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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM AZ Gila District Youth Internships and Public Land Corps Opportunities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225 Recreation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2014 and posted on Jul 29, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by The electronic submission into Grants.gov is due 23 July 2014@ 1700 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. A proposal received after the closing date and time will not be considered for award.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $900,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 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.
- SECTION III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION A. Eligible Applicants Anyone B. Cost Sharing or Matching Yes 25 the BLM will pay no more than 75 for all projects
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM AZ Gila District Youth Internships and Public Land Corps Opportunities grant (Funding Opportunity Number L14AS00276) is a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement aimed at building partnerships that can place young adults and recent college graduates into paid, hands-on internships and Public Lands Corps positions across the BLM Gila District in Arizona. It continues earlier work under RFA L14AS00149 and is designed to keep expanding a youth workforce pipeline that has already been operating for about five years, where participants gained practical career skills in biology, hydrology, recreation, rangeland management, natural resources, and environmental science. The overall intent is twofold: strengthen the BLM's ability to carry out priority fieldwork and monitoring, and give early-career professionals real experience with the tools, standards, and daily realities of public lands management.
The core objective is to recruit and support interns and/or youth crews who can contribute directly to district needs in four main focus areas: (1) resource monitoring and data collection, (2) recreation and visitor services, (3) fish and wildlife habitat restoration, and (4) border resources rehabilitation. The work is meant to be applied and outcomes-driven, so expected deliverables can include baseline inventories, monitoring reports, complete and usable databases, maps, and GIS products such as ArcGIS shapefiles. A major theme throughout the announcement is that these positions are not just general conservation labor; they are intended to produce agency-ready information and on-the-ground improvements that feed into planning, compliance, and long-term management decisions.
On the monitoring and data side, the opportunity emphasizes that the Gila District has multiple active conservation efforts involving state and federal agencies, nonprofit partners, private landowners, and others. Interns may help collect and manage baseline or trend data needed to implement Resource Management Plans for places like Ironwood Forest National Monument and the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, as well as support planning and monitoring tied to the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and future RMP revisions (including the Safford Field Office). Monitoring needs span hydrology, riparian systems, fish and wildlife, rangelands, and recreation use, and the announcement highlights that existing Biological Opinions and Special Status Species responsibilities also drive requirements for consistent field data on listed or proposed species and their habitats. In practice, that means interns could be doing standardized surveys, site assessments, repeat monitoring, and the associated data QA/QC, entry, and reporting that make the information usable for agency decision-making.
The recreation and visitor services component targets practical issues at developed and dispersed recreation sites. Work may include routine site maintenance, facility improvements, trail and campground upkeep, interpretation, and trash cleanup, but it also calls out more structured support like creating and maintaining trails and trailheads, developing interpretive signs and brochures, and collecting field data that improves mapping and documentation of recreation assets. The announcement also flags wilderness monitoring as a potential project area, with goals like improving signs, streamlining data collection protocols, and carrying out projects that reduce or correct unauthorized uses. Environmental education near local communities is included as another avenue, primarily as a way to build interns' communication and interpretation skills while supporting public understanding and responsible recreation.
For habitat restoration, the grant is broad and flexible to match needs across the district. Potential projects include watershed restoration, wildlife and fisheries habitat work, fuels reduction, seed collection, erosion and sediment control, and outreach or user education. It can also involve infrastructure and access management that supports habitat protection, such as installing or maintaining water developments, building fences or barriers, modifying or removing fences to improve wildlife movement, route signing, route closures and restoration, invasive weed removal, and inventories of plants and wildlife. The scope extends to cultural resource support in the form of site recordation and to stabilization and rehabilitation work in areas damaged by wildland fire, reflecting the district's need for multidisciplinary field capacity.
The border resources rehabilitation focus addresses damage associated with illegal smuggling activity in remote areas. Interns or crews may patrol impacted locations, document resource damage, and carry out rehabilitation and repair activities. Typical tasks described include trash removal, repairing or installing barriers and fences (including cattle guards), rehabilitating unauthorized roads, implementing erosion control, installing signs, coordinating volunteer groups, and maintaining a database that documents accomplishments. This component is framed as both a restoration effort and an accountability effort, where field actions are paired with solid documentation and tracking.
Across all four focus areas, the program is explicitly designed as workforce development. Participants are expected to learn and practice arid lands restoration techniques; methods for implementing watershed, wildlife, fisheries, rangeland, and recreation projects; and core inventory and monitoring approaches for plants, wildlife, water resources, and visitor use. The announcement also emphasizes learning how cooperative, multi-partner conservation work gets done, along with exposure to government policies and procedures. Technical skill development is a recurring priority, especially in data collection and management and the practical use of GIS and GPS. Public outreach and education are also included as skills to be developed, reflecting the reality that many land management outcomes depend on communication with visitors and local communities as much as fieldwork.
Administratively, this is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument under CFDA 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of up to $900,000 (also listed as the award ceiling), and an award floor of $49,440. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), but the award includes a cost sharing requirement: the recipient must provide a 25% match, with BLM funding covering no more than 75% of project costs. The posting date and creation date are July 29, 2014, and the listed submission deadline is July 23, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, with the opportunity archived on August 14, 2014. The announcement points applicants to Grants.gov for full details and submissions and lists the BLM grants management contact as Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer (602-417-9268, ebell@blm.gov).
FAQs: BLM AZ Gila District Youth Internships and Public Land Corps Opportunities (L14AS00276)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity to build partnerships that place young adults and recent college graduates into paid, hands-on internships and Public Lands Corps positions across the BLM Gila District in Arizona. The intent is to both (1) strengthen BLM capacity for priority fieldwork and monitoring and (2) give early-career professionals real, practical experience in public lands management.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L14AS00276.
