Opportunity Information: Apply for L13AS00156
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Panoche Plateau Leopard Lizard Shrub Habitat Study" 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 Jul 30, 2013 and posted on Jul 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 8, 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 $123,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $123,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM CA Panoche Plateau Leopard Lizard Shrub Habitat Study (Funding Opportunity Number L13AS00156) is a Bureau of Land Management discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.231, Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). The project focuses on the Panoche Plateau area in California and targets a specific recovery need for the blunt-nosed leopard lizard: understanding and documenting the shrub communities that provide the habitat the species relies on for survival. The work is framed as a required recovery task tied directly to the potential downlisting of the species under the Endangered Species Act, meaning the results are intended to feed into formal conservation and regulatory decision-making rather than being purely academic.
The central purpose of the grant is to study the shrubs that form or support key habitat features used by the blunt-nosed leopard lizard. By improving the science around which shrub species, structures, and conditions are most important, the project is designed to strengthen recovery planning and management actions on BLM-managed lands. The announcement explicitly links the conservation outcome to broader public benefits: preventing extinction of an endangered species while also potentially reducing future land-use constraints associated with endangered species protections. In other words, if the work contributes to successful recovery and eventual downlisting or delisting, it could ease restrictions that affect local and regional economic activities, which the announcement highlights as a form of widespread economic relief.
This opportunity is structured to be highly collaborative. Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, BLM anticipates substantial involvement in the project rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The Hollister Field Office Ecologist is expected to work closely with the recipient and will co-mentor two students, indicating direct agency participation in planning, fieldwork coordination, and/or interpretation of results. The project is also explicitly education-forward: it is set up so that all participating students complete their degree requirements by the end of the project, making it both a workforce-development and research initiative.
Deliverables are described as unusually publication-heavy for a grant of this size, with the announcement stating that a total of 10 peer-reviewed publications will be generated directly from the project. That signals an expectation of robust data collection and analysis, likely covering multiple angles of shrub ecology and habitat relationships relevant to the lizard’s recovery, and suggests that results are intended to be widely disseminated in the scientific literature in addition to being used for agency management.
Financially, the BLM anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding amount of $123,000, which also serves as the award ceiling, while the stated award floor is $500. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning the funding is aimed at universities and similar public academic entities rather than private companies, nonprofits, or individuals.
In terms of timing and administrative details, the opportunity was posted and created on July 30, 2013, with an original and current closing date of August 8, 2013. The opportunity was later archived on October 1, 2018. Additional information was provided through Grants.gov, and the point of contact listed for access issues was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, with phone number 530-252-5338 and email lparker@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled the "BLM CA Panoche Plateau Leopard Lizard Shrub Habitat Study."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L13AS00156.
3) Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding opportunity.
4) What type of award is it?
The announcement describes the award as a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM anticipates substantial involvement in the work rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
5) What activity category and CFDA program does it fall under?
The opportunity is listed under the Natural Resources activity category and references CFDA 15.231, "Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management."
6) What geographic area does the project focus on?
The work focuses on the Panoche Plateau area in California.
7) What species is the project intended to support?
The project targets a recovery need for the blunt-nosed leopard lizard.
8) What is the central purpose of the project?
The central purpose is to understand and document the shrub communities that provide habitat the blunt-nosed leopard lizard relies on for survival, strengthening the science used for recovery planning and management actions on BLM-managed lands.
9) Why is shrub habitat being studied specifically?
The project is focused on studying shrubs that form or support key habitat features used by the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, including which shrub species, structures, and conditions are most important.
10) How is this work connected to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?
The work is framed as a required recovery task tied directly to the potential downlisting of the species under the Endangered Species Act, with results intended to inform formal conservation and regulatory decision-making.
11) Is the work intended to be academic research only?
No. The announcement indicates the results are intended to feed into formal conservation and regulatory decision-making, not solely academic outcomes.
12) What public benefits does the announcement highlight?
The announcement links the work to preventing extinction of an endangered species and notes that successful recovery (including possible downlisting or delisting) could reduce future land-use constraints associated with endangered species protections, described as potential widespread economic relief.
13) How involved will BLM be during the project?
Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, BLM anticipates substantial involvement. The Hollister Field Office Ecologist is expected to work closely with the recipient.
14) Are students involved in the project?
Yes. The Hollister Field Office Ecologist is expected to co-mentor two students, and the project is designed so that all participating students complete their degree requirements by the end of the project.
15) How many awards does BLM expect to make?
BLM anticipated making one award.
16) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $123,000.
17) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $123,000.
18) What is the award floor?
The award floor is $500.
19) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
21) Are private companies, nonprofits, or individuals eligible?
Based on the eligibility statement provided, the opportunity is aimed at public and state-controlled institutions of higher education rather than private companies, nonprofits, or individuals.
22) When was the opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted and created on July 30, 2013.
23) What was the closing date?
The original and current closing date listed is August 8, 2013.
24) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity is described as having closed on August 8, 2013, and it was later archived on October 1, 2018.
25) What does it mean that the opportunity was archived?
The information provided states the opportunity was archived on October 1, 2018, indicating it is no longer an active funding opportunity in the listing referenced.
26) What deliverables are expected from the project?
The deliverables are described as publication-heavy: the announcement states a total of 10 peer-reviewed publications will be generated directly from the project.
27) Why does the announcement emphasize peer-reviewed publications?
The expectation of 10 peer-reviewed publications signals an emphasis on robust data collection, analysis, and broad dissemination of results in the scientific literature in addition to use in agency management.
28) Where was additional application or opportunity information provided?
Additional information was provided through Grants.gov.
29) Who is the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact listed for access issues is Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer.
30) How can the point of contact be reached?
Phone: 530-252-5338. Email: lparker@blm.gov.
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