Youth Engagement, Edcuation, and Employment Programs

The summary for the Youth Engagement, Edcuation, and Employment Programs 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 Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Youth Engagement, Edcuation, and Employment Programs: 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 nonFederal 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 intraagency and external partnership that support or enhance youth conservation initiatives and potential career and employment opportunities. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Interior (16 U.S.C. 460 Sec. 460l (lower case ⿿L⿝)-1(d) and (f); Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended by the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 742a through 754j2, as amended; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661); National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006 (Public Law 109 360); National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 742j); Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, as amended 2005 (16 U.S.C. 1721 through 1726, P.L. 109 154); Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 (P.L. 93 408).
Federal Grant Title: Youth Engagement, Edcuation, and Employment Programs
Federal Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Grant Categories: Education Environment Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: F16AS00211
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 322055
CFDA Descriptions: Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs
Current Application Deadline: May 20, 2016
Original Application Deadline: May 20, 2016
Posted Date: May 6, 2016
Creation Date: May 6, 2016
Archive Date: May 21, 2016
Total Program Funding: $45,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $45,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $45,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED. There is not an application process for the project Urban Environmental Education Scholarships and Fresh Tracks. This is notice of intent to award a single-source agreement to IslandWood under justification 505DM2.14 (B1 and 4).
Grant Announcement Contact
Tracy Mccleaf (304) 876-7781 [email protected]
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