Youth Conservation Services (12.010)
Youth Conservation Services (Assistance Listing 12.010) is run by the Department of the Army, part of the Department of Defense. It awarded $9.0 million in 84 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $107,079 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $66,095. Half of the 84 awards fell between $32,154 and $96,567, and they ranged from $2,138 to $1.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$9.0 million
- Grant awards84
- Typical award$66,095
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.4 million
- Size rank1,518 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $1.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $1.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1518th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 14 largest recipients received 104% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 6 states and territories.
What the program funds
To further training and educational opportunities at water resources development projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public and nonprofit entities for services relating to natural resources conservation or recreation management.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Provide young adults and veterans with real life work experiences in the stewardship of the environment in all fifty states by offering opportunities for education, leadership and personal development to the Recipient’s participants, while providing a high quality public service in natural resources/recreation management and conservation. Assistance may be provided only for projects that meet the requirements in the Water Resource Development Act of 2000, sec 213(a). ;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$18,000 - $2M
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2026: Conservation and Recreation Interns at the Raystown Lake Project
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Youth Conservation Services (12.010) awarded $9.0 million across 84 grant awards, an average of $107,079 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Student Conservation Association, Inc. | Virginia | 61 | $6.2 million |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Oregon | 7 | $987,457 |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc. | Maryland | 1 | $488,596 |
| Portland State University | Oregon | 1 | $329,686 |
| The Walama Restoration Project | Oregon | 1 | $260,534 |
| County of, Skamania | Washington | 2 | $224,972 |
| City of Vicksburg | Mississippi | 1 | $143,260 |
| South Lane School District | Oregon | 1 | $125,000 |
| Lane County Oregon | Oregon | 2 | $125,000 |
| Clearwater Economic Development Association, Inc. | Idaho | 3 | $104,000 |
| Lane County School District 52 | Oregon | 1 | $92,500 |
| Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council | Oregon | 1 | $80,000 |
| Looking Glass Community Services | Oregon | 1 | $78,245 |
| Ceati International Inc. | 1 | $52,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 91% of the money, state and local governments 4.3% and colleges and universities 3.7%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 75 | $8.2 million | 91% |
| State and local governments | 7 | $390,874 | 4.3% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $329,341 | 3.7% |
| Other | 1 | $52,000 | 0.6% |
By state
2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Virginia and Oregon.