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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA High Resolution Mapping of Soils and Other Earth Features in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan DRECP Area" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2012 and posted on Dec 17, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 15, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $95,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $95,000.00 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) opportunity titled "BLM CA High Resolution Mapping of Soils and Other Earth Features in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Area" is a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.236 (Environmental Quality and Protection - Resource Management). The core purpose is to produce high-resolution geospatial datasets describing soil properties and related earth and subsurface characteristics across BLM-managed public lands within the DRECP boundary in California. The BLM is looking for mapping and analysis at resolutions that are practical for on-the-ground planning and decision-making, rather than broad, generalized regional layers.
The work centers on generating or compiling detailed spatial information on several interconnected physical resource themes: soils, topography, geology, geomorphology, and subsurface hydrology. In practice, this means the recipient would be expected to deliver GIS-ready products and supporting documentation that allow land managers and planners to understand where different soil types occur, how landforms and geologic materials vary across the landscape, and how subsurface water-related features may influence surface conditions. The emphasis on "appropriate resolutions" signals that the mapping needs to be fine-grained enough to guide site-level planning, environmental review, and design decisions, particularly in desert environments where small-scale terrain and soil differences can strongly affect habitat, drainage, erosion risk, and constructability.
BLM identifies two primary uses for these datasets. First, the information will support conservation design within the DRECP area. The DRECP is a large-scale planning framework intended to balance ecological conservation with renewable energy development in desert landscapes, and conservation design requires credible spatial layers to identify sensitive resources, define conservation priorities, and plan mitigation or avoidance strategies. Second, the mapping will support the development of renewable, utility-scale energy installations on BLM lands. For solar, wind, and associated transmission or access infrastructure, accurate soils and earth-surface data are critical for siting decisions, engineering feasibility, erosion and dust control planning, stormwater considerations, and reducing unintended impacts during construction and operation.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $95,000. The award ceiling was $95,000 and the award floor was $500, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement on Grants.gov. Key dates show the notice was posted and created on December 17, 2012, with an original and current closing date of January 15, 2013, and an archive date of January 31, 2013, indicating the opportunity is historical/archived rather than currently open.
For applicants or interested parties who needed help accessing the full announcement, the listed point of contact was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer (GMO), reachable at 530-252-5338 and via email at lparker@blm.gov. The announcement also referenced an additional information link through Grants.gov, where the full requirements, expected deliverables, application instructions, and any specific technical standards for geospatial data would have been detailed.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this BLM grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM CA High Resolution Mapping of Soils and Other Earth Features in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Area."
Which agency is offering the opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
It is a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement.
What is the CFDA number and program name?
The opportunity is under CFDA 15.236, Environmental Quality and Protection - Resource Management.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to produce high-resolution geospatial datasets describing soil properties and related earth and subsurface characteristics across BLM-managed public lands within the DRECP boundary in California.
What geographic area does the work focus on?
The work focuses on BLM-managed public lands within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) boundary in California.
What kinds of information are expected to be mapped or compiled?
The work centers on generating or compiling detailed spatial information on several interconnected physical resource themes, including soils, topography, geology, geomorphology, and subsurface hydrology.
What does "high resolution" mean in this context?
BLM emphasizes resolutions that are practical for on-the-ground planning and decision-making, rather than broad, generalized regional layers. The intent is mapping fine-grained enough to support site-level planning and design decisions.
What types of deliverables are expected?
The recipient would be expected to deliver GIS-ready products and supporting documentation that help land managers and planners understand soil distributions, landforms, geologic variation, and subsurface water-related features that may influence surface conditions.
Why is the mapping needed for desert environments?
The opportunity notes that small-scale terrain and soil differences in desert landscapes can strongly affect habitat, drainage, erosion risk, and constructability, which makes fine-grained datasets particularly important for planning.
How will BLM use these datasets?
BLM identifies two primary uses: (1) supporting conservation design within the DRECP area, and (2) supporting the development of renewable, utility-scale energy installations on BLM lands.
How does the work support conservation design in the DRECP?
The datasets are intended to provide credible spatial layers to identify sensitive resources, define conservation priorities, and plan mitigation or avoidance strategies within the DRECP planning framework.
How does the work support renewable energy development on BLM lands?
Accurate soils and earth-surface data can inform siting and engineering feasibility and help plan for erosion and dust control, stormwater considerations, and minimizing unintended impacts during construction and operation of utility-scale solar, wind, and related infrastructure.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $95,000.
What were the award ceiling and floor?
The award ceiling was $95,000 and the award floor was $500.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement on Grants.gov.
Where could applicants find the full requirements and application instructions?
The announcement referenced an additional information link through Grants.gov, where full requirements, expected deliverables, application instructions, and any specific technical standards for geospatial data would have been detailed.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice was posted and created on December 17, 2012.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was January 15, 2013.
Is this opportunity currently open?
No. The provided dates indicate it is historical/archived (with an archive date of January 31, 2013), rather than a currently open opportunity.
Who was the point of contact for questions about the announcement?
The listed point of contact was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer (GMO).
How could the point of contact be reached?
Leona B. Parker could be reached by phone at 530-252-5338 and by email at lparker@blm.gov.
What is the relationship between soils mapping and subsurface hydrology in this project?
The opportunity describes mapping of both surface and subsurface characteristics, including subsurface hydrology, to help explain how water-related features below ground may influence surface conditions relevant to planning and management.
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