F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program
The F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program grant aims to fund three nonprofit organizations over five years to help the USFWS establish a program that recruits and utilizes the skills of older Americans, aged 55 and above, in various wildlife conservation activities under the guidance of several wildlife-related acts.
Description
Three eligible nonprofit organizations for a total of five years to assist the agency in establishing and conducting an Experienced Services Program. Under this program, the USFWS will enter into cooperative agreements with private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor as eligible to receive funds under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to recruit and utilize the skills and experience of older Americans, aged 55 and older. Authorizing Statutes: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 116 6, Division E, Sec. 113). Program activities will be carried out under various authorities, including: Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); Fish and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 742 et seq.); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 666e); Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 753); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)