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US: IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Youth Conservation Corps Program ($350,000)

Deadline: 03-Feb-2025

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Youth Conservation Corps Program projects provide employment for participants and opportunities to gain work experience in public lands and natural resources management.

The BLM Youth Program also helps diversify the BLM workforce while exposing participants to complex cultural and natural resource issues. The BLM Youth Program partners with qualified youth and conservation corps through the Public Lands Corp (PLC) Program to engage individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 (inclusive) and veterans up to age 35 (inclusive) including tribal members.

Program Goals
  • Establishment of the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) Program: The intent of the IYSC program is to expand opportunities for Tribes to participate in Public Land Corps activities and to provide a direct benefit to members of federally recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native corporations. The IYSC program will provide its participants meaningful educational, employment, and training opportunities through conservation projects on eligible service land-public and Indian lands.
  • Outreach to Underrepresented/Underserved Communities: The Youth NOFO will offer an opportunity to address climate change and racial inequity by providing training opportunities for young people of color and others from historically disenfranchised communities.
  • Support the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Partner with Youth Conservation Corps organizations to advance the restoration, monitoring, inventory, assessment and community engagement initiatives.
Funding Information
  • Estimated Total Program Funding: $350,000
  • Award Ceiling: $250,000 
  • Award Floor: $50,000
Eligible Projects

Projects will include the following:

  • Enhancement of recreation opportunities through trail building, maintenance and restoration, and other improvements to visitor and recreation facilities (e.g. kiosks, campgrounds, signage etc.).
  • Monitoring riparian area vegetation and hydrological functions, collecting soil and stream data as well as, timber stand improvement projects for wildlife habitat and overall forest health.
  • Habitat restoration and wildlife protection, including reduction of invasive species, tree planting, fence removal/installation, riparian area restoration, etc.
  • Development and implementation of natural and cultural resource stewardship plans or educational materials for visitors.
  • Studies such as resource inventories, historic or archival research, archaeological excavation or stabilization, oral histories, historic preservation, habitat surveys, etc.
  • Preservation of cultural resources, including historic structures.
  • Seed collection for restoration of lands affected by natural disasters.
  • Reduction of wildfire risk to communities, watersheds, and other public land ecosystems. 
  • Production of materials and programs on natural, cultural, and/or paleontological resources, communication, education, and interpretation of natural and cultural resources.
Expected Program Outcomes
  • Projects may vary in length, but none should last longer than three years. Projects may be located in different geographic locations on BLM administered lands. The BLM project coordinator will track project success using various criteria including whether the project:
    • Exposes young people to public service, furthering their understanding and appreciation of the nation’s natural and cultural resources, while implementing Secretarial Orders and priorities. 
    • Stimulates interest in conservation careers by working with BLM conservation professionals and providing qualified conservation projects that will allow corps members to be certified for two-year noncompetitive hiring status upon completion of the projects and 640 hours. 
    • Promotes job creation to strengthen America’s economy and fosters relationships with organizations advocating for balanced stewardship and use of public lands. 
    • Promote public purposes by providing education, job training, development of responsible citizenship, and productive community involvement in the care and enhancement of natural and cultural resources. 
    • Assists qualified conservation corps to enhance public lands and waters by engaging youth in conserving or developing natural and cultural resources. 
    • Engages young people within the local area or within the states to provide opportunities to stimulate interest in conservation activities.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Eligible Applicants
    • State governments
    • County governments
    • City or township governments 
    • Special district governments 
    • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education 
    • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) 
    • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) 
    • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education 
    • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education 
    • Private institutions of higher education
  • Individuals and for-profit organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.

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