Opportunity Information: Apply for L10AS00268
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA California Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Internships" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224 Cultural Resource Management 15.225 Recreation Resource Management 15.230 Invasive and Noxious Plant Management 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management 15.233 Forests and Woodlands Resource Management 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management 15.237 Rangeland Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 20, 2010 and posted on Aug 20, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 1, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $98,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $98,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "BLM CA California Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Internships" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L10AS00268) is a discretionary Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grant designed to support short-term, technical projects through a cooperative agreement. It is structured around bringing in internship-style support (typically through university partners) to help BLM complete priority work that requires specialized scientific and natural resource expertise. The overall purpose is practical and project-driven: BLM has immediate technical needs on the ground and is looking to fund partners who can supply qualified students or early-career researchers to carry out defined tasks within a limited timeframe.
The technical focus is broad but clearly oriented toward environmental science and natural resource management. BLM lists disciplines such as hydrology, soil science, water quality management, toxicology, renewable energy development, conservation of biological diversity, and methods for quantifying ecosystem services (in other words, approaches that estimate the benefits nature provides, like water filtration, habitat, recreation value, or carbon storage). While those areas set the general scope, the announcement highlights two specific projects active at the time of posting, both located in Lake County, California. The first project involves baseline development to support landscape management for the Cache Creek Wilderness, which typically means collecting or synthesizing foundational data needed for long-term planning and decision-making (for example, mapping resources, documenting conditions, and establishing reference points for future monitoring). The second project targets remediation and restoration technologies for waterways affected downstream of abandoned mercury mines, indicating a strong emphasis on contamination impacts, cleanup strategies, and ecological restoration approaches in a watershed context.
Funding for the opportunity is relatively modest and intended to support multiple awards rather than a single large project. The estimated total funding amount is $98,000, with an award ceiling of $98,000 and an award floor of $10,000, and BLM anticipated making up to 8 awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for eligible applicants because recipients are not required to provide non-federal matching funds. The assistance instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally implies that BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project during performance (for example, coordinating on methods, deliverables, schedules, data needs, and integration of results into agency operations), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, making this primarily a university-facing opportunity rather than one open to private companies or individuals. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the listed CFDA program areas (15.224, 15.225, 15.230, 15.231, 15.233, 15.236, and 15.237) reflect the kinds of management topics the funded work may support, including cultural resource management, recreation management, invasive and noxious plant management, fish and wildlife and plant conservation, forests and woodlands management, environmental quality and protection, and rangeland management. Even if a particular project is framed around water quality or toxicology, the CFDA list signals that BLM views the internship projects as supporting a wide range of land-management responsibilities.
Key timing details show this was a time-limited solicitation from 2010. The opportunity was posted and created on August 20, 2010, with an original closing date of August 31, 2010, later adjusted to a current closing date of September 1, 2010, and it was archived on September 16, 2010. Additional information was available through Grants.gov, and the point of contact listed for access issues and assistance was Traci D. Thaler, Grants and Agreements Specialist (916-978-4529, tthaler@blm.gov). The announcement also makes clear that future projects could be developed in these same scientific areas and in other California locations, but that would depend on available funding and shifting agency needs, meaning the work is meant to be responsive to BLM priorities year to year rather than tied to a single long-term program.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): BLM CA California Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Internships (L10AS00268)
What is the "BLM CA California Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Internships" opportunity?
This is a discretionary Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding opportunity intended to support short-term, technical projects through a cooperative agreement. The model centers on providing internship-style support (often via university partners) so BLM can complete priority on-the-ground work that requires specialized scientific and natural resource expertise.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L10AS00268.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The assistance instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically means BLM expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as coordinating on methods, deliverables, schedules, data needs, and how results will be used within agency operations.
How is this different from a standard grant?
Based on the description provided, the key distinction is the expectation of substantial federal involvement. Rather than a hands-off award, BLM anticipates working closely with recipients during performance under a cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The purpose is practical and project-driven: BLM has immediate technical needs and is looking to fund partners who can supply qualified students or early-career researchers to complete defined tasks within a limited timeframe.
What subject areas or disciplines does BLM consider within scope?
The announcement indicates a broad technical scope oriented to environmental science and natural resource management, including hydrology, soil science, water quality management, toxicology, renewable energy development, conservation of biological diversity, and methods for quantifying ecosystem services (such as estimating benefits nature provides, including water filtration, habitat, recreation value, or carbon storage).
Are there specific projects mentioned in the announcement?
Yes. Two example projects active at the time of posting are highlighted, both in Lake County, California.
Where are the highlighted projects located?
The two specifically highlighted projects are located in Lake County, California.
What is the Cache Creek Wilderness project about?
The announcement describes it as baseline development to support landscape management for the Cache Creek Wilderness. In practical terms, this typically involves collecting or synthesizing foundational information needed for planning and decision-making, such as mapping resources, documenting conditions, and establishing reference points for future monitoring.
What is the abandoned mercury mines waterways project about?
This project focuses on remediation and restoration technologies for waterways affected downstream of abandoned mercury mines. The description indicates an emphasis on contamination impacts, cleanup strategies, and ecological restoration approaches within a watershed context.
Is the technical focus limited only to these two projects?
No. The two projects are examples highlighted at the time of posting. The announcement also indicates that future projects could be developed within these scientific areas and in other California locations, depending on available funding and changing agency needs.
What is the total amount of funding available under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is $98,000.
What is the minimum and maximum award size?
The award floor is $10,000 and the award ceiling is $98,000.
How many awards did BLM anticipate making?
BLM anticipated making up to 8 awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients are not required to provide non-federal matching funds.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. This makes the opportunity primarily university-facing rather than open to private companies or individuals.
Can private companies or individuals apply?
Not under the eligibility statement provided. The opportunity is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
What CFDA program areas are associated with this opportunity?
The announcement lists CFDA program areas 15.224, 15.225, 15.230, 15.231, 15.233, 15.236, and 15.237.
What kinds of management topics do the CFDA areas suggest the work may support?
Based on the description provided, the CFDA list reflects a wide range of land-management responsibilities that the internship projects may support, including cultural resource management, recreation management, invasive and noxious plant management, fish and wildlife and plant conservation, forests and woodlands management, environmental quality and protection, and rangeland management.
When was this opportunity posted and created?
It was posted and created on August 20, 2010.
What was the original closing date, and was it changed?
The original closing date was August 31, 2010, and it was later adjusted to a current closing date of September 1, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on September 16, 2010.
Where could applicants find additional information or apply?
Additional information was available through Grants.gov, as stated in the announcement.
Who is the point of contact for access issues and assistance?
The listed point of contact is Traci D. Thaler, Grants and Agreements Specialist. Phone: 916-978-4529. Email: tthaler@blm.gov.
Does the announcement suggest this is a long-term standing program?
The description suggests it is responsive to year-to-year BLM priorities rather than tied to a single long-term program. It notes that future projects may be developed depending on available funding and shifting agency needs.
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