Youth employment Opportunities for Resource Managment and Enhaancement of Federal Lands

Post Date

September 17th 2009

Application Due Date

September 24th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

BLM-OR-RFA-09-1699

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $70000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $35000

Grant Description

The Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management is interested in providing employment opportunities for youth crews in local communities in Oregon and Washington by working cooperatively with qualified Youth or Conservation Corps on natural resource projects. The objective for any resultant agreement is to provide youth in local communities within Oregon and Washington the opportunity to connect with the natural world through completion of natural resource projects on Federal lands. These projects would provide youth with positive work experiences, development of work skills, a sense of personal responsibility, and a commitment to natural resource education

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Teresa E Spickerman
  tsimpson@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

• Agency Email Address:

  tsimpson@blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov