The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for its Rangeland Management program to conduct inventories, assessments and evaluations of soil and vegetation conditions and land health.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/31/2022
Grant Size: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
To better support land management decisions regarding grazing and other range management treatments, soils management, and invasive species, the BLM will place a priority on collecting data through the use of consistent, comparable, and common indicators, consistent methods, and an unbiased sampling framework which will allow for analyses that are repeatable and comparable across a region, and decisions based on science and data that are legally defensible. Land health assessments completed at a larger scale will be more efficient and less costly over time and provide timely support for decision-making.
Funded projects under this program will focus on high priority work such as activities that support maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing carbon sequestration, and creating resilient landscapes to benefit current and future generations. These activities could include, but are not limited to, such things as:
- Vegetation monitoring.
- Vegetation restoration treatments.
- Installation, maintenance, and monitoring erosion control structures.
- Soils mapping and development of ecological site descriptions.
- Engagement of community members and other stakeholders, through mentoring, training, and educational programs.
- Project development and layout.
- Planning analysis and document preparation as appropriate, in order to carry out land use planning decisions, and Endangered Species requirements.
- Cultural survey and assessment, data collection and monitoring
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,480,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $100,000
- Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