Which BLM office and location does this program support?
The work supported under this opportunity is focused on the BLM Gila District in Arizona.
Is this related to an earlier program?
Yes. This opportunity continues earlier work under RFA L14AS00149 and is described as expanding a youth workforce pipeline that has been operating for about five years.
What are the main goals of the program?
The program is designed to (1) increase BLM's ability to carry out priority fieldwork, monitoring, and on-the-ground projects and (2) provide young adults and recent graduates with applied training and experience using the tools, standards, and day-to-day practices of public lands management.
What are the four main focus areas for intern or youth crew work?
The announcement identifies four primary focus areas:
- Resource monitoring and data collection
- Recreation and visitor services
- Fish and wildlife habitat restoration
- Border resources rehabilitation
What kinds of deliverables are expected from funded work?
Expected deliverables can include baseline inventories, monitoring reports, complete and usable databases, maps, and GIS products such as ArcGIS shapefiles. The announcement emphasizes applied, outcomes-driven work that produces agency-ready information and measurable on-the-ground improvements.
Is the work mainly general conservation labor, or more technical?
The opportunity emphasizes that these positions are intended to produce agency-ready information and tangible improvements that feed into planning, compliance, and long-term management decisions. While some tasks may resemble routine conservation work, a major theme is technical data collection, documentation, QA/QC, mapping, and reporting.
What kinds of monitoring and data collection activities might be supported?
Interns may help collect and manage baseline or trend data tied to multiple active conservation efforts and Resource Management Plan implementation. Work described includes standardized surveys, site assessments, repeat monitoring, data QA/QC, data entry, and reporting. Monitoring needs span hydrology, riparian systems, fish and wildlife, rangelands, and recreation use.
Which planning areas or sites are mentioned as potentially benefiting from monitoring support?
The announcement references monitoring and planning support connected to Resource Management Plans for Ironwood Forest National Monument and the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, as well as planning and monitoring tied to the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and future RMP revisions (including the Safford Field Office).
How do listed species or special status species responsibilities relate to this work?
The announcement notes that Biological Opinions and Special Status Species responsibilities drive requirements for consistent field data on listed or proposed species and their habitats. Intern work may therefore include standardized surveys and habitat assessments that generate consistent, usable data for agency needs.
What types of recreation and visitor services projects are included?
Recreation and visitor services work may include developed and dispersed site maintenance, facility improvements, trail and campground upkeep, interpretation, and trash cleanup. The announcement also calls out structured efforts such as creating and maintaining trails and trailheads, developing interpretive signs and brochures, and collecting field data to improve mapping and documentation of recreation assets.
Does the opportunity include wilderness-related projects?
Yes. Wilderness monitoring is identified as a potential project area, including efforts to improve signs, streamline data collection protocols, and reduce or correct unauthorized uses.
Is environmental education part of the scope?
Yes. Environmental education near local communities is included as a potential avenue, primarily to build participants' communication and interpretation skills while supporting public understanding and responsible recreation.
What kinds of habitat restoration work may be supported?
The habitat restoration scope is described as broad and flexible, potentially including watershed restoration, wildlife and fisheries habitat projects, fuels reduction, seed collection, erosion and sediment control, and outreach or user education. It can also include installing or maintaining water developments, building fences or barriers, modifying or removing fences to improve wildlife movement, route signing, route closures and restoration, invasive weed removal, and plant and wildlife inventories.
Are cultural resources mentioned in the scope of work?
Yes. The announcement notes that the scope can extend to cultural resource support in the form of site recordation.
Does the opportunity include post-wildfire stabilization or rehabilitation?
Yes. Stabilization and rehabilitation work in areas damaged by wildland fire is specifically mentioned.
What is meant by "border resources rehabilitation" in this announcement?
This focus area addresses damage associated with illegal smuggling activity in remote areas. Interns or crews may patrol impacted locations, document resource damage, and carry out rehabilitation and repair activities paired with solid documentation and tracking.
What are examples of tasks under border resources rehabilitation?
Examples listed include trash removal, repairing or installing barriers and fences (including cattle guards), rehabilitating unauthorized roads, implementing erosion control, installing signs, coordinating volunteer groups, and maintaining a database that documents accomplishments.
What workforce development skills are participants expected to gain?
The announcement frames the program as workforce development. Participants are expected to learn and practice arid lands restoration techniques; methods for implementing watershed, wildlife, fisheries, rangeland, and recreation projects; and core inventory and monitoring approaches for plants, wildlife, water resources, and visitor use. They are also expected to gain exposure to cooperative, multi-partner conservation work and to government policies and procedures.
Are GIS and GPS skills part of the program?
Yes. Technical skill development is described as a recurring priority, including data collection and management and the practical use of GIS and GPS, with deliverables potentially including GIS datasets such as ArcGIS shapefiles.
What is the funding instrument type for this opportunity?
The announcement identifies this as a cooperative agreement.
Is this opportunity discretionary?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary opportunity.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management).
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is up to $900,000, and this is also listed as the award ceiling.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $900,000. The award floor is $49,440.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The recipient must provide a 25% match. BLM funding may cover no more than 75% of total project costs.
Where can applicants find full details and submit an application?
The announcement directs applicants to Grants.gov for full details and submissions.
Who is the BLM grants management contact listed in the announcement?
The listed contact is Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer. Phone: 602-417-9268. Email: ebell@blm.gov.
What were the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The posting date and creation date are July 29, 2014. The submission deadline is July 23, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The opportunity was archived on August 14, 2014.
What is the practical emphasis of the work described?
The announcement repeatedly stresses applied, outcomes-driven work. Projects are intended to generate usable field data, documentation, and GIS products, and to complete on-the-ground improvements that support planning, compliance, and long-term management decisions within the BLM Gila District.
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