Opportunity Information: Apply for L11AS00079
Apply for L11AS00079
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Public Land Restoration Youth Corps Teams" 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 May 5, 2011 and posted on May 5, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 5, 2011 The application due date should be June 5, 2011 not June 2, 2011 as stated in Grants.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 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.
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM CA Public Land Restoration Youth Corps Teams opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L11AS00079) is a Bureau of Land Management California grant designed to support youth corps crews that carry out hands-on restoration and resource protection work on BLM-managed public lands across the state. The overall intent is to put organized youth teams in the field to help reclaim and restore arid landscapes and other sensitive ecosystems that have been damaged by off-highway vehicle use, heavy recreation, mining operations, and other kinds of surface disturbance. Projects are expected to take place in a range of BLM-managed settings, including off-highway vehicle recreation areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, habitat management areas, desert wildlife management areas, special or extensive recreation management areas, developed recreation sites, and other special management areas.
A central emphasis of the work is repairing damage from unauthorized or damaging travel and supporting BLM travel and land use decisions already laid out in official planning documents. Youth corps teams will work closely with BLM staff to close and restore routes that are designated as closed under BLM resource management plans, travel management plans, or related guidance. In practical terms, that can include physical route closure and rehabilitation tasks such as restoring disturbed soils, recontouring, placing barriers where appropriate, and encouraging recovery of native vegetation in desert or other fragile environments where impacts can persist for a long time.
Beyond on-the-ground restoration, the announcement also highlights monitoring and data collection as a significant component. Teams will assist BLM employees with monitoring restoration sites using Trimble GPS units and will collect field data on site characteristics. The kinds of information referenced include plant community observations, landform types, evidence and patterns of recreational use, and documentation related to biological and cultural resources. This monitoring supports BLM in tracking whether restoration treatments are working, where additional protection may be needed, and how land use pressures are affecting sensitive areas over time.
The opportunity allows for a broad set of project types as long as they support restoration, protection, and improved management of public lands. Additional examples listed include installing route signage, repairing and maintaining informational kiosks, and installing directional or interpretive signs that help guide visitors and reduce future resource damage. The scope also extends into cultural resource work, such as cultural site recordation and stabilization, and post-fire recovery efforts, including stabilization and rehabilitation of areas burned by wildland fires.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category, with CFDA number 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). BLM anticipated making about four awards. The estimated total funding available was $6,500,000, with an award floor of $500 and an award ceiling of $6,500,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (specifically excluding institutions of higher education), though the listing also notes the opportunity was posted as “unrestricted” on Grants.gov subject to the eligibility clarification in the text. The posting date and creation date were both May 5, 2011. The application deadline was corrected to June 5, 2011 (not June 2, 2011 as shown in Grants.gov). For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, the listed contact was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, at 530-252-5338 or lparker@blm.gov.
FAQs: BLM CA Public Land Restoration Youth Corps Teams (Funding Opportunity Number L11AS00079)
What is the BLM CA Public Land Restoration Youth Corps Teams grant?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California grant opportunity designed to support organized youth corps crews doing hands-on restoration and resource protection work on BLM-managed public lands across California.
What is the main goal of this opportunity?
The main goal is to put youth teams in the field to help reclaim and restore arid landscapes and other sensitive ecosystems that have been damaged by off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, heavy recreation, mining operations, and other surface disturbance.
Where are projects expected to take place?
Projects are expected to take place on BLM-managed public lands across the state of California, in a range of BLM-managed settings.
What kinds of BLM-managed settings are mentioned in the announcement?
Examples include off-highway vehicle recreation areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), habitat management areas, desert wildlife management areas, special or extensive recreation management areas, developed recreation sites, and other special management areas.
What types of impacts are these projects meant to address?
The work is intended to address damage from unauthorized or damaging travel and other disturbances, including impacts tied to OHV use, heavy recreation, mining operations, and other surface disturbance.
How does this work relate to BLM travel and land use decisions?
A central emphasis is supporting BLM travel and land use decisions already documented in official planning documents. Youth corps teams are expected to work closely with BLM staff to close and restore routes designated as closed under BLM resource management plans, travel management plans, or related guidance.
What does “closing and restoring routes” involve?
The announcement describes practical tasks such as physical route closure and rehabilitation, including restoring disturbed soils, recontouring, placing barriers where appropriate, and encouraging recovery of native vegetation in desert or other fragile environments where impacts can persist for a long time.
Are monitoring and data collection part of the expected work?
Yes. The announcement highlights monitoring and data collection as a significant component of the work.
What tools will teams use for monitoring?
Teams will assist BLM employees with monitoring restoration sites using Trimble GPS units.
What kinds of field data are referenced?
The announcement references collecting field data on site characteristics including plant community observations, landform types, evidence and patterns of recreational use, and documentation related to biological and cultural resources.
Why is monitoring included in the project scope?
The monitoring supports BLM in tracking whether restoration treatments are working, where additional protection may be needed, and how land use pressures are affecting sensitive areas over time.
What are some other project types that may be supported?
The opportunity allows a broad set of project types as long as they support restoration, protection, and improved management of public lands. Examples listed include installing route signage, repairing and maintaining informational kiosks, and installing directional or interpretive signs to guide visitors and reduce future resource damage.
Does the opportunity include cultural resource work?
Yes. The scope explicitly extends into cultural resource work, including cultural site recordation and stabilization.
Does the opportunity include post-fire recovery work?
Yes. The announcement includes post-fire recovery efforts, such as stabilization and rehabilitation of areas burned by wildland fires.
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.231, titled Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
How many awards did BLM anticipate making?
BLM anticipated making about four awards.
How much total funding was estimated to be available?
The estimated total funding available was $6,500,000.
What is the minimum and maximum award amount?
The award floor was $500 and the award ceiling was $6,500,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the provided information.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, specifically excluding institutions of higher education.
The listing says “unrestricted” on Grants.gov. Does that mean anyone can apply?
The listing notes it was posted as “unrestricted” on Grants.gov, but also clarifies that eligibility is limited to IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and excludes institutions of higher education.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L11AS00079.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date and creation date were both May 5, 2011.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was corrected to June 5, 2011 (not June 2, 2011 as shown in Grants.gov).
Who can applicants contact if they could not access the full announcement electronically?
The listed contact was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, at 530-252-5338 or lparker@blm.gov.
Is the work limited to desert areas?
The announcement emphasizes reclaiming and restoring arid landscapes and other sensitive ecosystems, and it specifically mentions desert or other fragile environments where impacts can persist for a long time, while also describing work across a range of BLM-managed settings in California.
How closely do youth corps teams work with BLM staff?
The announcement states teams will work closely with BLM staff, including assisting BLM employees with monitoring and implementing route closures and restoration aligned with BLM plans and guidance.
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