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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Nevada SNPLMA Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Round 15" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.235.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 21, 2016 and posted on Jan 21, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 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 $1,511,190.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, released a discretionary grant opportunity titled "BLM Nevada SNPLMA Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Round 15" (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00024). The purpose of this opportunity was to fund and carry out hazardous fuels reduction work under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 15 program. In practical terms, the BLM was seeking partners to help implement a set of already-approved projects focused on reducing wildfire risk and improving landscape resilience, with all six identified projects located in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada. The program sits within the Natural Resources funding activity area and is structured around on-the-ground actions that lower the likelihood or severity of catastrophic wildfire, typically by reducing excess vegetation and improving defensible conditions in and around fire-prone landscapes.
Funding was to be awarded through cooperative agreements, which generally means the BLM expected substantial involvement in project implementation rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The total maximum amount available across the opportunity was capped at $1,511,190, and the BLM anticipated making six awards, consistent with the six approved projects referenced in the notice. The eligible applicant pool was limited to governmental entities, specifically state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments. This eligibility framing indicates the opportunity was designed for public agencies and local governmental partners that can manage projects, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and carry out compliance, contracting, and field implementation activities typical of fuels reduction work.
The opportunity was posted on January 21, 2016, and opened and closed on the same timeline, with a closing date of March 21, 2016. Overall, the solicitation was narrowly targeted: it was not a broad call for new project ideas, but a mechanism to partner with qualified government recipients to implement pre-approved SNPLMA Round 15 hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Nevada Lake Tahoe region, using cooperative agreements to support coordinated planning and execution with BLM involvement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM Nevada SNPLMA Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Round 15."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00024.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What is the main purpose of the funding?
The purpose was to fund and carry out hazardous fuels reduction work under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 15 program.
What kinds of activities were expected under these projects?
The projects were focused on on-the-ground hazardous fuels reduction actions intended to reduce wildfire risk and improve landscape resilience. In practical terms, this generally means work that reduces excess vegetation and improves defensible conditions in fire-prone landscapes.
Is this a program for proposing new project ideas?
No. The solicitation was narrowly targeted and described as a mechanism to implement a set of already-approved SNPLMA Round 15 projects, rather than a broad call for new project concepts.
How many projects were included in this opportunity?
The notice identified six already-approved projects that were the focus of the funding opportunity.
Where are the projects located?
All six identified projects were located in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada.
What funding activity area does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity sits within the Natural Resources funding activity area.
What type of award instrument was used?
Funding was to be awarded through cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that awards are cooperative agreements?
In this context, cooperative agreements indicate the BLM expected substantial involvement in project implementation, rather than simply awarding funds and stepping back.
What was the maximum total amount available under this opportunity?
The total maximum amount available across the opportunity was capped at $1,511,190.
How many awards did the BLM expect to make?
The BLM anticipated making six awards, consistent with the six approved projects referenced in the notice.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to governmental entities: state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible to apply?
The information provided lists only governmental entity types as eligible applicants (state, county, city or township, and special district governments).
Are private companies eligible to apply?
The information provided limits eligibility to governmental entities and does not list private companies as eligible applicants.
Why does the eligibility focus on governmental entities?
The eligibility framing indicates the opportunity was designed for public agencies and local governmental partners that can manage fuels reduction projects, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and carry out implementation activities typical of this type of work.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 21, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The closing date was March 21, 2016.
What was the open period for submissions?
Based on the dates provided, the opportunity ran from January 21, 2016 (posted/opened) to March 21, 2016 (closed).
What overall outcomes was the BLM trying to achieve with this funding?
The goal was to lower the likelihood or severity of catastrophic wildfire by implementing hazardous fuels reduction work and improving landscape resilience in the targeted Nevada Lake Tahoe area projects.
What does SNPLMA Round 15 refer to in this opportunity?
SNPLMA Round 15 refers to the Round 15 program cycle under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, under which these hazardous fuels reduction projects were already approved for implementation.
Was this opportunity broad or narrowly targeted?
It was narrowly targeted. The solicitation focused on partnering with qualified government recipients to implement pre-approved hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Nevada Lake Tahoe region, with BLM involvement through cooperative agreements.
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