The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for its Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Plant Management to promote ecosystem health and one of the greatest obstacles to achieving this goal is the rapid expansion of weeds across public lands.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
States: Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/26/2022
Grant Size: $100,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
BLM Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Programs work to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor weed populations on public lands.
- Invasive species cost the public millions of dollars in control and management each year and many invasive plants and noxious weeds are highly competitive and have the ability to permanently degrade their public lands.
- Noxious weeds and invasive species expansion are recognized as the single greatest threat to their native plant communities and the values they provide us.
- These native plant communities are essential for supporting wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation opportunities, rural economies and working landscapes.
- Invasive plants and noxious weeds affect plant and animal communities on farms and ranches, and in parks, waters, forests, natural areas, and backyards in negative ways.
- Human activity such as trade, travel, and tourism have all increased substantially, escalating the speed and volume of species movement to unprecedented levels.
- Increased site vulnerability from wildfires that are more frequent and other disturbances is an ongoing challenge to maintaining the integrity of their native plant communities.
- Noxious weeds are particularly aggressive plants legally designated by states as being injurious to public health, the environment or the economy.
- Invasive species and noxious weeds adversely affect overall recreational opportunities on public land i.e., hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, watershed health and ecosystem function which result in economic losses in rural and urban communities.
- Affect adjacent private lands, both rural and urban, causing widespread economic losses to the agricultural industry as well as to other resources.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $535,000
- Maximum Award: $100,000
- Minimum Award: $25,000
- 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
- State governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
