Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management Opens $13.65M for Montana and Dakota

Announcement Type: Notice of funding opportunity (this program is now accepting applications)

Opportunities: BLM Alaska IIJA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program and BLM Alaska IIJA Invasive and Noxious Plant Management

Overview and Eligible Uses:

1.) Alaska Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program: Projects must work to improv the availability and use of locally adapted, genetically appropriate native seed for restoration.

2.) Alaska Invasive and Noxious Plant Management: Projects must work to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor weed populations on public lands.

Amount: A total of $600,000 is available for the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program, distributed across a total of 5 awards between $5,000 and $250,000. A total of $300,000 is available for the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program, distributed across a total of 4 awards between $5,000 and $200,000.

Award Type: Cooperative agreement

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 for both programs are due May 9, 2023.

Key Links:

Grants.gov opportunity for BLM Alaska IIJA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program

Grants.gov opportunity for BLM Alaska IIJA Invasive and Noxious Plant Management

For a full list of currently available grant programs under the Infrastructure Law and other helpful tools, take a look at our Helpful Resources page.

This tracker will continue to send updates when new funding opportunities are announced.