Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training Opportunities for Portland District Area Youth Service and Conservation Corps Organizations in the Portland District (NWP), Oregon

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a qualified non-Federal public agency, nonprofit entity, including youth service or conservation corps organizations for land stewardship and restoration services on USACE land in the Portland

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District.

This cooperative agreement will assist NWP in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities consisting of restoration and management of native prairie landscapes and wildlife habitat while providing education and training opportunities to the recipient’s participants in the local communities within NWP.

These education and training opportunities exist through the need for natural resource and maintenance services on USACE lands located at the Bonneville Lock and Dam, The Dalles Lock and Dam, John Day Lock and Dam, Willamette Valley Projects, and Rogue River Basin Projects.

The goals and objectives of this cooperative agreement are for the implementation of best natural resources management practices with regards to environmental stewardship, high- and low-density recreation areas, and operations/facilities maintenance.

Environmental and maintenance services include but are not limited to:
land stewardship and restoration wildlife habitat improvement riparian enhancement wetlands restoration and enhancement native grassland restoration and management plant propagation fisheries habitat management park and recreation site improvement development of visitor features for public education and interpretive services This cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 USC 2339(a) Conservation and Recreation Management.

The recipient for this cooperative agreement must be a qualified non-Federal public and nonprofit entity, including youth service or conservation corps organizations with experience in land stewardship and restoration using interns and small work crews supervised by experienced leaders so that ecological concepts can be accurately conveyed to work crew and leaders.
Agency: Department of Defense

Office: Department of Defense

Estimated Funding: $2,944,636





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 23-548

Additional Information of Eligibility:
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U. S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.

-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf23548

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Date Posted:
2023-02-02

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Archive Date:
2023-04-05


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