Closed · F18AS00081 · CFDA 15.676 · Discretionary

Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Natural Resource Careers

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$4M-$4M
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Natural Resource Careers is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $4,000,000 -- $4,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$4M-$4M
award range
Closed
application status
15.676
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Na… is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Feb 15 Closed

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to award funds to the Student Conservation Association (SCA) for a period not to exceed five years. The funds are intended to provide an introductory developmental educational experience of natural resource careers to young people, including culturally, ethnically and economically diverse students, through training, hands on experience and mentoring at a variety of USFWS programs including, but not limited to, national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and ecological services offices. B. This award is made under the authority of: 16 USC §742f Powers of Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, Section 7a of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. § 742 f(a)(4)), as amended, and the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. § 1721 1729), as amended.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · F18AS00081

Grants.gov marks Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Na… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Environment (ELT;ENV). 939 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 4,243).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Tracy Mccleaf (304) 876-7781 Tracy_McCleaf@fws.gov

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What to do next

Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Na… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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