BLM AZ, Southern Arizona Project Border Restoration Youth, Tucson Field Office, AZ

Funding Opportunity Number: L16AS00128 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.231Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Jul 18, 2016Award Ceiling: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 19, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Description of Program and/or Project a. Background: The Tucson Field Office BLM has engaged young adults through Public Lands Corps programs for 6 consecutive years in support of Operation Reclaim Our Arizona Monuments (ROAM). ROAM addresses cross-border smuggling activities (immigrants and drugs) and related impacts to resources on BLM lands in Southern Arizona. Involving youth in on-the-ground restoration stimulates their development and career skills in Natural Resources, Recreation and Visitor Services, Biology, and Environmental Sciences. Participants in the programs have developed skills in site restoration, installation and maintenance of barriers and signs, erosion control, multiple resource monitoring, educational outreach, trail maintenance, and invasive species control and management. Participants also developed skills in team leadership, project coordination (office and field based), database development/reporting, da...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding