The Bureau of Land Management Alaska (BLM) offices have collaborated with Qualified Youth and Conservation Corps, as authorized by the Public Lands Corps Act (PLC), to accomplish conservation projects for many years.
This program¿s projects provide employment for participants and opportunities
credit:
to learn about and gain work experience in public lands and natural resources management while promoting long-term interest in public lands stewardship and the BLM.
The BLM Youth Program assists the BLM with diversifying the workforce while exposing participants to the complex cultural and natural resource issues faced by National Conservation Lands managers.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Click on the full announcement link above to access the Funding Opportunity Document
Additional Information of Eligibility:This opportunity is open to any qualified youth conservation corps established by a state or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by a qualified nonprofit organization interested in working cooperatively with the BLM to develop and administer multiple-use conservation projects.
Conservation projects must focus on providing employment, education, and public-service opportunities for U. S. citizens and legal residents (between ages 16 and 30 inclusive and veterans up to age 35 inclusive) recruited from local and surrounding communities to assist with projects on public lands.
No other entities are eligible to respond.
All responding non-profit entities must provide a copy of their Section 501(c) (3) status determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service.
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://www.grants.govContact: Agency Email Description: amarshall@blm.gov
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2020-02-26
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2020-04-28