The Management Studies Support Program seeks to develop and maintain strong partnerships with State, local, university, tribal, and non-profit stakeholders in shared conservation stewardship by engaging partners in conducting management-focused research on the National Conservation Lands.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The National Conservation Lands programs financially support studies aimed at increasing the understanding of the resources present on BLM lands, the values these areas protect, and the effectiveness of BLM’s resource management decisions. Results from these studies on National Conservation Lands will inform management strategies utilized throughout BLM as well as other land management entities. The Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation Lands will utilize partnerships with University, State, local, tribal, and non-profit entities to gather the best available data and synthesize information to support BLM’s land management decision processes and co-stewardship initiatives.
Program Goals
- Management-Driven Research: On the ground research that provides information that can directly inform a pertinent and pressing management question at units of BLMs National Conservation Lands.
- Community/Citizen Science: On the ground research that engages citizens (volunteers) as assistants in data collection, compilation, or analysis to improve BLM’s management and, advance evidence-informed decision-making, while benefiting society.
- Tribal Co-Stewardship: studies which explore opportunities for, evaluate, or seek to re-invigorate co-stewardship activities with Tribal entities, including but not limited to application of Indigenous Knowledge.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $350,000
- Award Ceiling: $40,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Grant Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 08/01/2025
- Anticipated Project End Date: 08/01/2030
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- City or township governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
