Deadline: 02-Sep-21
The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) are pleased to announce the release of the 2021 Conservation Service Corps grant cycle with up to $1 million in funding for outdoor recreation, stewardship, and restoration projects completed by conservation service corps members.
The goal of these funds is to employ youth and young adults (ages 14-25) throughout the state on critical outdoor recreation and natural resource stewardship projects using the network of conservation service corps accredited by CYCA.
Funding Information
- Amount: 1 million
What Conservation Service Corps Are?
- Youth, young adult and veteran workforce development programs;
- Programs focused on developing youth and young adults through service;
- Programs focused on providing veterans experience for post-service conservation careers;
- Programs focused on environmental education and ethic of stewardship.
What Conservation Service Corps Are Not?
- Professional contract-work crews;
- Volunteer programs;
- Recreation or summer camp programs;
- Court-ordered or juvenile-offender diversion programs;
- Wilderness therapy or mental health counseling.
Eligibility Criteria
This program is open to the following entities eligible to receive GOCO open space and/or local government funds:
- Colorado municipality or county;
- Political subdivision of the State of Colorado that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas;
- Title 32 special district eligible to receive distributions from the Conservation Trust Fund;
- 501(c)(3) non-profit land conservation organization that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas, e.g., land trusts.
For more information, visit https://www.cyca.org/