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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM (Arizona), CESU BLM YFO LOWER GILA RIVER VEGETATION MAPPING" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 03, 2016 and posted on Feb 03, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 2016. (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 $250,000.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM (Arizona) CESU BLM YFO Lower Gila River Vegetation Mapping opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00034) is a Bureau of Land Management discretionary funding announcement issued under CFDA 15.231, using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. It was posted on February 3, 2016, with an application closing date of April 4, 2016. The program anticipated making one award, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $250,000. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning any entity type could apply as allowed by the notice, though the project is framed within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network context, which is designed to facilitate collaborative, partner-driven work across agencies, academia, tribes, state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations.
The work is grounded in the CESU model, which emphasizes research, technical assistance, and education that directly supports on-the-ground resource management. In practice, CESU projects are meant to connect researchers and practitioners so that scientific products are usable for management decisions, and to build collaboration among multiple partners who share responsibility for natural, cultural, and social resources. This opportunity sits squarely in that lane: it is focused on producing actionable vegetation mapping information that can be used by BLM and partners to plan and prioritize restoration and habitat improvement along river corridors managed by the Yuma Field Office.
The geographic and management setting is the Yuma Field Office area along the lower Colorado River and lower Gila River in Arizona. The notice highlights how historical and ongoing changes to river systems, particularly extensive damming and conversion of river-adjacent lands to upland conditions, have fundamentally altered what were once more natural riparian ecosystems. Those altered conditions have helped invasive plant species become dominant, and the area has also experienced increased wildland fire activity, which further reduces native riparian vegetation and tends to favor invasive species reestablishment. Against that backdrop, the BLM describes rehabilitation and restoration as a way to rebuild habitat values, especially for migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on riparian areas for feeding and potential nesting.
The central project need is improved vegetation mapping and interpretation that can support continued restoration planning. The opportunity specifically points to the use of LiDAR and other remote sensing tools, paired with on-the-ground verification (ground truthing). The idea is that remote sensing products can provide broad spatial coverage and structural information about vegetation and terrain, but they become far more reliable for management when they are interpreted correctly and validated with field observations. The resulting mapped information is expected to help outline and inform future habitat conditions and planning, including identifying or characterizing habitat relevant to threatened and endangered species along the lower Gila River.
The overarching purpose of the agreement is wildlife habitat improvement through the development and support of properly functioning native riparian habitat along the lower Gila River. The notice frames this not only as a technical mapping effort, but as a component of broader habitat improvement projects that also strengthen partnerships and encourage public involvement. In other words, the mapping is positioned as a planning and decision-support foundation that helps partners target restoration actions within degraded or minimally functioning riparian systems, track conditions, and more effectively design future work.
A second major objective is public-facing: increasing public appreciation for wildlife and habitat in Arizona so those resources persist for future generations. While the technical work centers on vegetation mapping and validation, the notice emphasizes that the benefits are intended to extend beyond agency planning to broader community awareness and engagement. It also stresses that the long-term improvement of riparian systems will rely on coordinated efforts among federal, state, and private partners working along the Gila River, with this cooperative agreement serving as one piece of that larger, collaborative restoration approach.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled: BLM (Arizona) CESU BLM YFO Lower Gila River Vegetation Mapping.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00034.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement, listed for Arizona and focused on the BLM Yuma Field Office (YFO) area.
What CFDA program is this opportunity issued under?
The notice states it is issued under CFDA 15.231.
What type of award is expected (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The funding instrument identified in the notice is a cooperative agreement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on February 3, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date listed in the notice was April 4, 2016.
How many awards did the program anticipate making?
The announcement anticipated making one award.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum (ceiling) award amount listed is $250,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any entity type could apply as allowed by the notice.
How does the CESU Network relate to this opportunity?
The project is framed within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network context. CESU is designed to facilitate collaborative, partner-driven work involving agencies, academia, tribes, state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations.
What is the overall purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The overarching purpose is wildlife habitat improvement through the development and support of properly functioning native riparian habitat along the lower Gila River.
Where is the project located?
The geographic and management setting is the BLM Yuma Field Office area along the lower Colorado River and the lower Gila River in Arizona.
Why is vegetation mapping needed in this area?
The notice describes historical and ongoing changes to river systems, including extensive damming and conversion of river-adjacent lands to upland conditions. These changes have altered riparian ecosystems, contributed to invasive plant dominance, and coincided with increased wildland fire activity. Improved vegetation mapping is needed to support continued restoration planning and habitat improvement.
What environmental challenges is the project responding to?
Key challenges described include degraded riparian conditions, invasive plant species becoming dominant, and increased wildland fire activity that reduces native riparian vegetation and tends to favor invasive reestablishment.
What kinds of habitats or species are mentioned as benefiting from this work?
The notice highlights riparian habitat values, especially for migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on riparian areas for feeding and potential nesting. It also notes that mapping outputs are expected to help identify or characterize habitat relevant to threatened and endangered species along the lower Gila River.
What is the central project need described in the announcement?
The central need is improved vegetation mapping and interpretation that can support restoration planning along river corridors managed by the Yuma Field Office.
What methods or technologies does the notice emphasize?
The opportunity specifically points to the use of LiDAR and other remote sensing tools, paired with on-the-ground verification (ground truthing).
Why combine remote sensing with ground truthing?
As described in the notice, remote sensing can provide broad spatial coverage and structural information about vegetation and terrain, but the products are more reliable for management when they are interpreted correctly and validated with field observations.
What kinds of outputs or results are expected from the mapping work?
The mapped information is expected to support restoration planning and prioritization, help outline and inform future habitat conditions and planning, and contribute to identifying or characterizing habitat relevant to threatened and endangered species along the lower Gila River.
How will the mapping products be used by BLM and partners?
The notice positions mapping as a planning and decision-support foundation that helps partners target restoration actions within degraded or minimally functioning riparian systems, track conditions, and more effectively design future work.
Is this opportunity only about technical mapping work?
No. While the technical focus is vegetation mapping and validation, the notice frames the work as part of broader habitat improvement projects that also strengthen partnerships and encourage public involvement.
Does the opportunity include any public-facing goals?
Yes. A major objective described is increasing public appreciation for wildlife and habitat in Arizona so those resources persist for future generations.
How does collaboration factor into the project design?
The notice emphasizes the CESU model, which focuses on research, technical assistance, and education that directly supports on-the-ground resource management. It also stresses that long-term improvement of riparian systems relies on coordinated efforts among federal, state, and private partners, with this cooperative agreement serving as one part of that collaborative approach.
What management problem is this work intended to support?
The mapping is intended to support planning and prioritizing restoration and habitat improvement along river corridors managed by the BLM Yuma Field Office, in a landscape affected by altered hydrology, invasive plants, and fire.
How does this opportunity align with CESU goals?
It aligns by producing actionable, management-relevant scientific products (vegetation mapping and interpretation) that connect researchers and practitioners and support real-world decision-making for natural resource management.
What is the relationship between riparian rehabilitation/restoration and wildfire mentioned in the notice?
The notice links increased wildland fire activity with further reduction of native riparian vegetation and a tendency for invasive species to reestablish. Rehabilitation and restoration are described as ways to rebuild habitat values under these conditions.
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