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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-CO Youth Conservation Corps Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 13, 2016 and posted on Jun 13, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 12, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM-CO Youth Conservation Corps Initiative is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on expanding youth engagement and employment on public lands in Colorado. It sits under the Department of the Interior's broader Youth Initiative, which is designed to help young people from all backgrounds explore, connect with, and help preserve the nation's natural and cultural resources. A central goal is to build the "next generation of conservation leaders" by pairing paid, hands-on work with education, mentorship, and exposure to natural resource careers.
At its core, this opportunity supports partnerships between BLM Colorado and youth conservation corps organizations. BLM notes that these partnerships have been in place for more than a decade and have proven mutually beneficial, with youth crews completing practical on-the-ground stewardship work that directly supports public land management needs. The initiative emphasizes using youth-focused hiring and recruitment approaches, along with formal partnerships, to create meaningful work experiences that also strengthen leadership, civic engagement, and career readiness among participating youth and young adults.
Funded projects are intended to place youth conservation crews on public lands to carry out a wide range of conservation, resource protection, and stewardship activities. While the announcement does not list a fixed menu of tasks, it frames the work broadly around land, water, and energy conservation projects, and around improving and protecting natural and cultural resources while also supporting outdoor recreation values. The program is also explicitly structured to provide service-learning style experiences where participants learn trade skills and life skills, develop a conservation ethic, and gain familiarity with career paths in natural resources and public land management.
From an administrative standpoint, the award is expected to be made as a cooperative agreement, which usually means BLM anticipates being substantially involved in the project beyond simply providing funds (for example, helping coordinate priorities, project locations, compliance needs, or field oversight). The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources (CFDA 15.225) and was posted on June 13, 2016, with an application closing date of August 12, 2016. The program anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of up to $4,000,000. Eligibility is described as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text for the opportunity, suggesting the intended applicants are likely specific partner organizations such as youth corps and similar entities rather than individuals.
Overall, the grant is meant to scale up BLM Colorado's use of youth crews as a practical workforce for conservation and stewardship projects, while simultaneously functioning as a pipeline program that helps young people build skills, confidence, and interest in long-term careers tied to public lands and conservation.
BLM-CO Youth Conservation Corps Initiative (Colorado) - FAQs
What is the BLM-CO Youth Conservation Corps Initiative?
The BLM-CO Youth Conservation Corps Initiative is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It focuses on expanding youth engagement and employment on public lands in Colorado through partnerships that place youth conservation crews on projects that support public land stewardship and management needs.
Which agency is offering this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), specifically tied to BLM activities in Colorado.
What is the main purpose of the initiative?
The initiative is designed to scale up BLM Colorado's use of youth crews to complete conservation and stewardship work on public lands, while also helping build the next generation of conservation leaders through paid, hands-on work paired with education, mentorship, and exposure to natural resource careers.
How does this opportunity relate to the Department of the Interior Youth Initiative?
This initiative sits under the Department of the Interior's broader Youth Initiative, which aims to help young people from all backgrounds explore, connect with, and help preserve the nation's natural and cultural resources.
What types of projects are supported under this funding?
Funded projects are intended to place youth conservation crews on public lands to carry out conservation, resource protection, and stewardship activities. The work is framed broadly around land, water, and energy conservation projects, improving and protecting natural and cultural resources, and supporting outdoor recreation values.
Is there a fixed list of allowable tasks for youth crews?
No fixed menu of tasks is provided in the summary description. Instead, the announcement describes the work broadly as on-the-ground stewardship activities supporting public land management needs in areas like conservation and resource protection.
Where will the funded work take place?
The initiative is focused on public lands in Colorado and is associated with BLM Colorado.
Who is intended to benefit from the funded projects?
The projects are intended to benefit both public lands (through on-the-ground stewardship work) and participating youth and young adults (through paid work experiences, skill-building, mentorship, and career exposure connected to natural resource and public land management fields).
What kind of participant experience does the program emphasize?
The program emphasizes service-learning style experiences where participants learn trade skills and life skills, develop a conservation ethic, strengthen leadership and civic engagement, and gain familiarity with career paths in natural resources and public land management.
What does BLM say about its history of working with youth conservation corps?
BLM notes that partnerships between BLM Colorado and youth conservation corps organizations have been in place for more than a decade and have been mutually beneficial, with youth crews completing practical stewardship work that supports public land management needs.
What type of award is expected?
The award is expected to be made as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically means BLM expects to be substantially involved beyond simply providing funds. The description indicates this could include involvement such as coordinating priorities, project locations, compliance needs, or field oversight.
What is the program category or CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources with CFDA 15.225.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 13, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was August 12, 2016.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated making one award.
What is the maximum (ceiling) amount for the award?
The award ceiling was up to $4,000,000.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text for the opportunity. Based on the description, the intended applicants appear to be partner organizations such as youth conservation corps and similar entities, rather than individuals.
Is this opportunity intended for individuals to apply directly?
The summary suggests the intended applicants are organizations (such as youth conservation corps partners) rather than individuals, since the program emphasizes formal partnerships and placing organized youth crews on public lands.
What is the overall goal for workforce and career development?
The grant is described as both a practical workforce approach for conservation and stewardship projects and a pipeline program to help young people build skills, confidence, and interest in long-term careers tied to public lands and conservation.
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