Natural Resources Training and Education at Dworshak Project | W912EF 24 2 RFP 0002

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The Natural Resources Training and Education at Dworshak Project funding opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District. It is designed to partner with an organization that can deliver hands-on outdoor education and job training for young adults while also helping the Corps complete needed maintenance and stewardship work on public lands associated with the Dworshak Project. In practical terms, the program is meant to blend workforce development with real-world conservation and recreation-area operations, so participants gain marketable skills while contributing to upkeep of federally managed lands.

The work supported under this agreement focuses on routine and seasonal land management and recreation-site maintenance tasks. Activities described include park maintenance, vegetation management, prescribed burning, landscaping, and similar services that help keep public areas safe, functional, and environmentally healthy. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, it typically implies active involvement from the federal agency during the project, such as coordination, oversight, or shared planning, rather than a simple pass-through grant with minimal federal participation.

A central goal of the opportunity is workforce and life-skills development for young adults through structured, challenging training experiences. USACE is specifically looking for organizations that can provide education and job-training opportunities that build practical competencies and support participants in developing the skills needed for stable, productive adult lives. The announcement also highlights an interest in programs that offer some form of support or pathway toward formal post-high-school education, suggesting the Corps values models that connect field-based training to longer-term educational or credentialing outcomes.

Eligibility is limited to non-federal public entities and nonprofit organizations. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (Assistance Listing) 12.010 and falls within the Natural Resources funding activity category. The funding opportunity number is W912EF 24 2 RFP 0002, with an original closing date of June 1, 2024, and a creation date of May 1, 2024. The expected number of awards is one, and the award ceiling is $36,000, indicating a relatively small, targeted agreement intended for a single partner to carry out the combined training-and-service effort.

The statutory authority cited for this program is the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Title 33, Part 2339, Section 213(a), Public Law 106-106-541, 114 Stat. 2593, codified as amended at 33 U.S.C. 2339. This authority underpins USACE partnerships that pair public works and land stewardship needs with education and training objectives, aligning conservation-related project delivery with youth or young adult development outcomes.

• The Walla Walla District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resources Training and Education at Dworshak Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.010.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $36,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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