Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00246
Apply for L16AS00246
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM New Mexico Statewide Management, Conservation, and Protection of public lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 13, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 12, 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 $1,000,000.00 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.
[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:
Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico grant opportunity, titled "BLM New Mexico Statewide Management, Conservation, and Protection of public lands" (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00246), is a discretionary funding program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through a cooperative agreement. Its basic purpose is to bring in outside capacity to help BLM meet its wide-ranging responsibilities for managing public lands across New Mexico, especially where long-term goals and project workloads exceed what the agency can complete with existing internal resources. The opportunity is designed to support partnerships that expand services and on-the-ground work beyond the minimum required to carry out BLMs mission, while still aligning tightly with BLM priorities and management frameworks.
The core idea behind the award is collaboration: BLM is looking to work with a recipient that can meaningfully contribute to the management, development, protection, and conservation of public lands and their associated resources. The scope is broad and multi-disciplinary, reflecting the variety of resources BLM manages. The description explicitly notes potential work tied to wildlife and other biological resources, botany, archeology, and paleontology, among other resource areas. It also emphasizes that the work is not limited to purely ecological or cultural concerns; projects may also involve mineral resources, indicating an intent to address the full multi-use mandate of BLM lands while ensuring conservation and protection needs are met.
A major goal of the partnership is to improve public understanding of the importance of public lands and to strengthen cooperative resource stewardship among many kinds of stakeholders. The opportunity highlights collaboration among individuals, private organizations, non-profit organizations, and federal and state agencies, with the broader objective of improving how natural resources and ecosystems are managed. In practical terms, this type of cooperative agreement often signals that BLM expects substantial involvement in project design, coordination, data sharing, oversight, and decision-making rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The emphasis is on joint effort and mutual benefit, where the partner helps deliver tangible management and conservation outcomes while BLM provides direction, authority, and integration with its broader statewide program needs.
The opportunity is also framed in the context of federal mitigation policy. It references the Department of the Interiors Public Land Policy and Landscape Mitigation Policy (660 DM 6) and notes that BLM mitigation policy was forthcoming at the time. It ties this policy direction to the Council on Environmental Quality definition of mitigation (40 CFR 1508.20), which lays out the standard hierarchy of mitigation approaches: avoiding impacts where possible, minimizing impacts, rectifying impacts after they occur, reducing or eliminating impacts over time through preservation and maintenance actions, and compensating for remaining unavoidable impacts. By including this policy language in the announcement, BLM signals that proposed work should support responsible land use decisions and project implementation that protect sensitive resources, including biological resources, visual resources, and areas with special designations. In other words, activities funded under this opportunity are expected to fit within modern mitigation thinking and help BLM manage impacts from permitted uses on public lands.
In terms of basic program logistics, the opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.231. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to many entity types (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement). The award information indicates an expected single award with a ceiling of $1,000,000. The opportunity was originally posted July 13, 2016, with an original closing date of September 12, 2016. Overall, the funding is positioned as a statewide partnership vehicle to help BLM New Mexico deliver integrated, multi-resource public land management work that advances conservation, protection, and responsible development while applying the mitigation framework used across federal land management and environmental review.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM New Mexico Statewide Management, Conservation, and Protection of public lands."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00246.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico.
Is this funding a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is offered through a cooperative agreement as part of a discretionary funding program.
What is the basic purpose of the opportunity?
The purpose is to bring in outside capacity to help BLM meet its broad responsibilities for managing public lands across New Mexico, especially where long-term goals and project workloads exceed what BLM can complete with existing internal resources.
Why is BLM seeking an outside partner for this work?
The opportunity is designed to expand services and on-the-ground work beyond the minimum required to carry out BLM's mission, while still aligning closely with BLM priorities and management frameworks.
What kinds of activities or projects does the scope include?
The scope is broad and multi-disciplinary. The description notes potential work tied to wildlife and other biological resources, botany, archeology, and paleontology, among other resource areas.
Does the opportunity include work related to mineral resources?
Yes. The description notes that projects may also involve mineral resources, reflecting BLM's multi-use mandate while still addressing conservation and protection needs.
Is the opportunity focused only on ecological or cultural resources?
No. While it includes ecological and cultural resource work (such as wildlife, botany, archeology, and paleontology), it is not limited to those areas and may include other public land management needs, including mineral resources.
What does BLM mean by a collaborative partnership in this opportunity?
BLM is looking for a recipient that can meaningfully contribute to the management, development, protection, and conservation of public lands and associated resources through a joint effort aligned with statewide priorities.
What types of stakeholders are highlighted for collaboration?
The opportunity highlights collaboration among individuals, private organizations, non-profit organizations, and federal and state agencies.
What is a key public-facing goal mentioned in the announcement?
A major goal is to improve public understanding of the importance of public lands and strengthen cooperative resource stewardship among many kinds of stakeholders.
How involved is BLM expected to be during the project?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, the announcement emphasizes joint effort and suggests substantial BLM involvement in areas such as project design, coordination, data sharing, oversight, and decision-making, rather than providing funding with minimal agency involvement.
