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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM (Arizona), WYDEN AMENDMENT REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION, Yuma Field Office (YFO)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 5, 2015 and posted on Mar 5, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 4, 2015 See announcement cover sheet for the deadline (4 May 2015 @ 1700) 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 $400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 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.
- Anyone May Apply
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office (YFO) grant opportunity titled "BLM (Arizona), WYDEN AMENDMENT REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION, Yuma Field Office (YFO)" is a discretionary federal funding opportunity designed to support on-the-ground rehabilitation and restoration work in riparian and marsh habitats along the lower Colorado and Gila Rivers in Arizona. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient is expected to work closely with BLM as a project partner rather than simply receiving pass-through grant funding.
This opportunity is authorized under the Wyden Amendment, formally described as the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements authority (Public Law 104-208, Section 124, as amended by Public Law 105-277, Section 136). In practical terms, that authority allows BLM to enter into cooperative agreements with a wide range of partners, including other federal agencies, Tribes, state and local governments, nonprofits, private entities, and landowners. The purpose is to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on both public and private lands when those actions benefit public lands within the same watershed. It also supports work that reduces risks from natural disasters when public safety is threatened, again tied to benefits for public-land resources at the watershed scale.
The need for the project is rooted in long-term changes to river systems in the Yuma area. Extensive damming and land conversion have altered what were once more naturally functioning riparian corridors and marsh systems, and many of these areas are now heavily dominated by invasive species. Increasing wildland fire activity in these altered systems has compounded the problem by further reducing native vegetation and creating conditions where invasives can expand quickly after disturbance. BLM highlights that targeted rehabilitation can restore habitat quality for migratory birds and other wildlife by improving foraging conditions and creating or reestablishing nesting opportunities in native vegetation communities.
A central focus of the grant is rehabilitation following the Walker Fire, which occurred in December 2014 and burned approximately 1,110 acres of native marsh and riparian habitat. This burned area is especially important because it supports the largest population of the federally endangered Yuma clapper rail (a marsh-dependent bird) and also provides migratory habitat for the southwestern willow flycatcher, another species closely tied to riparian vegetation. The Walker Fire Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation framework referenced in the announcement emphasizes replacing or restoring what was lost in the fire so that these species, along with other wildlife, can continue to use the area for essential life functions.
The stated objective of the agreement is to improve wildlife habitat within the Yuma Field Office by restoring properly functioning native riparian habitats along the lower Colorado and Gila Rivers. BLM also frames these projects as a way to strengthen partnerships and increase public involvement, while expanding high-quality native riparian habitat within degraded or minimally functioning systems. In addition to ecological outcomes, the opportunity includes an explicit public-benefit goal: helping the public develop a deeper appreciation for Arizona wildlife and habitats so these resources remain available for future generations. The work is tied to existing BLM planning and compliance, specifically noting alignment with the Yuma Resource Management Plan and an associated Biological Opinion, with an emphasis on improving degraded habitats, replacing habitat lost to wildfire, and extending habitat resources for public enjoyment and wildlife conservation.
From a funding and eligibility standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L15AS00033) anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $400,000. The award ceiling was $400,000 and the award floor was $183,000, and the listing indicated no cost share or matching requirement. The activity category is Natural Resources, and it is associated with CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). Eligibility was described as unrestricted and "Anyone May Apply," meaning applicants could include governmental entities, Tribes, nonprofits, private organizations, and others, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
Key dates included a posted date of March 5, 2015, with an application deadline of May 4, 2015 at 5:00 PM (1700), and an archive date of May 10, 2015. Applicants were instructed that submissions had to be received by BLM before the deadline. For administrative or access questions, the announcement provided a grants management contact: Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer, at 602-417-9268 and ebell@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM (Arizona), WYDEN AMENDMENT REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION, Yuma Field Office (YFO)."
2) Which BLM office is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office (YFO).
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L15AS00033.
4) What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement. That means the selected recipient is expected to work closely with BLM as a project partner, rather than simply receiving pass-through grant funding.
5) What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to support on-the-ground rehabilitation and restoration work in riparian and marsh habitats along the lower Colorado and Gila Rivers in Arizona, with a focus on restoring properly functioning native riparian habitats and improving wildlife habitat within the Yuma Field Office.
6) What habitats and geographic areas are targeted?
The targeted habitats are riparian and marsh systems along the lower Colorado River and the Gila River in Arizona, within the BLM Yuma Field Office area.
7) What authorizes BLM to make this cooperative agreement?
The authority is the Wyden Amendment, formally described as the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements authority (Public Law 104-208, Section 124, as amended by Public Law 105-277, Section 136).
8) What does the Wyden Amendment allow BLM to do?
It allows BLM to enter into cooperative agreements with a wide range of partners (including other federal agencies, Tribes, state and local governments, nonprofits, private entities, and landowners) to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on both public and private lands when those actions benefit public lands within the same watershed. It also supports work that reduces risks from natural disasters when public safety is threatened, tied to watershed-scale benefits for public-land resources.
9) Why is rehabilitation and restoration needed in the Yuma area?
BLM cites long-term changes from extensive damming and land conversion that have altered previously more natural riparian corridors and marsh systems. Many areas are heavily dominated by invasive species. Increasing wildland fire activity has further reduced native vegetation and created conditions that allow invasive species to expand quickly after disturbance.
10) What is the Walker Fire and why is it central to this grant?
The Walker Fire occurred in December 2014 and burned approximately 1,110 acres of native marsh and riparian habitat. Rehabilitation following this fire is a central focus of the opportunity.
11) Which species are specifically highlighted as benefiting from the work?
The announcement highlights habitat importance for the federally endangered Yuma clapper rail (described as the largest population being supported in the burned area) and migratory habitat for the southwestern willow flycatcher, both of which are closely tied to marsh and riparian vegetation communities.
12) What does BLM say the rehabilitation is intended to accomplish for wildlife?
BLM indicates that targeted rehabilitation can restore habitat quality for migratory birds and other wildlife by improving foraging conditions and creating or reestablishing nesting opportunities in native vegetation communities.
13) What planning or compliance documents does the opportunity align with?
The work is described as aligned with the Yuma Resource Management Plan and an associated Biological Opinion, with an emphasis on improving degraded habitats, replacing habitat lost to wildfire, and extending habitat resources for public enjoyment and wildlife conservation.
14) Is public involvement part of the project goals?
Yes. BLM frames these projects as a way to strengthen partnerships and increase public involvement, and also notes an explicit public-benefit goal of helping the public develop a deeper appreciation for Arizona wildlife and habitats so these resources remain available for future generations.
15) What is the expected number of awards?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
16) How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount was $400,000.
17) What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $400,000 and the award floor was $183,000.
18) Is a cost share or match required?
No. The listing indicated there was no cost share or matching requirement.
19) What is the activity category and CFDA number?
The activity category is Natural Resources. The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management).
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted and "Anyone May Apply." The opportunity notes that applicants could include governmental entities, Tribes, nonprofits, private organizations, and others, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
21) When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date was March 5, 2015.
22) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 4, 2015 at 5:00 PM (1700). Applicants were instructed that submissions had to be received by BLM before the deadline.
23) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 10, 2015.
24) Who should applicants contact with administrative or access questions?
The grants management contact listed is Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer, at 602-417-9268 or ebell@blm.gov.
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