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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM AZ, Wildlife Connectivity Planning in the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM)" 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 May 9, 2014 and posted on May 9, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by The electronic submission into Grants.gov is due 20 June 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 $150,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 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.
- A. Eligible Applicants Anyone B. Cost Sharing or Matching None
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opportunity titled "BLM AZ, Wildlife Connectivity Planning in the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM)" is a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on improving wildlife conservation and land use decision-making in and around the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona. The core goal is to strengthen public education and provide more reliable wildlife habitat and movement data so that federal, state, and local planners can make better-informed choices about development, infrastructure, and conservation priorities. A central theme of the project is wildlife connectivity: keeping landscape linkages intact so animals can move between habitat areas to find food, mates, and seasonal resources, and to maintain healthy genetic diversity.
The project is motivated by a specific and growing threat in the region: habitat fragmentation caused by expanding human development near the Phoenix metropolitan area. The SDNM and nearby wilderness and other National Lands Conservation Strategy (NLCS) lands include important movement routes that are increasingly being cut up or narrowed by roads, growth, and other land uses. In response, land management agencies have developed Geographic Information System (GIS)-based corridor models that predict where wildlife is most likely to travel and where connectivity is most at risk. These modeled corridors are already being used in local and regional planning discussions, but the BLM notes a key limitation: the models do not yet have complete validation, meaning there is not enough on-the-ground or animal-tracking evidence to confirm that the predicted corridors reflect how animals actually move across the landscape. Without that validation, future planning decisions have a weaker scientific foundation.
Funding through this agreement is intended to directly address that gap by supporting additional satellite GPS collar deployments on mountain lions in the SDNM and/or surrounding mountain ranges. Mountain lions are often used as a focal species for connectivity work because they have large home ranges, require extensive intact habitat, and are sensitive to fragmentation; their movements can reveal where functional corridors still exist and where barriers are disrupting connectivity. By collecting more GPS movement data, the project aims to compare real-world travel paths to the GIS-predicted corridors, helping determine which modeled routes are accurate, which need refinement, and where conservation or mitigation actions would provide the most benefit.
Beyond data collection, the opportunity emphasizes translating findings into practical planning tools. The funding also supports analysis and communication of results through reports and presentations for stakeholders involved in regional connectivity planning. In other words, the work is not just scientific research for its own sake; it is explicitly designed to produce usable information that agencies and partners can apply in land use planning, corridor protection strategies, and public outreach. The broader conservation intent is to help preserve the ecological resources that contributed to the SDNM being designated a National Monument in 2001, while also improving coordination across jurisdictions in a rapidly changing landscape.
Administratively, this is a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category, with one expected award. The estimated total funding is $150,000, with an award ceiling of $150,000 and an award floor of $15,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of applicant, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement. The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). It was posted May 9, 2014, with proposals due through Grants.gov by June 20, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, and it was archived June 25, 2014. The listed point of contact is Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer, at 602-417-9268 and ebell@blm.gov, and the full announcement was available via Grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this BLM funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM AZ, Wildlife Connectivity Planning in the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM)."
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What type of award is this?
This opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What is the overall purpose of the project?
The purpose is to improve wildlife conservation and land use decision-making in and around the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona by strengthening public education and producing more reliable wildlife habitat and movement data for use by federal, state, and local planners.
What does "wildlife connectivity" mean in the context of this project?
Wildlife connectivity refers to maintaining landscape linkages so animals can move between habitat areas to find food, mates, and seasonal resources, and to maintain healthy genetic diversity.
Why is this project needed now?
The project responds to increasing habitat fragmentation near the Phoenix metropolitan area, where expanding development, roads, and other land uses are narrowing or cutting across important wildlife movement routes in and around SDNM and nearby wilderness and other NLCS lands.
What problem with existing corridor models is the project trying to solve?
Agencies have GIS-based corridor models that predict likely wildlife travel routes and areas where connectivity is most at risk, but these models do not yet have complete validation. There is not enough on-the-ground or animal-tracking evidence to confirm the predicted corridors reflect how animals actually move across the landscape.
How will this project validate or improve the GIS corridor models?
The project supports additional satellite GPS collar deployments on mountain lions in SDNM and/or surrounding mountain ranges to collect more GPS movement data. The intent is to compare real-world travel paths to GIS-predicted corridors to identify which modeled routes are accurate and which need refinement.
Which species is specifically mentioned for GPS collar deployments?
Mountain lions are specifically mentioned.
Why are mountain lions used as a focal species for connectivity work?
Mountain lions are used because they have large home ranges, require extensive intact habitat, and are sensitive to fragmentation. Their movements can indicate where functional corridors still exist and where barriers are disrupting connectivity.
What kinds of outputs or deliverables does the opportunity emphasize?
In addition to data collection, the opportunity emphasizes analyzing and communicating results through reports and presentations for stakeholders involved in regional connectivity planning, with the goal of producing practical planning tools that can be applied in land use planning, corridor protection strategies, and public outreach.
Is this project intended to be research for research's sake?
No. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes translating findings into usable information that agencies and partners can apply in planning and conservation decision-making.
Where will the work take place?
The work is focused in and around the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona, and may include surrounding mountain ranges.
How does this work relate to the Sonoran Desert National Monument designation?
The broader conservation intent includes helping preserve the ecological resources that contributed to SDNM being designated a National Monument in 2001, while improving coordination across jurisdictions in a rapidly changing landscape.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
BLM expects to make one award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $150,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $150,000.
What is the award floor?
The award floor is $15,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of applicant, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.231, Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 9, 2014.
What was the application deadline and time zone?
Proposals were due through Grants.gov by June 20, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Where were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov.
Has the opportunity been archived?
Yes. The opportunity was archived on June 25, 2014.
Who is the point of contact for this opportunity?
The listed point of contact is Eddie W. Bell Jr., Grants Management Officer.
What contact information is provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 602-417-9268. Email: ebell@blm.gov.
What kinds of planning decisions is this project meant to inform?
The project is meant to inform decisions about development, infrastructure, and conservation priorities by improving the scientific foundation for regional connectivity planning and corridor protection or mitigation strategies.
What is the main conservation threat identified in the opportunity?
The main threat identified is habitat fragmentation from expanding human development near the Phoenix metropolitan area, including impacts from roads, growth, and other land uses.
What does the project aim to determine by comparing GPS data to predicted corridors?
The project aims to determine which modeled corridor routes are accurate, which need refinement, and where conservation or mitigation actions would provide the most benefit.
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