Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Opens Over $16M in grants
Eligible applicants: states, local governments, tribal entities, nonprofits, local authorities, Applications are due: May, 2023
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (these programs are currently accepting applications)
Opportunities:
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Aquatic Resource Management
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Threatened and Endangered Species Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Wildlife Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Youth and Conservation Corps. for Montana/Dakota
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Environmental Quality and Protection
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist in the following programs :
Aquatic Resources Program: conserves and restores riparian and wetland areas, aquatic habitats, and water resources (hereafter referred to as aquatic resources) to provide resource values and ecosystem services necessary to achieve the BLM’s multiple use mandate.
Threatened and Endangered Species Program: works to conserve and recover federally-listed and Bureau sensitive animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands.
Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program: activities to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordination, reducing the amount of hazardous fuels, and furthering the education of landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation.
Wildlife Program: responsible for managing habitats for wildlife species that depend on public lands for all or part of their life cycle.
Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Programs: coordinate management, preservation, education and outreach efforts, economic opportunities, and public uses of a fragile, nonrenewable scientific record that represents an important component of America’s heritage.
Invasive and Noxious Plant Program: works to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor weed populations on public lands.
Youth and Conservation Corps: provides employment to participants, exposes them to public service careers, and enhances and maintains public lands.
Environmental Quality and Protection: addresses physical safety hazards through a variety of closure methods.
Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program: improve the availability of locally adapted, genetically appropriate native seeds for restoration
Amount: $16,350,000 across opportunities; worth between $2.25M and $10k.
Award Type: Cooperative agreement
Eligible Applicants:
State, county, city, or township governments
Federally and non-Federally recognized Native American tribal organizations.
Private, public, and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Native American housing authorities
Special district governments
Key Dates and Links: Applications are due…
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Aquatic Resource Management: May 1, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Threatened and Endangered Species Program: May 1, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program: May 5, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Wildlife Program: May 1, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program: May 5, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program: May 1, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Youth and Conservation Corps. for Montana/Dakota: May 5, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Environmental Quality and Protection: May 1, 2023
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program: May 1, 2023
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