement: The objective(s) of this NOFO is to award Master Cooperative Agreements (MCA) to the selected nonprofit entities to enter into a five-year partnership, providing an efficient mechanism for funding youth and/or resource assistant intern projects.Reclamation youth program participants will gain on-the-job experience in environmental education, community service, or natural and cultural resource management through placements lasting from two weeks to one year. Participants will engage in projects that address some of the most critical conservation issues on Reclamation land, including engineering, environmental education, ecological restoration, species preservation, fuels treatments, research and monitoring activities provide critical support to program/specialist capacities, and species preservation. Some projects may be technological or administrative but will retain a clear and direct connection to natural and cultural resource conservation.Reclamation hopes to partner with MCA awardees to build upon current youth programs to develop, pilot, and implement new youth programs, to include (but not limited to):Reclamation's Direct Hire Authority for Resource Assistant Internship Program;Public Lands Corps Program; andIndian Youth Service Corps Program.

Federal Grant Title:	Reclamation Youth Interns and Resource Assistants Master Cooperative Agreement
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR)
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	R23AS00166
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.546
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	September 26th, 2023
Original Application Deadline:	September 26th, 2023
Posted Date:	July 24th, 2023
Creation Date:	July 24th, 2023
Archive Date:	January 3rd, 2024
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	September 15th, 2023

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants eligible to apply under this NOFO include nonprofit organizations capable of recruiting qualified youth program participants for positions located at Reclamation offices and facilities nationwide.Applicants eligible to apply under this NOFO include nonprofit organizations capable of recruiting qualified youth interns for positions located at Reclamation offices and facilities. Reclamation offices and facilities are generally located within Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, and Washington and Washington DC. In accordance with 2 CFR §200.70, a nonprofit organization means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization, not including institutions of higher education that:Is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;Is not organized primarily for profit; andUses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization.
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