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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM AZ Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Management Partnership" 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 Jun 17, 2014 and posted on Jun 17, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2014 SECTION III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION A. Eligible Applicants Anyone B. Cost Sharing or Matching None. (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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grant opportunity titled "BLM AZ Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Management Partnership" (Funding Opportunity Number L14AS00154) is a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on strengthening long-term stewardship, public engagement, and educational use of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The Anza Trail is a 1,200-mile National Historic Trail authorized by Congress in 1990 as part of the National Trails System and administered by the National Park Service (NPS), with the trail superintendent office located in San Francisco. While NPS administers the overall trail, BLM directly manages about 120 miles of the route in Arizona and California across five BLM Field Offices, and this funding is aimed at supporting on-the-ground and community-based management work on BLM-administered public lands. The central idea is to build on an existing history of collaboration among BLM, NPS, and trail partners to protect the trail corridor, improve visitor experiences, and increase public understanding of the trail's historical importance.
The objective of the award is to create or deepen a working partnership between BLM and an Anza Trail partner organization (this is explicitly not an agreement with NPS, although BLM expects to coordinate closely with NPS as it routinely does). Through this assistance agreement, BLM wants to expand stewardship among trail users, nearby communities, volunteers, and especially youth by encouraging hands-on involvement in planning, development, maintenance, corridor protection, and overall management of Anza Trail segments on BLM lands. The opportunity emphasizes practical, field-based public land stewardship combined with structured outdoor education. In other words, the partner is expected to help translate the trail from a line on a map into a living educational and community resource, where people learn the trail story and also actively care for the places associated with it.
A major component of the project scope is youth and school-focused programming in communities near the affected BLM Field Offices in Arizona and California. The grant supports outdoor educational programs and activities that connect classroom learning to real places on public lands, using BLM-managed segments of the Anza Trail for field trips that reinforce curriculum and help students understand local natural and cultural resources. The announcement also highlights Anza expedition reenactments as a supported educational tool. These reenactments, carried out by established Anza Trail partners, are described as a long-running and meaningful way the public in both states has experienced and learned about the trail's history, and BLM signals continued support for incorporating them into educational outreach.
Another key deliverable area is the modernization of "Web de Anza," an online database and educational website originally built by the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE) at the University of Oregon between 1997 and 2005. Web de Anza was designed as a web-based study environment focused on Juan Bautista de Anza and his mid-18th century expeditions to Alta California, and it includes Spanish and English versions of eight expedition journals, plus letters, images, and maps. The 1775-76 journal in particular contains extensive linked supports such as definitions, annotations, drawings, maps, calendars, and related documents that make it useful for teaching historical inquiry at the elementary and high school levels. BLM and its partners note that bringing this system up to date will take multiple interrelated phases, including changes to the site's information architecture, database structure, web interface, content, and underlying server hardware and software. The purpose is to improve reliability and usability, make navigation more user-friendly, and enrich the content with additional resources curated by members of the broader Anza community. BLM anticipates being substantially involved, including participating in planning and development and contributing images and materials for inclusion, while BLM and NPS together seek input from community partners to ensure the redesigned database meets user needs.
The opportunity also strongly supports volunteer and partner-led trail management work that aligns with BLM trail guidance and inventory practices. It is designed to create real project venues where youth organizations can build leadership and technical skills tied to trail and trailhead design, planning, construction, and maintenance, consistent with National Trail Inventory concepts and BLM manuals (noted in the announcement as BLM Manuals 6250 and 6280). The youth engagement focus is also connected to Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3332, which emphasizes connecting young people to the outdoors and public lands through meaningful work and learning experiences. Examples of eligible activities listed in the announcement include trail surveys (with data collection and database development), grade line design, completing studies and evaluations, preparing project plans (including environmental documentation), inspecting conditions of existing trails, and performing maintenance such as signage work. It also contemplates more complex coordination tasks like acquiring easements or rights-of-way where needed and administering or coordinating program activities, indicating BLM is looking for a partner capable of both field implementation and organized program management.
From an applicant and funding standpoint, the opportunity was open to essentially any applicant ("Anyone" / unrestricted eligibility), with no cost sharing or matching requirement. It anticipated one award, with total estimated funding of $100,000, an award ceiling of $100,000, and an award floor of $10,000. The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals substantial federal involvement during performance, consistent with the announcement's repeated emphasis on BLM's active role in planning, guidance, and coordination. The opportunity was posted June 17, 2014, with an original and current closing date of July 25, 2014, and it was archived July 29, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management). For administrative questions, the listed contact was Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer, at 602-417-9268 and ebell@blm.gov, and the announcement referenced Grants.gov for full posting details.
Overall, this grant is best understood as a partnership-building and capacity-building award that blends three reinforcing goals: (1) practical stewardship and improvement of Anza Trail segments on BLM public lands through volunteer and youth-driven projects, (2) education and interpretation that ties classroom learning to field experiences and reenactments, and (3) modernization of a major public-facing historical resource (Web de Anza) so the trail's documentary record and interpretive materials remain accessible, usable, and relevant to modern audiences in both English and Spanish.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM AZ Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Management Partnership."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L14AS00154.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement during the project (and the announcement emphasizes BLM's active role in planning, guidance, and coordination).
What is the overall purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to strengthen long-term stewardship, public engagement, and educational use of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, with a focus on on-the-ground and community-based management work on BLM-administered public lands.
What is the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail?
It is a 1,200-mile National Historic Trail authorized by Congress in 1990 as part of the National Trails System.
