BLM CA CESU Panoche Plateau Leopard Lizard Shrub Habitat Study | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The BLM CA CESU Panoche Plateau Leopard Lizard Shrub Habitat Study is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding opportunity designed to support cooperative research under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Network. Through the CESU framework, the federal government partners with universities and other CESU-member research organizations to carry out applied studies that directly support natural and cultural resource management on federal and, where relevant, non-federal lands and waters. A key expectation of CESU-funded work is that it is genuinely collaborative, meaning the project should substantially involve and benefit both federal and non-federal partners, and it must align with the goals of the CESU program administering the agreement.

This specific project focuses on arid and semi-arid ecosystem dynamics, particularly the role of positive plant-plant interactions (often described as facilitation) in shaping habitat quality and ecological resilience. The opportunity highlights that facilitation can influence plant community diversity and localized productivity, and may even drive longer-term evolutionary changes in community relationships. At the same time, the notice points out important gaps in existing research: facilitation effects are often studied narrowly, such as focusing on a single trophic level, concentrating on direct plant-plant interactions, and overlooking seed-stage dynamics or broader community-level effects. The BLM is emphasizing these gaps because they have practical implications for habitat restoration and for understanding how plant community structure can affect other organisms, including species of conservation concern.

A central conservation motivation in the announcement is improving habitat-related knowledge relevant to the endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard, with the Panoche Plateau area serving as the focal landscape. The project is framed around the idea that shrub habitat and facilitative plant interactions may help buffer arid systems against species loss, potentially increasing resilience in community structure and function. In practical terms, the funded work is intended to generate actionable insights that can inform management and restoration strategies, not just basic ecological theory.

The award is expected to be made as a cooperative agreement, reflecting the hands-on federal involvement typical of CESU projects. The estimated total funding is $100,000, with an award ceiling of $100,000 and a floor of $500, and the agency anticipates making one award. There is no cost share or matching requirement listed. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). The project would be implemented under the California CESU master agreement (referenced as L13AC00082), and applicants should factor in the CESU Network overhead rate, which is set at 17.5 percent.

Eligibility is aimed at CESU members, and the listing specifies public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as eligible applicants, while also noting that prospective universities and non-governmental research organizations with CESU membership may apply. The original posting date was June 24, 2015, with an application closing date of August 24, 2015, and the opportunity later archived on December 31, 2019. For access issues or administrative questions about the full announcement, the listed contact is Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, reachable by phone at 530-252-5338 or by email at lparker@blm.gov. The notice also points applicants to Grants.gov for additional information and the full opportunity details.

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