Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office: Wildlife Resource Management | L21AS00484

Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00484

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado State Office is offering a discretionary funding opportunity focused on Wildlife Resource Management. The program is intended to support work in the natural resources arena that aligns with BLM priorities for managing, conserving, and improving wildlife resources on or connected to public lands in Colorado. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which generally means BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project during performance (for example, coordination on planning, access, data standards, methods, or implementation decisions), rather than simply issuing funds with minimal federal participation.

This opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number L21AS00484 and falls under CFDA 15.247. The posted maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) is $350,000. The original application closing date listed for the opportunity is June 14, 2021, and the record shows the notice was created on April 16, 2021. The announcement does not specify in the provided details how many awards are expected, so prospective applicants would typically confirm anticipated award count, project period, and any cost share or matching requirements by reviewing the full Notice of Funding Opportunity text.

Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education if applying under the nonprofit category). A key restriction is that individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this NOFO, meaning proposals must come from an eligible governmental, tribal, educational, housing authority, or nonprofit entity.

In practical terms, projects under a BLM wildlife resource management umbrella commonly involve activities such as habitat assessment and improvement, monitoring of wildlife populations and habitat conditions, efforts that reduce threats to species and improve ecological function, and collaborative management actions that support healthy wildlife and sustainable multiple-use public lands. Because the mechanism is a cooperative agreement and the activity category is natural resources, applicants should be prepared for close coordination with BLM staff, clear deliverables, and well-defined technical methods, as well as alignment with local BLM field office priorities and land management plans.

• The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office: Wildlife Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.247.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-04-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-06-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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