Opportunity Information: Apply for L15AS00032
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM (Arizona), BLM AZ Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Continuation Phoenix District Office (PDO)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228 National Fire Plan Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 2, 2015 and posted on Mar 2, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 1, 2015 Submission Dates and Times See announcement cover sheet for the deadline (date and time) for submission of applications. Applications must be received by the BLM prior to the posted deadline.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 1. Eligible Applicants The following types of entities are eligible to apply for award under this announcement. Failure to meet eligibility requirements will result in precluding the BLM from making an award. Eligible applicant types are Unrestricted, anyone may apply
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L15AS00032) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona announcement for a cooperative agreement supporting continued work under the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) through the Phoenix District Office (PDO). The main purpose is to keep advancing community-focused wildfire risk reduction in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), with an emphasis on practical fuels reduction and community preparedness measures that lower the likelihood and severity of catastrophic wildfire impacts to people, property, and nearby federal resources.
The legal authority for the award comes from federal wildland fire management and hazardous fuels reduction appropriations (referencing 2014 Public Law 113-76). In plain terms, this authority allows the Department of the Interior, through BLM, to use grant and cooperative agreement tools to carry out hazardous fuels reduction activities, plus related training and monitoring. The scope can include work on federal lands as well as adjacent non-federal lands when the activities provide benefits to resources on federal land. The authority also contemplates partnership-based implementation and allows cost sharing when mutually agreed, although this specific opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Programmatically, the Phoenix District fuels management staff is concentrating efforts in multiple Maricopa County-area communities that face WUI fire risk, including Wickenburg, Aguila, Morristown, Buckeye, Buckeye Valley, Goodyear, Maricopa, Gila Bend, Tonopah, Palo Verde, and Circle City. The work described is strongly oriented toward defensible space education and creation, meaning actions that reduce flammable vegetation and other fuels around homes and community infrastructure, paired with outreach that helps residents understand and maintain those conditions over time. The effort is framed as aligned with the National Fire Plan and the Presidents Healthy Forest Initiative, with the overall goal of reducing wildfire risk to WUI communities while strengthening community assistance and local capacity.
A notable element of the ongoing CWPP effort is attention to the biomass generated by fuels reduction projects. The Maricopa County CWPP technical support group is described as researching potential uses for that biomass, which typically relates to finding productive or cost-effective outlets for material removed during thinning and brush reduction (for example, local utilization options that can reduce disposal costs and support continued treatments). The CWPP itself was originally completed in April 2010, has supported completion of roughly 2 to 4 community wildfire risk reduction projects per year, and was updated in September 2014. The plan is intended to remain a living document, with updates expected every five years or as needed to reflect changing conditions, priorities, and completed work.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources category under CFDA 15.228 (National Fire Plan: Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance). BLM anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $100,000. The award range listed is a floor of $30,000 up to a ceiling of $100,000. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity may apply as long as any requirements in the full announcement are met. The original posting date was March 2, 2015, with an application deadline of May 1, 2015 (applications needed to be received by BLM prior to the deadline time listed on the announcement cover sheet), and an archive date of May 10, 2015.
For applicants or partners who needed the full announcement or had trouble accessing it electronically, the listed point of contact was Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer, at 602-417-9268 and ebell@blm.gov, with additional details available via Grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is Funding Opportunity Number L15AS00032?
L15AS00032 is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona funding opportunity for a discretionary cooperative agreement supporting continued work under the Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) through the Phoenix District Office (PDO).
What is the main purpose of this grant/cooperative agreement?
The main purpose is to continue advancing community-focused wildfire risk reduction in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The opportunity emphasizes practical fuels reduction and community preparedness measures intended to reduce the likelihood and severity of catastrophic wildfire impacts to people, property, and nearby federal resources.
Which BLM office is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is associated with the BLM Phoenix District Office (PDO) in Arizona.
What type of award is being offered?
The announcement describes this as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources category.
What is the CFDA number and program name for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.228, titled "National Fire Plan: Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance."
What is the legal authority for this funding?