How does this opportunity relate to mitigation policy?
The announcement is framed in the context of federal mitigation policy, referencing the Department of the Interior's Public Land Policy and Landscape Mitigation Policy (660 DM 6) and the Council on Environmental Quality definition of mitigation (40 CFR 1508.20).
What mitigation framework is referenced in the opportunity?
The opportunity references the standard mitigation hierarchy described in 40 CFR 1508.20: avoiding impacts where possible, minimizing impacts, rectifying impacts after they occur, reducing or eliminating impacts over time through preservation and maintenance actions, and compensating for remaining unavoidable impacts.
What kinds of resources does the opportunity highlight for protection under the mitigation approach?
The announcement indicates that proposed work should support land use decisions and implementation that protect sensitive resources, including biological resources, visual resources, and areas with special designations.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.231.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to many entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
The award information indicates an expected single award.
What is the maximum funding amount available (ceiling)?
The ceiling is $1,000,000.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The opportunity was originally posted on July 13, 2016.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was September 12, 2016.
Is this opportunity focused on a specific location?
Yes. It is positioned as a statewide partnership vehicle to support BLM public land management work across New Mexico.
How is this opportunity described in terms of overall intent?
Overall, the funding is positioned to help BLM New Mexico deliver integrated, multi-resource public land management that advances conservation, protection, and responsible development while applying a mitigation framework used in federal land management and environmental review.
Browse more opportunities from the same category: Natural Resources
Next opportunity: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: PLC 2016: Employ Diverse Youth Community Commuter Crew at Valley Forge NHP
Previous opportunity: Engaging Diverse Youth through Natural Experiences and Developing a Conservation Ethic among Young Citizens
USGrants.org Applicant Portal:
Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.
Apply for L16AS00246
[Watch] how do funding administrators access proposals?
Applicants also applied for:
Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (L16AS00246) also looked into and applied for these:
| Funding Opportunity |
|---|
| BLM- Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Apply for L16AS00251 Funding Number: L16AS00251 Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $26,000 |
| Expanding Explore Natural Communities Outreach to include other NCR Parks Apply for P16AS00330 Funding Number: P16AS00330 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $151,070 |
| Trinity County Resource Conservation District Apply for BOR MP 16 N014 Funding Number: BOR MP 16 N014 Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $11,400,058 |
| Notice of Intent - Three-Dimensional Geological Mapping in Cayuga County, New York Apply for USGS FA 16 0329 Funding Number: USGS FA 16 0329 Agency: Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $46,400 |
| Buck Island Reef National Monument Acoustic Array Collaboration Apply for P16AS00332 Funding Number: P16AS00332 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $35,000 |
| (1)Notice of Intent: Analysis of Southwest Network Cooperative Landbird Data and Workshop on Use of General Linear Models to Analyze Monitoring Data Apply for NPS NOIP16AC01160 Funding Number: NPS NOIP16AC01160 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Notice of Intent: Adventure Outdoor Recreation History and Management Apply for NPS NOIP16AC01179 Funding Number: NPS NOIP16AC01179 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Notice of Intent: Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) Youth Partnership Project 2016 Apply for NPS NOIP16AS00340 Funding Number: NPS NOIP16AS00340 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BLM WY Reclamation and Wildlife Response in Powder River Basin Apply for L16AS00252 Funding Number: L16AS00252 Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| (1)Notice of Intent: Analysis of Southwest Network Cooperative Landbird Data and Workshop on Use of General Linear Models to Analyze Monitoring Data Apply for P16AS00328 Funding Number: P16AS00328 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $95,000 |
| Bluehead Sucker & Native Species Conservation Work Apply for BOR UC 16 N015 Funding Number: BOR UC 16 N015 Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| American Pronghorn Habitat Connectivity, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park Apply for P16AS00341 Funding Number: P16AS00341 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $38,600 |
| Notice of Single Source Award-League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Apply for F16AS00334 Funding Number: F16AS00334 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $20,000 |
| Notice of Intent: Monitoring soundscapes to investigate interactions between human activities, Sonoran pronghorn and other wildlife Apply for P16AS00343 Funding Number: P16AS00343 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Groundwork Southcoast Launch and Capacity Building Apply for P16AS00346 Funding Number: P16AS00346 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $87,963 |
| Enhanced Wetland Monitoring in Rocky Mountain CESU Network Parks Apply for P16AS00347 Funding Number: P16AS00347 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $55,000 |
| National Park Service- Artifact Analysis Work Apply for P16AS00349 Funding Number: P16AS00349 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $45,241 |
| BLM-MT Blackfoot Watershed Restoration and Enhancement, Missoula Field Office Apply for L16AS00139 Funding Number: L16AS00139 Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $4,000 |
| Cawaco RC&D Council, Inc. Apply for F16AS00336 Funding Number: F16AS00336 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,968 |
| NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: Assessment of ESA-listed corals in Dry Tortugas National Park Apply for P16AS00344 Funding Number: P16AS00344 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $38,000 |
Grant application guides and resources
It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!
Apply for Grants
Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers
Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.
If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.
Subscribe to Leads
Request more information:
Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "L16AS00246", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:
Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.