Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) opens $125M for Management and Conservation of Natural Resources Programs
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (these programs are currently accepting applications)
Opportunity:
IRA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ):
Rangeland Resource Management
Wildlife Program
Threatened and Endangered Species Program
Aquatic Resource Management
Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program
Overview and Eligible Uses:
The BLM Headquarters is seeking partners to help with the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ecosystem conservation and restoration activities. BLM is looking for projects in five different programs:
Wildlife Program: aims to restore priority habitats and species on public lands, assess project success, and increase the number of protected species meeting objectives. It collaborates with stakeholders to develop restoration strategies and partnerships for habitat restoration projects.
Threatened and Endangered Species: focuses on large-scale conservation and recovery of federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species, increasing knowledge and augmenting such species, increasing program efficiency, and public outreach and education. The emphasis will be on climate resilience, terrestrial and riverine connectivity, and restoration of habitats such as riparian, wet meadow, grassland, coastal, and southwest deserts.
Native Plants: has strategic goals that include implementing national seed strategies, developing genetically appropriate native plant material, assessing seed-based restoration efforts, collaborating with farmers and conservationists to increase seed amounts, supporting source-identified seed certification programs, and collaborating with tribal governments.
Aquatic Resources: aims to design, coordinate and implement process-based restoration across multiple states, monitor water availability to support water right claims and sustainable use of water on public lands, improve assessments of drought severity and restoration effectiveness, and improve aquatic organism passage and connectivity
Rangeland Resource Managament Program: focuses on activities that maintain or achieve land health and productivity, increase carbon sequestration, and create resilient landscapes. Examples include facilitating conservation and restoration of range lands to combat climate change, soils mapping, and community engagement through mentoring, training, and educational programs.
Amount: The total funding for the five programs is $125M, and it is expected that 100 awards will be granted. Each program will have an allocated funding of $25M with approximately 20 awards given, ranging from $1M to $10M The actual number of awards granted will depend on the quality and merit of the applications received and the availability of funds.
Award Type: Cooperative agreements and grants
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status
State, county, city and township governments
Public and private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations and governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Key Dates: Applications are due May 16, 2023
Key Links:
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