The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Alaska Aquatic Habitat Management Program conserves and restores riparian, fisheries, 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.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Grant Size: $250,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The agencies aquatic resources and issues are diverse and include watersheds; riparian-wetland systems; springs, streams, rivers, and groundwater; ponds and lakes; fisheries; water quality; water rights and uses; and aquatic invasive species. These systems also support myriad species of plants, fish, and wildlife; provide ecosystem services such as drinking water, pollination, and nutrient cycling; attenuate wildfires, floods, and drought; and are key to the vitality of local economies and communities. The Program also works to support the thoughtful implementation of other aspects of BLM’s mission (e.g., locatable minerals, fluid minerals, range, forestry recreation, renewable energy), which could either impact aquatic resources or require restoration of such resources to achieve multiple-use and sustained yield management objectives.
The BLM Alaska Aquatic Habitat Management Program’s priority work includes:
- Decision Support: Inventory, assess, and monitor aquatic resources to facilitate and inform their understanding of condition and trend and inform BLM management activities, and assess regulatory compliance.
- Conservation: Maintain and conserve the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of aquatic resources.
- Restoration: Restore aquatic resources affected by past and present impacts, aquatic invasive species, wildfire, drought, and floods; and increase their resistance and resilience to the impacts of climate change.
- Sustainability: Identify the quantity and quality of water required to conserve and restore riparian and fisheries resources, and secure water rights and protections so sufficient water is physically and legally available for all public land management purposes.
- Collaboration: Coordinate, cooperate, and consult with federal, state, tribal, and local governments and other programs, partners, and communities, to foster adaptive approaches to conservation and restoration and implement education and outreach programs.
Funding Information
- Maximum Award: $250,000
- Minimum Award: $5,000
- Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
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