The legal authority is described as coming from federal wildland fire management and hazardous fuels reduction appropriations, referencing 2014 Public Law 113-76. This authority allows the Department of the Interior, through BLM, to use grants and cooperative agreements to carry out hazardous fuels reduction activities and related training and monitoring.
What types of activities can be supported under the stated authority?
Based on the description provided, the authority supports hazardous fuels reduction activities as well as related training and monitoring. The scope can include work on federal lands and adjacent non-federal lands when those activities benefit resources on federal land.
Does the scope allow work on non-federal lands?
Yes. The scope may include adjacent non-federal lands when the activities provide benefits to resources on federal land.
Is this opportunity focused on partnership-based implementation?
Yes. The authority contemplates partnership-based implementation and allows cost sharing when mutually agreed, although this specific opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Is cost sharing or a matching contribution required?
No. The opportunity explicitly states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $100,000.
What is the expected award size (minimum and maximum)?
The listed award range is from a minimum (floor) of $30,000 up to a maximum (ceiling) of $100,000.
How many awards did BLM anticipate making?
BLM anticipated making one award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity may apply as long as any requirements in the full announcement are met.
What geographic area or communities are emphasized in the project description?
The Phoenix District fuels management staff is concentrating efforts in multiple Maricopa County-area WUI communities, including: Wickenburg, Aguila, Morristown, Buckeye, Buckeye Valley, Goodyear, Maricopa, Gila Bend, Tonopah, Palo Verde, and Circle City.
What is meant by WUI (wildland-urban interface) in this opportunity?
In this announcement, WUI refers to communities where homes and infrastructure are near wildland vegetation and therefore face heightened wildfire risk. The work is aimed at reducing that risk through fuels reduction and community preparedness activities.
What activities are emphasized for wildfire risk reduction?
The work described is strongly oriented toward defensible space education and creation. This includes actions that reduce flammable vegetation and other fuels around homes and community infrastructure, along with outreach that helps residents understand and maintain those conditions over time.
What is "defensible space" in the context of this opportunity?
Defensible space is described as reducing flammable vegetation and other fuels around homes and community infrastructure, paired with education and outreach to help residents maintain those conditions over time.
How does this effort relate to larger national wildfire programs?
The effort is framed as aligned with the National Fire Plan and the President's Healthy Forest Initiative, with the overall goal of reducing wildfire risk to WUI communities while strengthening community assistance and local capacity.
Does the opportunity address what happens to biomass produced from fuels reduction work?
Yes. A notable element of the ongoing CWPP effort is attention to the biomass generated by fuels reduction projects. The Maricopa County CWPP technical support group is described as researching potential uses for that biomass, which can relate to utilization options for material removed during thinning and brush reduction.
When was the Maricopa County CWPP originally completed and when was it updated?
The CWPP was originally completed in April 2010 and was updated in September 2014.
How often is the CWPP expected to be updated?
The plan is intended to remain a living document, with updates expected every five years or as needed to reflect changing conditions, priorities, and completed work.
How many community wildfire risk reduction projects has the CWPP supported per year?
The CWPP has supported completion of roughly 2 to 4 community wildfire risk reduction projects per year.
What was the posting date for this funding opportunity?
The original posting date was March 2, 2015.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 1, 2015, and applications needed to be received by BLM prior to the deadline time listed on the announcement cover sheet.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 10, 2015.
Where could applicants find additional details or the full announcement?
Additional details were available via Grants.gov. The announcement also noted that applicants or partners who needed the full announcement or had trouble accessing it electronically could contact the listed point of contact.
Who was the point of contact for questions or access issues?
The listed point of contact was Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer.
How could the point of contact be reached?
Eddie W. Bell Jr. could be reached by phone at 602-417-9268 or by email at ebell@blm.gov.
What kinds of benefits are expected from the supported work?
The work is intended to reduce wildfire risk to people and property in WUI communities and reduce impacts to nearby federal resources by implementing fuels reduction and preparedness measures and building local capacity through community assistance.
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