The BLM Wildlife Program implements statutory authorities to address the management of wildlife resources on the public lands for the social and economic well-being of all Americans.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/23/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Specific BLM Wildlife Program priorities include:
- protection, maintenance, and development of wildlife habitat;
- wildlife reintroduction and propagation;
- field study programs involving wildlife;
- law enforcement;
- educational programs;
- toxicity/mortality investigations and monitoring;
- animal damage management;
- management activities affecting wildlife and their habitat.
The BLM Wildlife Program works with partner organizations to meet the goals above on a national, regional, or state scale through:
- Activities that maintain or enhance habitats for priority wildlife species, including upland game, waterfowl, big game, pollinators, sensitives species, and watchable wildlife species.
- Conserving priority wildlife habitat (vegetation communities, water resources, or connectivity areas) or reducing threats to priority habitat or species.
- Monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations and habitats on BLM-managed public lands to provide complete, current, and accurate information on their condition, distribution, and abundance.
- Assessing wildlife habitat and measuring related resource management goals and objectives.
- Enhancing the understanding of opportunities to conserve wildlife populations that depend on BLM-managed lands.
- Improving how BLM gains efficiencies by using and integrating coordinated wildlife monitoring data to inform and streamline the implementation of management actions.
- Evaluating success in meeting the objectives of wildlife habitat management and land use plans.
- Supporting education opportunities to facilitate wildlife stewardship, conservation, and use of species that depend on BLM-managed lands.
- Increasing public awareness of wildlife resources, social and economic opportunities, conservation challenges, partnerships, and management successes on BLM-managed lands.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
- Award Floor: $10,000.
Grant Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/01/2025
- Anticipated Project End Date: 08/30/2030.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
