Youth Engagement and Employment Program

Youth Engagement and Employment Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Supports programs that engage youth in employment and educational opportunities to promote health and well-being.

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gov Maintenance Calendar F24AS00129 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:F24AS00129 Funding Opportunity Title:F24AS00129 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Grant Category of Funding Activity:Natural Resources Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:15.

676 -- Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Jan 16, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Sep 01, 2024 Current Closing Date for Applications:Jan 20, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, on January 20, 2025.

Archive Date:Jan 31, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 28,000,000 Eligible Applicants:City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) 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 Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Additional Information on Eligibility:Other Organizations that have established Public Lands Corps Act eligibility as FWS Youth Corps member organizations such as 501(c)4 or 501(c) 5 nonprofit organizations that are labor unions, neighborhood associations, or other types of eligible organizations, including those that reach or represent potentially underserved communities.

For all awards issued under the Public Lands Corps Act, recipient must have established eligibility under the FWS Youth Corps. FWS Youth Corps eligibility information is included in the attachments to this NOFO.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Fish and Wildlife Service Description:The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service) is the premier government agency dedicated to the conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats.

We are the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is the conservation and management of these important natural resources for the American public. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s origins date back to 1871 when Congress established the U.S. Fish Commission to study the decrease in the nation’s food fishes and recommend ways to reverse that decline.

The FWS is committed to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the ethic, age, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, and language diversity of contemporary America. The FWS operates a variety of programs that promote wildlife conservation and public land management under the Public Lands Corps Act (PLC) through engagement, employment, and education of our nation’s diverse youth and veterans.

FWS programs operating under the Public Lands Corps Act have been designated as covered programs under Justice40 (Executive Order 14008). The FWS strives to meet the Federal Government’s goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal Investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

The categories of investment are climate change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transit, affordable and sustainable housing, training and workforce development, remediation of reduction of legacy pollution, and the development of critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure. The Public Lands Corps (PLC) Program is authorized by Congress under Title 16 USC Sec.

1721-1726; Public Law 109-154, Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005 (amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993), and all subsequent amendments. Guidance authorizes U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to (1) establish PLC Programs (2) certify participants who meet the PLC eligibility requirements for the PLC non-competitive hiring authority status, and (3) ensure consistent program standards throughout the FWS.

The purpose of the FWS PLC programs (FWS Youth Corps) is to provide work and education opportunities for youth (defined as ages 16-30 inclusive, and up to age 35 for veterans) participants in the areas of natural and cultural resource conservation, development, and scientific research.

Participants perform work on our nation’s public lands by providing additional, unique capacity designed to boost the impact of the FWS for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the American people.

The FWS Youth Corps Program allows the FWS to establish partnerships with Partner organizations (FWS Youth Corps), generally defined as “qualified youth or conservation corps,” using financial assistance/cooperative agreements or MOUs, to employ the next generation of conservationists in paid PLC projects and internships. Partners must be designated as an official member of the FWS Youth Corps in order to certify Participants.

FWS Youth Corps application information is available in the attachments to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). See Full Announcement for additional information and application instructions. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants.

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