Bureau of Land Management opens $10.8 million in grants for Idaho
Eligible applicants: states, tribal entities, local governments, nonprofits, local authorities. Applications are due: April 17, 2023
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunities:
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Aquatic Resource Management
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Threatened and Endangered Species Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Good Neighbor Authority
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Wildlife Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Bureau of Land Management Idaho 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.
Good Neighbor Authority: authorizes treating insect-and disease infested trees; reducing hazardous fuels; any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program: improves the availability and use of locally adapted, genetically appropriate native seed for restoration
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.
Amount: $10,875,000 across opportunities; worth between $5,000 and $400,000.
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: Applications are due April 17, 2023 at 5 PM EST
Key Links:
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