Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00185
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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM OR-WA Botanical Training and Assistance for Technical Plant Groups in Oregon and Idaho" 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 Jun 10, 2016 and posted on Jun 10, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 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 $39,500.00 in funding.
- 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 grant opportunity titled "BLM OR-WA Botanical Training and Assistance for Technical Plant Groups in Oregon and Idaho" (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00185) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM) under CFDA 15.231. It was posted on June 10, 2016, created the same day, and had an application deadline of August 10, 2016. The stated award ceiling is $39,500, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types could apply as long as they meet any additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
At its core, the opportunity is about strengthening botanical identification and taxonomy capacity in the Pacific Northwest, with a strong emphasis on "technical plant groups" that are widely recognized as difficult to identify reliably without specialized training. BLM notes that it has historically funded partners to provide educational outreach and hands-on workshops in these challenging groups and is looking to continue that support with an organization that has proven taxonomic expertise. The announcement highlights several groups of particular interest, including grasses, sedges, rushes, Salix (willows), Lomatium (a genus in the carrot family), and paintbrushes in Plantaginaceae (Castilleja and related taxa), while also leaving room for other notoriously complex groups that create recurring identification challenges for land managers, students, and field botanists.
The main objective is to deliver educational outreach and workshops across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, aimed at raising the botanical skills and confidence of multiple audiences. Those audiences explicitly include members of the public, universities, and federal and state agency botanists. In practical terms, this implies classroom and field-based instruction that helps participants learn how to separate look-alike species, understand diagnostic characters, use dichotomous keys correctly, and apply consistent terminology and methods when collecting, documenting, and reporting plant identifications. Because these technical groups often drive regulatory, conservation, and land-management decisions, the focus is not just general botany education, but applied taxonomy that improves the quality and defensibility of identifications used in agency work.
A second major component is the development and support of field guides and identification keys tailored to these difficult plant groups. The BLM is looking for a partner capable of producing usable, field-ready materials that help users move from uncertain identifications to consistent, repeatable determinations. This can include updated keys, illustrated guides, species comparison tools, and other reference products that translate specialized taxonomic knowledge into practical resources for field botanists and trainees. The emphasis on keys and guides also suggests a longer-term capacity-building goal: creating products that remain useful after workshops end and that can be incorporated into agency training, university coursework, and independent learning.
Beyond training and guide production, the opportunity also stresses contributions to formal taxonomic work and broader flora efforts. The program is expected to provide information relevant to taxonomic treatments for major regional and continental references such as the Flora of North America and the Oregon Flora Project. That framing signals that BLM wants the supported work to align with, and ideally strengthen, authoritative botanical infrastructure: vetted species concepts, updated distribution and habitat information, and clear diagnostic descriptions that can be integrated into widely used floras. In addition, the announcement notes an expectation for conducting taxonomic studies on difficult or newly described species, which implies research-level work such as resolving confusing species boundaries, clarifying nomenclature or identification characters, and improving understanding of how variable species present across geography and habitat.
Finally, the opportunity includes habitat assessments focused on unique habitats that support these technical plant groups. This aspect connects taxonomy to ecology and management, recognizing that many challenging taxa are tied to specialized environments and that better understanding of habitat context can improve both identification accuracy and conservation outcomes. Taken together, the announcement describes a multifaceted effort: hands-on training and outreach, practical identification products, contributions to formal flora treatments, targeted taxonomic study, and habitat-focused assessments, all intended to raise botanical expertise and improve the quality of plant information used across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
FAQs: BLM OR-WA Botanical Training and Assistance for Technical Plant Groups in Oregon and Idaho (L16AS00185)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM OR-WA Botanical Training and Assistance for Technical Plant Groups in Oregon and Idaho."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00185.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM).
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.231.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
It was posted on June 10, 2016, and created on June 10, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was August 10, 2016.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The stated award ceiling is $39,500.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types could apply as long as they meet any additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
What is the core purpose of the project?
The project focuses on strengthening botanical identification and taxonomy capacity in the Pacific Northwest, with emphasis on "technical plant groups" that are widely recognized as difficult to identify reliably without specialized training.
What are "technical plant groups" in the context of this grant?
In this announcement, "technical plant groups" refers to plant groups that are difficult to identify and often require specialized training and taxonomic expertise to distinguish reliably, especially in field settings.
Which plant groups are specifically highlighted as priorities?
The announcement highlights grasses, sedges, rushes, Salix (willows), Lomatium, and paintbrushes in Plantaginaceae (Castilleja and related taxa). It also leaves room for other notoriously complex groups that create recurring identification challenges.
What geographic area does the work cover?
The educational outreach and workshops are expected to be delivered across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Who are the intended audiences for the training and outreach?
The audiences explicitly include members of the public, universities, and federal and state agency botanists.
What kinds of training activities are expected?
The opportunity emphasizes educational outreach and hands-on workshops, implying classroom and field-based instruction designed to improve identification skills and confidence in difficult plant groups.
What specific skills are the workshops meant to improve?
The description points to skills such as separating look-alike species, understanding diagnostic characters, using dichotomous keys correctly, and applying consistent terminology and methods when collecting, documenting, and reporting plant identifications.
Why does BLM emphasize applied taxonomy for these plant groups?
Because these technical groups often influence regulatory, conservation, and land-management decisions, the goal is not just general botany education, but improving the quality and defensibility of identifications used in agency work.
Does the opportunity include development of field guides or identification keys?
Yes. A major component is the development and support of field guides and identification keys tailored to difficult plant groups, with an emphasis on usable, field-ready materials.
What types of reference materials does BLM appear to be looking for?
The announcement mentions updated keys, illustrated guides, species comparison tools, and other reference products that translate specialized taxonomic knowledge into practical resources for field botanists and trainees.
Is the project expected to contribute to formal taxonomic references?
Yes. The program is expected to provide information relevant to taxonomic treatments for major references such as the Flora of North America and the Oregon Flora Project.
What kind of taxonomic research work is implied by the announcement?
The announcement notes an expectation for conducting taxonomic studies on difficult or newly described species, which implies research-level work such as resolving confusing species boundaries, clarifying nomenclature or identification characters, and improving understanding of variation across geography and habitat.
Does the opportunity include habitat assessments?
Yes. It includes habitat assessments focused on unique habitats that support these technical plant groups.
How does the habitat assessment component relate to the taxonomy and training goals?
The announcement connects taxonomy to ecology and management by recognizing that many challenging taxa are tied to specialized environments, and that habitat context can improve identification accuracy and conservation outcomes.
What kind of organization is BLM looking to partner with?
BLM indicates it is looking to continue support with an organization that has proven taxonomic expertise, reflecting its history of funding partners to provide educational outreach and hands-on workshops in challenging plant groups.
What are the main expected outputs or deliverables described in the announcement?
Based on the description, expected outputs include workshops and educational outreach events, field guides and identification keys (and related reference products), contributions of information supporting formal flora treatments (for example, Flora of North America and Oregon Flora Project), targeted taxonomic studies on difficult or newly described species, and habitat assessments in unique habitats relevant to the focal taxa.
Is the project limited only to the plant groups listed in the announcement?
No. While several priority groups are highlighted, the announcement leaves room for other notoriously complex groups that create recurring identification challenges for land managers, students, and field botanists.
What is the broader goal of combining workshops, keys/guides, and taxonomic contributions?
Together, these components are intended to raise botanical expertise and improve the quality and consistency of plant identification information used across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, including information that may feed into authoritative botanical infrastructure.
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