The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting proposals for its National Landscape Conservation System- Management Studies Support Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $40,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The BLM manages these special areas to maintain and enhance their conservation values with the goal to conserve, protect, and restore these important landscapes and their outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values. These areas range from broad Alaskan tundra to red rock deserts and from deep river canyons to rugged ocean coastlines and include some of America’s finest natural and cultural treasures.
The National Conservation Lands include the following unit designations:
- National Monuments and National Conservation Areas;
- Wilderness/Wilderness Study Areas;
- National Wild and Scenic Rivers;
- National Scenic and Historic Trails;
- California Desert National Conservation Lands; and
- Other similar Congressional designations such as Outstanding Natural Areas, National Scenic Areas, and Cooperative Management Areas
Priorities
The Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation lands aligns with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 which states that BLM can cooperate with partners on investigations, studies, and experiments involving the management and protection of public lands. Projects must assist BLM in meeting one or more priorities in each of the following categories:
- Biden-Harris Administration priorities including tackling climate change and advancing racial equity and civil rights.
- Department of the Interior’s priorities to conserve and restore their lands and waters, increase environmental protections, pursue environmental justice, and honor their nation to-nation relationship with Tribes
- BLM’s priorities for the specific National Conservation Lands area affected. State or local BLM staff contacts can provide additional detail regarding local resource management plans, unit science plans, and priorities
Funding Information
- Maximum Award $40,000
- Minimum Award $5,000
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 proposal.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private 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 or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to “hire” interns under this authority. Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.
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