Opportunity Information: Apply for W912EF202RFP0001
Natural Resources Training and Education at Mill Creek is a discretionary federal funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District, under Funding Opportunity Number W912EF202RFP0001. The agency is looking to make a cooperative agreement with a qualified organization to deliver outdoor education and hands-on job training while also completing needed maintenance and stewardship work on public lands at Mill Creek. In practical terms, the project is designed to blend workforce development with real fieldwork that supports park and natural resource operations.
The work supported under this opportunity centers on routine and seasonal land management tasks that public land managers must complete to keep recreation areas safe, functional, and environmentally healthy. The announcement highlights activities such as park maintenance, vegetation management, prescribed burning, landscaping, and related services. These tasks are not presented as stand-alone contracted services; instead, they are part of a training-and-education model where participants learn by doing, under supervision, while contributing meaningful labor to public land upkeep.
A core goal of the program is youth and young adult development. USACE specifically seeks organizations that can provide a challenging educational and job-training experience that helps young adults build the skills needed for long-term success, including leadership, employability, and practical technical competencies associated with natural resources and land management. The opportunity also references support or pathways that can help participants pursue formal education beyond high school, implying a program structure that may include mentoring, credential building, or education assistance aligned with postsecondary goals.
From a funding and competition standpoint, the opportunity was structured as a single expected award with an award ceiling of $40,000. It was posted on May 6, 2020, with an original closing date of June 5, 2020. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that USACE anticipates having an active role during project performance (for example, coordinating site access, aligning work with federal land management requirements, or participating in planning and oversight), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal agency involvement.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional clarification expected in the full eligibility text of the announcement. That phrasing is commonly used when an agency is open to nontraditional applicants beyond standard categories, potentially including nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, conservation corps-style organizations, or other entities capable of running structured training programs and safely executing field activities such as vegetation work and prescribed burning in compliance with applicable rules.
The stated statutory authority for the program is the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, specifically Title 33, Part 2339, Section 213(a) (Public Law 106-106-541; 114 Stat. 2593; 33 U.S.C. 2339). That authority supports partnerships that combine public land stewardship with training and development opportunities, which matches the program emphasis on simultaneously improving public lands and investing in young adult participants through workforce-focused outdoor education.
In short, this opportunity funds a small, single-award cooperative project at Mill Creek that pairs natural resource and park maintenance work with structured outdoor education and job training for young adults, aiming to deliver both tangible on-the-ground land management results and meaningful workforce and life-skill outcomes for participants.Apply for W912EF202RFP0001
- 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 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 May 06, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 05, 2020. (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 $40,000.00 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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