Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Rangeland Resource Management

Background
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangeland Management Program administers grazing for more than 155 million acres of public land. This includes, but is not limited to, such things as inventorying, controlling, and managing noxious weeds and invasive species; improving rangelands through grazing management, vegetation restoration treatments, and grazing management structures; and soil resource management. Coordination with land managers and other stakeholders is conducted to complete priority soil surveys, ecological site descriptions, and on-the-ground projects to improve soil stability and reduce erosion.

Appropriate management of rangeland and soil resources also support actions and authorizations that include, but are not limited to, such things as endangered and special status species recovery, grazing of domestic livestock, recreation, forest management, hazardous fuels reduction, and post fire rehabilitation.

Grant Details
The Rangeland Management program conducts inventories, assessments and evaluations of soil and vegetation conditions and land health. Funded projects under this program will focus on high priority work such as activities that support maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing carbon sequestration, and creating resilient landscapes to benefit current and future generations.

These activities could include vegetation monitoring, restoration treatments, installation of erosion control structures, soils mapping, development of ecological site descriptions, engagement of community members through mentoring/training/educational programs, project development/layout/planning analysis/document preparation as appropriate for land use planning decisions/endangered species requirements/cultural survey/assessment/data collection/monitoring.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public/state controlled institutions of higher education,
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities,
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education.
Cost sharing or matching is not required for this program; however a voluntary cost share is strongly encouraged.

Period of Performance
Projects funded through this NOFO will start upon issuance of a notice of award by the BLM Grants Management Officer executed through GrantSolutions. Agreement terms for funded projects are estimated to range between one and no more than five years. Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.

Grant Value
$4,480,000

Place of Performance
Projects will be based out of district or field offices where the project occurs.