Conservation Interns at Raystown Lake | W912DR1920002

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The Conservation Interns at Raystown Lake grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W912DR1920002) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, under the Department of Defense, Department of the Army. It focuses on supporting the management and enhancement of natural resources at the Raystown Lake Project through a partnership with a qualified nonprofit organization. The program is designed to strengthen on-the-ground conservation work at Raystown Lake while also serving as a structured training and education pathway for two conservation interns who have academic or early career backgrounds in fish and wildlife, forestry, or environmental studies.

The core purpose of the agreement is to provide practical assistance to USACE staff in several key natural resource program areas. The supported work is broad and field-oriented, including wildlife management activities, monitoring of threatened and endangered species, and fisheries management tasks that help maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems. It also emphasizes wildlife habitat enhancement, which can involve improvements or restoration actions that benefit priority species and ecological communities. In addition, the opportunity includes forest management responsibilities, reflecting the importance of long-term stewardship of wooded lands around the project, and boundary inspection and maintenance, which typically involves monitoring project boundaries, identifying encroachments or issues, and helping maintain clear, functional delineation of federal lands.

Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that hold IRS 501(c)(3) status and are not institutions of higher education. USACE anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of $18,000. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 12.010 and falls under the Natural Resources activity category, aligning it with conservation, habitat, and resource stewardship objectives rather than infrastructure or construction-heavy work. The posting was created on March 15, 2019, with an original closing date of March 29, 2019, indicating it was offered on a relatively short application timeline.

Overall, this opportunity combines two outcomes: tangible support for USACE natural resource responsibilities at Raystown Lake and hands-on workforce development for two interns who are building practical skills in conservation fields. The selected nonprofit partner would function as the cooperating entity that helps implement these resource management tasks while providing the interns with supervised, real-world experience tied directly to federal land and water stewardship priorities at the Raystown Lake Project.

• The Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Interns at Raystown Lake" 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 Mar 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 29, 2019. (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 $18,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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