Who administers the Anza Trail overall?
The National Park Service (NPS) administers the overall trail, with the trail superintendent office located in San Francisco.
If NPS administers the trail, why is BLM offering this opportunity?
While NPS administers the overall trail, BLM directly manages about 120 miles of the route in Arizona and California across five BLM Field Offices. This funding targets management, stewardship, and engagement work tied to Anza Trail segments on BLM-managed public lands.
Is this agreement with the National Park Service (NPS)?
No. The announcement explicitly states the objective is to create or deepen a working partnership between BLM and an Anza Trail partner organization, and that this is not an agreement with NPS. BLM does expect to coordinate closely with NPS as it routinely does.
What is BLM looking for in a partner organization?
BLM is looking for an Anza Trail partner organization that can support hands-on stewardship and structured outdoor education, help engage volunteers and youth, assist with trail management work on BLM lands, and contribute to a major modernization effort for the Web de Anza educational website/database.
What are the main goals or focus areas supported by the grant?
The opportunity blends three reinforcing goals: (1) stewardship and improvement of Anza Trail segments on BLM public lands through volunteer and youth-driven projects, (2) education and interpretation connecting classroom learning to field experiences and reenactments, and (3) modernization of Web de Anza to keep trail-related documentary and interpretive resources accessible and usable.
What does "stewardship" mean in the context of this project?
It refers to practical, field-based public land work such as planning, development, maintenance, corridor protection, and overall management of Anza Trail segments on BLM lands, with strong involvement from volunteers, nearby communities, and youth.
How does youth engagement fit into the project?
Youth engagement is a central emphasis. The project is intended to expand stewardship among trail users, volunteers, and especially youth by creating real project venues where young people can gain leadership and technical skills while doing meaningful work tied to trail management and public lands stewardship.
Does the opportunity support school and classroom-connected programming?
Yes. A major component of the scope is youth and school-focused programming in communities near the affected BLM Field Offices in Arizona and California, including outdoor educational programs and field trips using BLM-managed segments of the Anza Trail to reinforce curriculum and teach about local natural and cultural resources.
Are historical reenactments included as an eligible or encouraged activity?
Yes. The announcement highlights Anza expedition reenactments as a supported educational tool and notes they are a long-running way the public in Arizona and California has experienced and learned about the trail's history.
What is Web de Anza?
Web de Anza is an online database and educational website originally built by the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE) at the University of Oregon between 1997 and 2005. It was designed as a web-based study environment focused on Juan Bautista de Anza and his mid-18th century expeditions to Alta California.
What content does Web de Anza include?
It includes Spanish and English versions of eight expedition journals, plus letters, images, and maps. The 1775-76 journal includes extensive linked supports such as definitions, annotations, drawings, maps, calendars, and related documents designed to support teaching historical inquiry at elementary and high school levels.
What does the grant propose to do with Web de Anza?
A key deliverable area is modernizing Web de Anza to improve reliability and usability, make navigation more user-friendly, and enrich content with additional resources curated by members of the broader Anza community.
Is the Web de Anza modernization expected to be a simple update or a larger rebuild?
The announcement describes it as a multi-phase effort involving interrelated changes to information architecture, database structure, web interface, content, and underlying server hardware and software.
Will BLM be involved in the Web de Anza modernization work?
Yes. BLM anticipates being substantially involved, including participating in planning and development and contributing images and materials for inclusion. BLM and NPS also seek input from community partners to ensure the redesigned database meets user needs.
What kinds of trail management activities are supported?
The opportunity supports volunteer and partner-led trail management work aligned with BLM trail guidance and inventory practices. Examples listed include trail surveys (including data collection and database development), grade line design, completing studies and evaluations, preparing project plans (including environmental documentation), inspecting existing trail conditions, and maintenance work such as signage.
Does the opportunity mention any specific BLM guidance or manuals?
Yes. The announcement references BLM Manuals 6250 and 6280, and it also references National Trail Inventory concepts.
Does the project scope include corridor protection and land access actions?
Yes. The announcement contemplates coordination tasks such as acquiring easements or rights-of-way where needed as part of supporting trail corridor protection and management.
Is this opportunity focused on a particular geography?
Yes. The on-the-ground work emphasis is on BLM-administered public lands along the Anza Trail in Arizona and California, across five BLM Field Offices. Youth and school-focused programming is also emphasized in nearby communities in those two states.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was unrestricted; the opportunity stated "Anyone" could apply.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated one award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $100,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $100,000 and the award floor is $10,000.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management).
When was the opportunity posted, and when did it close?
It was posted on June 17, 2014. The original and current closing date was July 25, 2014.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The listing was archived on July 29, 2014.
Where were applicants directed to find full posting details?
The announcement referenced Grants.gov for full posting details.
Who was the listed administrative contact for this opportunity?
The administrative contact listed was Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer. Phone: 602-417-9268. Email: ebell@blm.gov.
How does this project connect education and stewardship?
The opportunity emphasizes combining practical, field-based stewardship on public lands with structured outdoor education, so the trail becomes both a place for learning the trail story and a place where communities and youth actively care for trail-related resources.
Is the project intended to build on existing partnerships?
Yes. The central idea is to build on an existing history of collaboration among BLM, NPS, and trail partners to protect the trail corridor, improve visitor experiences, and increase public understanding of the trail's historical importance.
Does the opportunity mention any Department of the Interior youth initiative?
Yes. The youth engagement focus is connected to Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3332, which emphasizes connecting young people to the outdoors and public lands through meaningful work and learning experiences.
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