The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for its 2024 Wyoming Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The BLM Wyoming Plant Conservation and Restoration Program (PCRP) is seeking partners to assist with implementation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ecosystem conservation and restoration activities. A primary focus of IRA and BIL is large-scale, coordinated on the ground actions that help to conserve, maintain, and restore ecosystems, habitats, and the species that depend upon them.
WY Program Strategic Goals
- Implementing the National Seed Strategy
- Implementing the Recommendations in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Assessment of Seed Needs and Capacities: Final Report, particularly, Recommendation 2.0: Federal land-management agencies should participate in building regional programs and partnerships to promote native plant materials development and native plant restoration, helping to establish such regional programs in areas where they do not yet exist.
- Developing genetically appropriate native plant material/seed for use in habitat restoration;
- Implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques/efforts;
- Collaborating with farmers and conservationists to increase BLM Stock and Foundation seed amounts to use on larger Seed Increase IDIQ contracts so that commercial availability of genetically diverse, locally sourced seed for restoration, rehabilitation and reclamation projects is increased at a landscape scale;
- Supporting Source-Identified Seed Certification programs via partnerships with state seed certifying agencies;
- Inventorying, monitoring and restoring rare plant species and their associated communities to include development of conservation strategies/plans that include the best management practices and reporting on the condition and trend of rare plant species and their habitat;
- Collaborating with Tribal governments to develop strategies for native materials.
The BLM Wyoming (WY) Plant Conservation and Restoration Program continues to advance the Department of the Interior’s priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $600,000
- Maximum Award: $400,000
- Minimum Award: $10,000
Grant Period
Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
