Opportunity Information: Apply for W912EF 18 2 RFP 0001
The Natural Resources Training and Education at Mill Creek and Tri-Rivers Area opportunity is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District. It is designed to support a cooperative agreement with a qualified organization that can deliver hands-on outdoor education and workforce training while also completing practical maintenance and stewardship work on USACE-managed public lands in the Mill Creek and Tri-Rivers area. In other words, the funded partner is expected to combine structured learning and job-readiness development with real-world conservation and park operations tasks that directly benefit these recreation and natural resource sites.
A central goal of the project is youth and young adult development through challenging, meaningful field-based experiences. USACE is looking for organizations that can provide job-training and education that helps young adults build skills needed for long-term success, including leadership, employability, and practical technical abilities relevant to natural resources and land management. The announcement also notes an interest in programs that can offer participants opportunities for support tied to formal post-high-school education, suggesting that the preferred approach connects training with pathways to continued schooling or credentials beyond secondary education.
The on-the-ground work supported under this agreement focuses on routine and seasonal land stewardship activities typical of parks and natural resource management. Examples explicitly mentioned include park maintenance, vegetation management, prescribed burns, landscaping, and similar tasks. These activities imply a mix of trail and facility upkeep, habitat and invasive species work, and fuel reduction or ecological management projects where prescribed fire is appropriate and authorized. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, USACE typically expects substantial involvement in coordination, planning, oversight, or technical collaboration as the project is carried out, reflecting a partnership model rather than a hands-off funding arrangement.
Key administrative details from the announcement include the funding opportunity number W912EF 18 2 RFP 0001 and a single expected award. The award ceiling is listed as $45,000, setting the maximum anticipated federal funding for the project under this announcement. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the listed CFDA number is 12.010. The opportunity was created on February 8, 2018, with an original closing date of March 2, 2018, indicating a relatively short application window at the time of posting.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement under an eligibility information field. That phrasing usually signals that the agency may consider a range of non-federal partners depending on the specific authority and program goals, such as nonprofits, educational organizations, conservation corps-style programs, or other entities capable of running supervised training crews and delivering the educational components while meeting federal land management and safety expectations.
The legal authority for the effort is tied to the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, specifically Title 33, Part 2339, Section 213(a) (Public Law 106-106-541, 114 Stat. 2593; codified at 33 U.S.C. 2339). This statutory basis supports USACE entering into agreements that combine public benefit land stewardship with education and workforce development objectives, aligning the maintenance needs of public lands with training opportunities that prepare participants for employment and continued education in conservation, parks, and natural resources fields.Apply for W912EF 18 2 RFP 0001
- The Department of Defense, Walla Walla District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resources Training and Education at Mill Creek and Tri-Rivers Area" 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 Feb 08, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 02, 2018. (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 $45,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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