Student Conservation Association (SCA) Fire Education Corp Team

Post Date

May 2nd 2008

Application Due Date

May 9th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

CA-NOI-08-0005

CFDA Number(s)

15.228

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $35000 - $1500000

Grant Description

The Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, intends to award a cooperative agreement with the Student Conservation Corps to SCA students will assist BLM by working with community members to develop “defensible space” and create a “Home Ignition Zone” on private property, especially in areas where private property boarder public lands. The intent is to select a recipient that uses crew members who are young adults (approximately ages 18-26). The goal is also to use crewmembers who have an interest in the outdoors and who may want to continue working in the natural resource and/or wildland fire field. The members will gain experience and training in natural resource and wildland fire

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Traci Thaler
  Grants and Agmts Specialist
  Phone 916-978-4529

• Agency Mailing Address:

  tthaler@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  tthaler@blm.gov