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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM UT Greater Sage Grouse Monitoring and Database Management Project" 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 May 12, 2016 and posted on May 12, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 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 $125,000.00 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 BLM UT Greater Sage Grouse Monitoring and Database Management Project is a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement intended to strengthen how Utah tracks, analyzes, and uses Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) monitoring information for on-the-ground land management. The opportunity is rooted in the fact that sage-grouse depend on different habitats across the year and may travel substantial distances between breeding, summer, and winter areas, with movement patterns tied closely to habitat availability and fragmentation. Because habitat use shifts seasonally (including diet shifts from insects and forbs in the breeding/summer period to sagebrush in winter), managers need data that can show where birds actually go and what habitats they rely on at different times of year.
A major driver behind the project is the Sage-grouse Habitat Assessment Framework (HAF), developed to provide a consistent, multi-scale approach for evaluating sagebrush habitat suitability for sage-grouse over time and across landscapes. The HAF was published by BLM in 2015 as Technical Reference 6701 and was later adopted as a key method for interpreting habitat suitability in Utahs Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment finalized in September 2015. The framework relies on indicators and analyses conducted at multiple spatial scales, which means it depends on pulling together many different datasets and coordinating among multiple partners to complete assessments and interpret results in a way that is usable for planning and compliance.
The central objective of the grant is to partner with an organization that can compile sage-grouse population and monitoring data collected across Utah (by BLM and cooperating partners) into a single, centralized, standardized database. Beyond simply aggregating files, the partner is expected to help land managers identify where information is missing, clarify what types of monitoring coverage are uneven or absent, and support the development of practical strategies to close those data gaps. The resulting consolidated dataset is intended to directly support completion of third-order HAF work statewide and also contribute to elements of fourth-order HAF analysis, improving BLMs ability to evaluate habitat conditions and habitat use patterns at the scales required by the framework.
The public benefit described for this project is largely about turning years of scattered monitoring efforts into an organized, decision-ready information system. With all relevant sage-grouse data in one place and formatted consistently, BLM and partners can better understand seasonal habitat use based on real bird locations and movement patterns, and then use that knowledge to guide future vegetation treatments and other land management actions. A standardized database also makes it easier to pose specific management questions and retrieve defensible answers, which is particularly important for completing environmental review and documentation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The project is positioned as especially timely given ongoing interest in proactive conservation after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to list Greater Sage-Grouse under the Endangered Species Act, with the premise that stronger monitoring and coordinated data management improve the chances of long-term conservation success.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by DOI-BLM under CFDA 15.231, offered as a cooperative agreement with one expected award and a maximum award amount of $125,000. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement). The opportunity number is L16AS00114, originally posted May 12, 2016, with a closing date of July 12, 2016.
FAQs: BLM UT Greater Sage-Grouse Monitoring and Database Management Project (L16AS00114)
What is the BLM UT Greater Sage-Grouse Monitoring and Database Management Project?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement focused on strengthening how Utah tracks, analyzes, and uses Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) monitoring information for on-the-ground land management. A main emphasis is improving coordination and usability of monitoring information so it can better support habitat assessment, planning, and compliance needs.
What problem is this grant trying to solve?
The project addresses the challenge that sage-grouse monitoring data in Utah has been collected over many years by BLM and cooperating partners, but is often scattered across different locations, formats, and systems. This makes it harder to consistently evaluate habitat conditions and seasonal habitat use at the scales needed for management decisions and assessments.
Why does seasonal habitat use matter for Greater Sage-Grouse management?
Greater Sage-Grouse use different habitats across the year and may travel substantial distances between breeding, summer, and winter areas. Their movement patterns are closely tied to habitat availability and fragmentation, and their habitat needs can shift seasonally (including diet shifts from insects and forbs in breeding/summer to sagebrush in winter). Managers therefore need monitoring data that can show where birds go and what habitats they rely on at different times of year.
What is the Sage-grouse Habitat Assessment Framework (HAF) and how is it connected to this project?
