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FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Wildlife Program

ID: L25AS00168 • Type: Posted
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Description

The BLM Headquarters Wildlife Program advances the Department of the Interior's priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future. Specific BLM Headquarters Wildlife Program priorities include:protect wildlife habitat, migration, habitat connectivity that supports biodiversity;increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions;contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030;support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives;engage communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; anduse the best science and data available to make decisions. The BLM Headquarters Wildlife Program works with partner organizations to meet the goals above on national or regional scale through: Activities that maintain or restore habitats for upland game, waterfowl, big game, pollinators, sensitives species, and watchable wildlife species. Conserving priority wildlife habitat (vegetation communities, water resources, or connectivity) or reducing threats to habitat or species.Monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations and habitats to provide complete, current, and accurate information on the distribution, abundance, and habitat of wildlife that depend on BLM managed public lands.Assessing wildlife habitat and measuring related resource management goals and objectives.Enhancing the understanding of opportunities to conserve wildlife populations that depend on BLM managed lands.Improving how BLM uses and integrates coordinated wildlife monitoring data such as Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) and North American Bat Monitoring Program (NaBat). Doing new research on success in meeting the objectives of wildlife habitat and land use plans at the ecosystem and watershed level.Performing education projects (including citizen science and student-based science) to facilitate wildlife stewardship and conservation for species that depend on BLM managed lands.Increasing public awareness of wildlife resources, conservation challenges and successes on BLM managed lands, including with a targeted focus on communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities.
Background
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Headquarters Wildlife Program aims to advance the Department of the Interior's priorities, which include addressing the climate crisis, restoring balance on public lands and waters, advancing environmental justice, and investing in a clean energy future.

The program focuses on protecting wildlife habitat, enhancing resilience to climate change, conserving lands and waters, supporting state wildlife objectives, engaging diverse communities, and utilizing scientific data for decision-making.

Grant Details
The BLM Headquarters Wildlife Program will fund projects that maintain or restore habitats for various wildlife species, conserve priority wildlife habitats, monitor wildlife populations and habitats, assess wildlife habitat management goals, enhance understanding of conservation opportunities, improve integration of wildlife monitoring data, conduct research on habitat objectives at ecosystem levels, perform education projects to promote wildlife stewardship, and increase public awareness of conservation challenges.

Specific tasks include:
1. Activities that maintain or restore habitats for upland game, waterfowl, big game, pollinators, sensitive species, and watchable wildlife species.
2. Monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations and habitats to provide current information on distribution and abundance.
3. Assessing habitat conditions and measuring resource management goals.
4. Conducting new research on habitat success at ecosystem levels.
5. Performing educational projects to facilitate conservation efforts.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized), nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and private institutions of higher education. Individuals and for-profit organizations are ineligible to apply.

Period of Performance
The anticipated project start date is July 1, 2025, with a maximum end date of June 30, 2030.

Grant Value
The estimated total program funding is $4 million with an expected number of awards being 20. The award ceiling is $2 million while the award floor is $10,000.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations for project performance involve BLM-managed public lands.
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Overview

Agency
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [DOI]
Category of Funding
Natural Resources
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
15.247 - Wildlife Resource Management
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 12/11/24 the Bureau of Land Management posted grant opportunity L25AS00168 for FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Wildlife Program with funding of $4.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 11, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Feb. 14, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due dates.Applications will be reviewed, rated, ranked and selected by one round:Open from December 11, 2024, through February 14, 2025Extensions to NOFO close dates will be unallowed, except in extenuating circumstances.
Last Updated
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 a.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
Dec. 31, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
State governments
Additional Info
Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under this authority. Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESUs) are partnerships to promote, conduct, and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services. For cooperative agreements with CESU partners, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no-more-than 17.5 percent. Applicants should state if they will participate in the CESU program, and if so, which CESU Network would be the host.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$2,000,000
Floor
$10,000
Estimated Program Funding
$4,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Bureau of Land Management
Contact Email
isattler@blm.gov
Contact Phone
(303) 202-3865

Documents

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