Opportunity Information: Apply for L15AS00071
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM AK Alaska Mined Watershed Assessment Restoration and Outreach" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 2, 2015 and posted on Apr 2, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 1, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $750,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding opportunity titled "BLM AK Alaska Mined Watershed Assessment Restoration and Outreach" focuses on improving how Alaska restores and reclaims streams and watersheds that have been damaged by historic, current, or proposed mining, particularly placer mining. The core problem the program is trying to solve is that stream reclamation projects in Alaska are unusually difficult and often do not reach stability targets even a decade after construction. According to the announcement, long recovery times and frequent shortcomings are largely tied to two issues: a lack of baseline data needed to design stable channels in the first place, and an overreliance on natural recovery processes to "sort things out" after disturbance. The opportunity is designed to shift restoration efforts toward a more data-driven, engineering-and-geomorphology-informed approach that increases the odds of long-term stability and ecological recovery.
A central aim of the grant is to support the collection and development of foundational information that stream restoration designers need in Alaska mining districts. This includes gathering baseline measurements that describe stream function and the "stream functional lift potential" at disturbed sites, meaning the realistic level of improvement a restoration project can achieve given local conditions. The opportunity also emphasizes building regional hydraulic geometry curves for Alaska's mining districts. Hydraulic geometry relationships (such as how channel width, depth, and slope relate to discharge) are widely used in channel design, but they must be regionally appropriate to be reliable. By pairing these regional curves with site-specific geomorphic baseline data, the program expects restoration practitioners to be better equipped to design channels that are stable, resilient, and more likely to meet performance expectations within reasonable timeframes. The announcement explicitly ties these improvements to the rehabilitation of fish and wildlife habitat, reflecting the broader natural resource management goals of the agency.
The grant also supports testing and encouraging the adoption of established stream design methodologies that have been used elsewhere but may require adaptation and validation under Alaska conditions. The announcement specifically references Rosgen's Natural Channel Design as an example of a proven technique that could be evaluated and applied more systematically in Alaska. The underlying idea is that Alaska needs an effective, repeatable approach to restoring disturbed streams, grounded in measured baseline conditions and regional reference relationships rather than assumptions that channels will naturally recover on their own. In practice, that can include field assessments, geomorphic surveys, development of regional relationships, and outreach components that help translate findings into improved restoration planning and implementation.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.236 (Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management) through the Bureau of Land Management. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with total estimated funding of $750,000, an award ceiling of $750,000, and an award floor of $500,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement listed. Eligibility was limited to state governments. The opportunity was posted April 2, 2015, with an application deadline of June 1, 2015, and it was later archived on December 30, 2019. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed grants specialist contact was Betty Lockard at the BLM (907-271-2816, blockard@blm.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): BLM AK Alaska Mined Watershed Assessment Restoration and Outreach
1) What is the name of this BLM funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM AK Alaska Mined Watershed Assessment Restoration and Outreach."
2) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to improve how Alaska restores and reclaims streams and watersheds that have been damaged by historic, current, or proposed mining activity, particularly placer mining. The opportunity is designed to shift restoration toward a data-driven, engineering- and geomorphology-informed approach so projects are more likely to achieve long-term channel stability and ecological recovery.
3) What problem is the program trying to solve?
The program targets the fact that stream reclamation projects in Alaska are unusually difficult and often do not meet stability targets even a decade after construction. The announcement attributes long recovery times and frequent shortcomings largely to (1) a lack of baseline data needed to design stable channels and (2) an overreliance on natural recovery processes to "sort things out" after disturbance.
4) What types of mining impacts does the opportunity focus on?
It focuses on streams and watersheds affected by historic, current, or proposed mining, with particular emphasis on placer mining.
5) What does the opportunity mean by a "data-driven" approach?
Based on the announcement, "data-driven" means collecting and developing foundational information needed for stream restoration design in Alaska mining districts, including baseline measurements of stream function and other geomorphic information that designers can use to build more stable channel designs.
6) What kind of baseline information is the grant intended to support?
The grant emphasizes collecting baseline measurements that describe stream function at disturbed sites and documenting the "stream functional lift potential" at those sites. It also supports compiling site-specific geomorphic baseline data that can be paired with regional reference relationships used for design.
7) What is "stream functional lift potential" in this announcement?
In the announcement, "stream functional lift potential" refers to the realistic level of improvement a restoration project can achieve at a disturbed site given local conditions. The intent is to ground project expectations and design decisions in measurable, site-relevant constraints and opportunities.
8) What are regional hydraulic geometry curves, and why are they important here?
Hydraulic geometry relationships describe how channel characteristics like width, depth, and slope relate to discharge. The announcement emphasizes developing regional hydraulic geometry curves for Alaska mining districts because these relationships are widely used in channel design but must be regionally appropriate to be reliable. The program expects region-specific curves, combined with site-specific baseline data, to improve the stability and resilience of designed channels.
9) How does the opportunity connect restoration work to fish and wildlife habitat?
The announcement explicitly links improved stream restoration design (through baseline data and regional reference relationships) to rehabilitation of fish and wildlife habitat, reflecting broader natural resource management goals.
10) Does the opportunity support use of specific stream design methods?
Yes. The opportunity supports testing and encouraging adoption of established stream design methodologies used elsewhere that may require adaptation and validation under Alaska conditions. The announcement specifically references Rosgen's Natural Channel Design as an example of a proven technique that could be evaluated and applied more systematically in Alaska.
11) What kinds of activities are implied by the announcement as being supported?
The announcement describes activities such as field assessments, geomorphic surveys, development of regional hydraulic geometry relationships, and outreach components that help translate findings into improved restoration planning and implementation.
12) What award mechanism is being used?
This was a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
13) What is the CFDA number and program area for this opportunity?
The CFDA is 15.236, listed as Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
14) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
15) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $750,000.
16) What were the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $750,000 and the award floor was $500,000.
17) Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement listed no cost sharing or matching requirement.
18) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to state governments.
19) When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
It was posted on April 2, 2015, and the application deadline was June 1, 2015.
20) Is this opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was later archived on December 30, 2019.
21) Who was the listed contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed grants specialist contact was Betty Lockard at BLM. Phone: (907) 271-2816. Email: blockard@blm.gov.
22) What is the overall restoration philosophy promoted by this announcement?
The announcement promotes moving away from assuming disturbed channels will naturally recover over time and toward a more repeatable approach grounded in measured baseline conditions, regional reference relationships (like hydraulic geometry curves), and validated design methods suitable for Alaska conditions.
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