Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00192
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- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA NOI Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and Community Fire Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 23, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM CA NOI Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and Community Fire Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00192) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It was released on June 23, 2016, with an original closing date of July 22, 2016. The funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, coordination, technical input, or joint planning), rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back.
The purpose of the opportunity is to support hazardous fuels reduction work in California, specifically tied to wildland-urban interface (WUI) needs and community fire assistance. The WUI is the area where homes and other development meet or intermingle with wildland vegetation, and it is often where wildfire risk to people, structures, and critical infrastructure is most severe. By funding fuels reduction projects, the program aims to lower the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire impacts on communities, improve defensible space and strategic fuel breaks, and support broader wildfire mitigation goals. The opportunity explicitly connects this work to the National Fire Plan, a federal strategy implemented in 2001 to address severe wildland fire issues through prevention, suppression readiness, fuel treatments, and community assistance.
This notice reflects BLM California's continuing relationship with the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC). The description notes that BLM previously awarded CFSC a financial assistance agreement in 2008 for hazardous fuels reduction projects and that the two organizations have had a strong working partnership over many years implementing the WUI Fuels Treatment program. In practical terms, the opportunity reads as a continuation or renewal of that established collaboration to keep delivering community-focused wildfire risk reduction projects, using an experienced statewide partner that can coordinate across local groups, landowners, and agencies.
From an applicant eligibility standpoint, the opportunity is limited. Eligible applicants are nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (with the standard federal eligibility language noting an exception category related to institutions of higher education). The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the program is tied to CFDA number 15.228, which corresponds to BLM assistance listings. The announcement anticipates a single award, with an expected award count of 1, and an award ceiling of $500,000, indicating BLM planned to fund one cooperative agreement up to that maximum amount under this particular notice.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as targeted financial assistance to carry out on-the-ground hazardous fuels reduction in California WUI areas, designed to help communities that are most at risk of catastrophic wildfire. It sits within the long-running National Fire Plan framework and leverages BLM's established partnership history with the California Fire Safe Council to implement fuels treatment and community fire assistance work efficiently and at scale.
FAQs: BLM CA NOI Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and Community Fire Assistance (L16AS00192)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled the BLM CA NOI Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and Community Fire Assistance opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00192.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), specifically BLM California.
When was the opportunity released?
The announcement was released on June 23, 2016.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was July 22, 2016.
What type of funding instrument is being used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The funding is offered through a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the project period. That involvement could include coordination, technical input, or joint planning, rather than simply issuing funding and stepping back.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The purpose is to support hazardous fuels reduction work in California that is tied to wildland-urban interface (WUI) needs and community fire assistance.
What is the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)?
The WUI is the area where homes and other development meet or intermingle with wildland vegetation, and it is often where wildfire risk to people, structures, and critical infrastructure is most severe.
What kinds of outcomes is this program trying to support?
Based on the announcement description, the program aims to lower the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire impacts on communities, improve defensible space and strategic fuel breaks, and support broader wildfire mitigation goals through fuels reduction projects.
How does this opportunity relate to the National Fire Plan?
The opportunity explicitly connects this work to the National Fire Plan, a federal strategy implemented in 2001 to address severe wildland fire issues through prevention, suppression readiness, fuel treatments, and community assistance.
What geographic area is this opportunity focused on?
The hazardous fuels reduction work supported by this opportunity is focused on California.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category listed is Natural Resources.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The program is tied to CFDA number 15.228, which corresponds to BLM assistance listings.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited. Eligible applicants are nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, with standard federal eligibility language noting an exception category related to institutions of higher education.
Is this opportunity intended for multiple awards or a single award?
The announcement anticipates a single award, with an expected award count of 1.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
Is this opportunity connected to an existing partnership?
Yes. The notice reflects BLM California's continuing relationship with the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) and describes a long-standing working partnership implementing the WUI Fuels Treatment program.
What prior funding history is mentioned in the announcement?
The description notes that BLM previously awarded CFSC a financial assistance agreement in 2008 for hazardous fuels reduction projects.
Why does the announcement read like a continuation or renewal?
It emphasizes the established collaboration between BLM California and the California Fire Safe Council, describing years of partnership and prior agreements, and frames the effort as a way to keep delivering community-focused wildfire risk reduction projects using an experienced statewide partner.
What types of projects are implied by "hazardous fuels reduction" in this notice?
The notice describes fuels reduction projects intended to improve defensible space and create or improve strategic fuel breaks in WUI areas to reduce wildfire risk to communities.
What is the overarching goal of the funded work?
Overall, the opportunity is described as targeted financial assistance to carry out on-the-ground hazardous fuels reduction in California WUI areas to help communities most at risk of catastrophic wildfire.
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