Federal grants to American Conservation Experience
American Conservation Experience in Flagstaff, Arizona received $114 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 933 awards. Its largest program was Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities, with $57.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $23.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$114 million
- Awards933
- Awarded in FY 2025$23.4 million
- Largest award$3.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 205 | $15.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 281 | $20.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 310 | $24.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 327 | $30.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 241 | $23.4 million |
Programs that fund American Conservation Experience
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | 509 | $57.4 million |
| FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps | 295 | $35.9 million |
| Youth Corps | 110 | $15.9 million |
| Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Youth Conservation | 4 | $487,752 |
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 3 | $450,220 |
| Adaptive Science | 1 | $256,867 |
| Coastal | 1 | $225,000 |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | 1 | $138,842 |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 2 | $125,010 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 927 | $111 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 5 | $3.3 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $55,173 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This program utilizes qualified non profit youth and veteran serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and educationprojects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs.provide pres | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | March 27, 2023 | $3.6 million |
| P23AC00097 project abstract new award project abstract summary project title repair and maintain recreational trails and surrounding areas (park wide) by youth internshipawardpurpose this project will include grounds and trails maintenanceactivities to beperformed related tasks may include the repai | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | December 19, 2022 | $2.3 million |
| Funds under this award are to be used to place 7 teams of american conservation experience national visitor survey interns to conduct onsite visitor sampling for the national wildlife refuge visitor survey. | FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps | July 30, 2021 | $2.1 million |
| American conservation experience, a nonprofit conservation corps, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and wildlife service (FWS), is seeking one nutria program coordinator and nine wildlife control members to contribute to nutria control and other invasive species and biological projects in the gulf c | FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps | August 16, 2023 | $1.9 million |
| Project ABSTRACT15.931: youth and veteran organizations conservation activitiessam.gov link: click here for the sam.gov assistance listingtemplate: this program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | May 24, 2024 | $1.9 million |
| Wetland restoration on federally owned easements in Vermont | Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | September 29, 2022 | $1.5 million |
| Traditional trades apprenticeship program | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | March 19, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Restoration implementation through the efficient procurement of professional and qualified contractors and the option for additional easement stewardship assistance. | Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | September 28, 2023 | $1.3 million |
| The recipient will select and oversee qualified and motivated undergraduate and graduate students to work alongside nps staff in the cultural resources, interpretation, and related fields in different park units/programs and federal offices throughout the nation. Summary of project specific activiti | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | July 7, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. This pro | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | June 5, 2025 | $941,778 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does American Conservation Experience get?
$114 million in 933 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives American Conservation Experience the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $111 million in 927 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Corporation for National and Community Service follow.
What is American Conservation Experience's largest federal grant?
$3.6 million under Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities, with its first action in the period on March 27, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund American Conservation Experience?
Its largest are Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities, FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps and Youth Corps.
Other grant recipients in Flagstaff
- Northern Arizona University
- Northern Arizona Council of Governments
- Coconino County
- Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority
- North Country Healthcare, Inc.
- City of Flagstaff
- Hopi Utilities Corporation
- Hopi Telecommunications Inc
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