Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00022
Apply for L16AS00022
- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM OR-WA: Beaty Butte Wild Horse Gather, Fertility Control, and Training Assistance Program, Lakeview District, OR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.229.
- 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 $300,000.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District in Oregon offered this cooperative agreement to partner with an outside organization to help manage the wild horse population in the Beaty Butte Herd Management Area (HMA). The opportunity is rooted in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which allows BLM to work through cooperative agreements to keep wild horse and burro herds healthy and public rangelands sustainable. In this case, Beaty Butte had more than 1,200 wild horses on the range, which BLM stated is roughly 1,000 above the maximum number the land can support while still meeting other public-land uses. The central idea is to bring herd numbers down to the low end of the Appropriate Management Level (AML) and then keep them there through smaller, ongoing efforts instead of periodic large helicopter gathers and expensive long-term holding.
The project focuses on recurring, ground-based bait-trap gathers conducted yearly to maintain AML. The selected partner would work closely with BLM on planning and executing these gathers, including identifying trap locations and access routes and monitoring traps. A major component is fertility control using PZP (porcine zona pellucida), a contraceptive vaccine used to slow population growth. The partner would assist with administering PZP as part of the gather-and-release strategy for some animals, while other horses would be removed from the range for training and adoption.
A key expectation is that the recipient can run a full, humane holding and training operation. That includes providing the facilities, equipment, and skilled staff needed to handle wild horses safely; feed and care for them appropriately; and manage day-to-day welfare needs. The training requirement is substantial: horses are expected to be prepared for adoption with riding-oriented fundamentals, described as being saddle started and capable of outside riding, tolerating being roped off of, and accepting shoeing and other hoof care. The agreement also anticipates that the partner will be able to manage practical responsibilities that come with animal care operations, including proper disposal of deceased animals in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
On the adoption side, the partner is expected to actively create adoption opportunities, including hosting public adoption events at their facility. This includes advertising events, recruiting adopters, and coordinating the steps tied to BLM adoption processes, such as collecting BLM adoption fees. BLM also notes the partner may assist with transportation when needed. Horses that are not adopted would return to BLM possession, which signals that the partner is supporting a pipeline from gather to training to adoption, rather than permanently keeping unadopted animals.
The stated objective is straightforward: capture excess wild horses from the Beaty Butte HMA, apply PZP fertility control where appropriate, remove and train select horses, and place them into adoption homes so that the HMA stays at the optimal AML over time. The public benefit argument is that keeping the herd within AML helps protect rangeland health and ecological balance, which supports multiple uses of public lands. BLM also frames this as a cost-control strategy for taxpayers by increasing adoptions, reducing the number of horses on the range, lowering the likelihood of future large-scale gathers, and reducing reliance on costly long-term holding.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by DOI-BLM under CFDA 15.229 (natural resources) as a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM anticipated substantial involvement in coordinating and carrying out the work. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full notice). The opportunity number was L16AS00022, it anticipated a single award, and it listed an award ceiling of $300,000. The posting date was January 21, 2016, with a closing date of March 21, 2016.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant/cooperative agreement opportunity about?
This opportunity is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District (Oregon) cooperative agreement to partner with an outside organization to help manage the wild horse population in the Beaty Butte Herd Management Area (HMA). The goal is to bring herd numbers down to the low end of the Appropriate Management Level (AML) and then maintain AML through recurring, smaller efforts instead of periodic large helicopter gathers and expensive long-term holding.
Which agency is offering the opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), specifically the BLM Lakeview District in Oregon.
Where will the project take place?
The project is focused on the Beaty Butte Herd Management Area (HMA) in Oregon under the BLM Lakeview District.
What law or authority supports this project?
The project is rooted in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which allows BLM to work through cooperative agreements to keep wild horse and burro herds healthy and public rangelands sustainable.
Why is BLM pursuing this effort in Beaty Butte?
BLM stated Beaty Butte had more than 1,200 wild horses on the range, which was described as roughly 1,000 above the maximum number the land can support while still meeting other public-land uses. The effort is intended to reduce excess animals and maintain a sustainable herd size over time.
What is the Appropriate Management Level (AML) and how is it used here?