The Sage-grouse Habitat Assessment Framework (HAF) is a consistent, multi-scale approach for evaluating sagebrush habitat suitability for sage-grouse over time and across landscapes. BLM published HAF in 2015 as Technical Reference 6701, and it was adopted as a key method for interpreting habitat suitability in Utah's Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment finalized in September 2015. This project is intended to improve the monitoring database foundation needed to complete HAF work effectively.
What is the main objective of the cooperative agreement?
The central objective is to partner with an organization that can compile sage-grouse population and monitoring data collected across Utah (by BLM and cooperating partners) into a single, centralized, standardized database that supports land management use.
Is the project only about merging files into one location?
No. Beyond aggregation, the partner is expected to help land managers identify where information is missing, clarify what types of monitoring coverage are uneven or absent, and support development of practical strategies to close those data gaps. The goal is a decision-ready system, not just a collection of files.
What types of data will be included in the centralized database?
Based on the description, the database is intended to compile sage-grouse population and monitoring data collected across Utah by BLM and cooperating partners. The opportunity emphasizes data that helps explain real bird locations, movements, and seasonal habitat use patterns, along with related monitoring information used for habitat assessment under HAF.
How will the consolidated database be used by BLM and partners?
The consolidated, standardized dataset is intended to support completion of third-order HAF work statewide and contribute to elements of fourth-order HAF analysis. More broadly, it is meant to help managers understand habitat conditions and seasonal habitat use based on real monitoring information, then apply that understanding to planning and on-the-ground decisions such as vegetation treatments.
What are "third-order" and "fourth-order" HAF work in this opportunity?
The announcement states that the resulting consolidated dataset is intended to directly support completion of third-order HAF work statewide and contribute to elements of fourth-order HAF analysis. The key takeaway within this opportunity is that the database is expected to support multi-scale HAF analyses, including more detailed assessment components that depend on well-organized monitoring datasets.
What is the public benefit of this project?
The described public benefit is turning years of scattered monitoring efforts into an organized, decision-ready information system. With consistent formatting and centralized access, BLM and partners can more readily interpret monitoring results, understand seasonal habitat use, and produce defensible answers to management questions that influence conservation actions and land management decisions.
How does this project support NEPA needs?
The opportunity notes that a standardized database makes it easier to pose specific management questions and retrieve defensible answers, which is particularly important for completing environmental review and documentation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Why was this project considered timely?
The project is positioned as timely due to ongoing interest in proactive conservation following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to list Greater Sage-Grouse under the Endangered Species Act. The premise described is that stronger monitoring and coordinated data management improve the chances of long-term conservation success.
What kind of funding opportunity is this?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), offered as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
The opportunity is explicitly offered as a cooperative agreement. Based on the information provided, this indicates the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement rather than a different type of award, and the project is structured around partnering with an organization to accomplish the stated database and monitoring coordination objectives.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.231.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is L16AS00114.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicated one expected award.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount was $125,000.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility notes that may have been included in the full announcement.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was originally posted on May 12, 2016, and the closing date was July 12, 2016.
What geographic area does the project focus on?
The focus is Utah, and the project aims to compile sage-grouse population and monitoring data collected across Utah.
Who is expected to provide monitoring data for the database?
The database is intended to compile data collected by BLM and cooperating partners across Utah.
How does the project relate to Utah's Greater Sage-Grouse planning framework?
HAF is described as a key method adopted in Utah's Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment finalized in September 2015. This project supports the monitoring and database management needs that help complete HAF work and interpret habitat suitability for planning and compliance.
What is the role of data standardization in this project?
Standardization is central to the objective: the partner is expected to compile data into a centralized, standardized database. The benefit described is that consistent formatting and organization makes it easier to analyze data across large areas, identify gaps, and answer management questions in a defensible way.
What kinds of management decisions could this database support?
The announcement specifically mentions guiding future vegetation treatments and other land management actions by improving understanding of seasonal habitat use and movement patterns, and supporting planning and compliance work including NEPA documentation.
How does habitat fragmentation relate to the need for this project?
The opportunity notes that sage-grouse movement patterns are tied closely to habitat availability and fragmentation. Because birds may travel between seasonal habitats, managers need monitoring information that can show where birds actually go and what habitats remain available and connected across the year.
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