# Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities (15.931)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-931-youth-and-veteran-organizations-conservation-activities/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $285 million in 2,151 grants, about $132,711 per award.

## Objectives

This program seeks to utilize qualified non-profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on Department of the Interior lands through authorized National Park Service programs.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $43.5 million | 553 |
| 2022 | $50.6 million | 614 |
| 2023 | $64.4 million | 632 |
| 2024 | $71.0 million | 624 |
| 2025 | $56.0 million | 462 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Legacy | Colorado | $83.4 million |
| American Conservation Experience | Arizona | $57.4 million |
| The Student Conservation Association, Inc. | Virginia | $32.7 million |
| The Great Basin Institute | Nevada | $25.1 million |
| National Council Pres Eductn | New York | $12.6 million |
| Environment for the Americas, Inc. | Colorado | $9.7 million |
| Greening Youth Foundation, Inc | Georgia | $5.8 million |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Oregon | $4.6 million |
| Conservation Corps | Minnesota | $3.5 million |
| California Conservation Corps | California | $3.4 million |
| Utah State University | Utah | $3.0 million |
| Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. | Montana | $3.0 million |
| National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America | Illinois | $3.0 million |
| Kupu | Hawaii | $2.7 million |
| The Corps Network | District of Columbia | $2.1 million |
| Santa Monica Mountains Fund | California | $1.9 million |
| Friends of Sauguaro National Park | Arizona | $1.7 million |
| Hispanic Access Foundation | District of Columbia | $1.7 million |
| Capacity Builders Inc | New Mexico | $1.5 million |
| American Youthworks | Texas | $1.5 million |