Bureau of Land Management Nevada IIJA Threatened and Endangered Species Program

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting proposals for its Threatened and Endangered Species Program.

Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Deadline: 04/10/2023

Size of the Grant: $250,000

Grant Duration:  5 years

Details:

The program also shares cooperative responsibility with other BLM programs and partners for conservation of more than 2,700 non-listed BLM sensitive species with a goal of avoiding the need to list them in the future. The BLM manages habitat for over 430 wildlife, fish, and plant species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and at least 11 species identified as candidates for listing. In many cases, BLM managed public lands offer the best hope for recovery of sensitive or listed plant and animal species and many occur only on BLM managed lands.

The BLM Nevada Threatened and Endangered Species Program priorities in FY 2023 are addressing the impact of the climate crisis and ecosystem approaches for managing multiple listed and sensitive species, pollinator conservation and management, ensuring habitat connectivity, and updating outreach/education materials, including the Program’s public facing website. The Nevada State office is looking for projects that are state or regional in scope or projects that provide a programmatic approach for improving the Bureau effectiveness or efficiency. The Nevada program is looking for projects that will result in or facilitate national implementation or outreach of tangible on the ground actions that will improve species populations (numbers, representation, or resilience) or reduce population level threats. The Nevada State Office supports field office efforts to implement the Program’s Strategic Goals.

Strategic Goals

The Program’s Strategic Goals include:

• Conserving and recovering federally-listed and BLM sensitive species;
• Implementing conservation and recovery actions that result in a direct on the ground population or conservation benefit
• Providing complete, current and accurate information on the distribution and abundance of BLM Special Status Species and their habitats to increase professional and public knowledge and understanding of these resources;
• Collecting data and other information to assess threats and species/habitat responses to proactive conservation and recovery efforts for BLM Special Status Species.
• Increasing public knowledge of BLM Special Status Species;
• Increasing public awareness and understanding of BLM Special Status species and their habitats on public and private lands; and,
• Engaging youth, citizen-scientists, and students in monitoring and directed research of various BLM Special Status species and their habitats.

The BLM Nevada Threatened and Endangered Species Program focuses on implementing the Department of Interior’s priorities by emphasizing actions that: protect biodiversity; increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions; contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030; support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives; engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; and use the best science and data available to make decisions. The BLM Nevada Threatened and Endangered Species Program has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist with:

• Contributing to the above-described Program strategic goals.
• On-the-ground actions that conserve and recover federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare wildlife and plants, especially pollinators.
• Targeted inventory and monitoring to determine species status and conservation opportunities.
• Gaining knowledge about federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species and their habitats including, but not limited to, propagation, genetics, ecology and threats.
• Providing for protection or management of federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species and their habitats.
• Augmenting federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species.
• Increasing program efficiencies and effectiveness in Endangered Species Act Section 7a2 consultations and Section 7a1 conservation programs.
• Increasing public knowledge of federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare wildlife and plants on BLM managed lands, including with a targeted focus on communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities.
• Communications including program outreach, education, and Program website updates.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Funding $250,000
• Maximum Award $250,000
• Minimum Award $50,000

Project Period

Agreement terms for funded projects are estimated to range between one and no more than five
years and are determined based on the period of performance as stated on the recipient’s project

Eligibility Criteria

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Special district governments
• County governments
• Independent school districts
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Private institutions of higher education
• State governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:

• Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
• This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns. Eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.