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FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Wildlife Program

ID: L25AS00164 • Type: Posted

Description

The BLM OR/WA 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 OR/WA 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 OR/WA 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) Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Wildlife Program aims to advance the Department of the Interior's priorities by addressing the climate crisis, restoring balance on public lands and waters, promoting environmental justice, and investing in a clean energy future.

The program focuses on protecting wildlife habitats, 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 OR/WA Wildlife Program will fund projects that include: maintaining or restoring habitats for various wildlife species; conserving priority wildlife habitats; monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations; assessing wildlife habitat; enhancing understanding of conservation opportunities; improving integration of wildlife monitoring data; conducting research on habitat objectives; performing education projects to promote wildlife stewardship; and increasing public awareness about conservation challenges and successes.

Projects should align with the goals of supporting wildlife habitat restoration, addressing climate change impacts, and collaborating with state and tribal agencies.

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 and organizations (federally recognized), nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding 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 March 31, 2025, with a maximum end date of September 30, 2030. Proposals will have a start date in FY2025.

Grant Value
$2,000,000

Place of Performance
Projects will be performed in Oregon and Washington.

Overview

Category of Funding
Natural Resources
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 12/5/24 the Bureau of Land Management posted grant opportunity L25AS00164 for FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Wildlife Program with funding of $2.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 14, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT 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 the following rounds:Open from December 12, 2024 through March 14, 2025 Round One Applications Due: February 12, 2025 Final Applications Due: March 14, 2025Extensions to NOFO close dates will be unallowed, except in extenuating circumstances.
Last Updated
Dec. 5, 2024, 12:32 p.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
Oct. 1, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
County governments
City or township 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
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
$1,500,000
Floor
$1
Estimated Program Funding
$2,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Bureau of Land Management
Contact Email
Contact Phone
(303) 202-3865

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