AML is the target population range BLM uses to balance wild horse herd health with rangeland sustainability and other public-land uses. In this project, the objective is to reduce the herd to the low end of AML and then keep it there through annual, ground-based management actions.
What is the main management approach described in the opportunity?
The central approach is recurring, ground-based bait-trap gathers conducted yearly to maintain AML, paired with fertility control (PZP) and a gather-and-release strategy for some animals, while other horses are removed for training and adoption.
What are ground-based bait-trap gathers?
Based on the information provided, these are gathers conducted from the ground using bait traps, planned and executed on a recurring (yearly) basis as an alternative to large helicopter gathers.
How will BLM be involved during the project?
This is a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM anticipated substantial involvement in coordinating and carrying out the work. The partner would work closely with BLM on planning and executing yearly bait-trap gathers, including identifying trap locations and access routes and monitoring traps.
What is expected of the partner during planning and execution of gathers?
The partner is expected to collaborate with BLM on planning and conducting the annual bait-trap gathers, including identifying trap locations, determining access routes, and monitoring traps during operations.
What is PZP and how is it used in this project?
PZP (porcine zona pellucida) is a contraceptive vaccine used to slow population growth. A major component of the project is fertility control using PZP as part of the gather-and-release strategy for some horses.
Will all gathered horses be removed from the range?
No. The opportunity describes a mixed approach: some animals would receive PZP and be released back to the range, while other horses would be removed from the range for training and adoption.
What kind of facilities and operational capability must the partner have?
The recipient is expected to run a full, humane holding and training operation, including providing facilities, equipment, and skilled staff needed to handle wild horses safely; feed and care for them appropriately; and manage day-to-day welfare needs.
What animal welfare responsibilities are included?
The agreement anticipates the partner will manage day-to-day welfare needs, provide appropriate feed and care, handle wild horses safely with skilled staff, and manage practical responsibilities that come with animal care operations.
What are the training expectations for horses removed for adoption?
The training requirement is described as substantial. Horses are expected to be prepared for adoption with riding-oriented fundamentals, including being saddle started and capable of outside riding, tolerating being roped off of, and accepting shoeing and other hoof care.
Is the partner responsible for adoption efforts?
Yes. The partner is expected to actively create adoption opportunities, including hosting public adoption events at their facility, advertising events, and recruiting adopters.
What adoption-related coordination with BLM is expected?
The partner is expected to coordinate steps tied to BLM adoption processes, including collecting BLM adoption fees as part of the adoption pipeline.
Are public adoption events required?
The opportunity anticipates the partner will host public adoption events at their facility as part of actively creating adoption opportunities.
Is the partner expected to help with transportation?
BLM notes the partner may assist with transportation when needed.
What happens to horses that are not adopted?
Horses that are not adopted would return to BLM possession. This indicates the partner is supporting a pipeline from gather to training to adoption rather than permanently keeping unadopted animals.
Are there requirements related to deceased animal disposal?
Yes. The agreement anticipates the partner will handle proper disposal of deceased animals in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
What is the overall project objective?
The objective is to capture excess wild horses from the Beaty Butte HMA, apply PZP fertility control where appropriate, remove and train select horses, and place them into adoption homes so that the HMA stays at the optimal AML over time.
What public benefits does BLM cite for this project?
BLM frames the public benefit as protecting rangeland health and ecological balance to support multiple uses of public lands, while also controlling taxpayer costs by increasing adoptions, reducing horses on the range, lowering the likelihood of future large-scale gathers, and reducing reliance on costly long-term holding.
What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
This was issued as a discretionary funding opportunity as a cooperative agreement, which indicates BLM anticipated substantial involvement in the work.
What is the CFDA number and program area listed?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.229 and categorized under natural resources.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full notice.
How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated a single award.
What was the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling listed was $300,000.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is L16AS00022.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date was January 21, 2016, and the closing date was March 21, 2016.
Is this opportunity focused on reducing helicopter gathers?
Yes. The project’s stated strategy emphasizes smaller, ongoing yearly bait-trap gathers as a way to avoid periodic large helicopter gathers and reduce associated costs and long-term holding needs.
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