Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment

To provide experiential, education, and employment opportunities for youth and veterans between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans aged 35 or younger. The intent of these education, career and leadership development programs is to engage, educate, and employ youth participants to fields of natural resource conservation and to advance the conservation and protection of natural and cultural resources on eligible public lands. This Public Lands Corps Act program expands youth public service opportunities and serves important conservation and societal objectives. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the ethic, age, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, and language diversity of contemporary America. This program includes the following subprograms: Career Discovery Internship Program (CDIP):…