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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM UT Intergration of historical and contemporary data to inform assessment, monitoring, and decision making on the GSENM" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2013 and posted on Jul 29, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $24,675.00 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) funding opportunity titled "BLM UT Integration of historical and contemporary data to inform assessment, monitoring, and decision making on the GSENM" is a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on improving how land health decisions are made within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). The core idea is to strengthen the scientific foundation behind management actions by bringing older, pre-existing land health information together with new monitoring data collected under BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy. By doing this, the project aims to make sure decisions about land condition, trends, and management priorities are based on a clearer and more defensible understanding of both historical conditions and current measurements.
A major emphasis of the project is the practical integration of "historical" datasets with the standardized monitoring approach used in AIM. AIM is designed to increase the usefulness of monitoring and assessment information for real-world decision making by relying on stronger statistical approaches, especially probabilistic sampling designs, and by using standardized field methods so data can be compared across time and places. Historical data, however, often comes from many sources and may have been collected using non-probabilistic sampling, different protocols, or inconsistent documentation. This opportunity highlights that those older datasets still represent an important baseline for understanding land health, and that it is critical to preserve their value rather than discarding them simply because they were collected under older or different methods. In practice, the work is about ensuring that legacy information can still meaningfully support evaluations of land condition and change when paired with contemporary AIM data.
The project is framed as support for an academic or nonprofit research institution to provide guidance to the BLM office responsible for GSENM. The announcement notes that a likely recipient would be an institution associated with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, although eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any applicant type, with any additional constraints only if clarified elsewhere in the full notice). The public value is described in two ways: first, by helping the partner institution advance its public service mission through applied research and technical support; and second, by helping BLM meet its broader stewardship responsibilities for public lands by improving the quality and defensibility of management decisions tied to land health.
This opportunity is also explicitly connected to BLM's larger strategic and policy goals for the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) and GSENM. The work is positioned as supporting the Monument Proclamation's direction to protect the area for scientific study, strengthening Monument Management Plan decisions related to land health, and advancing NLCS science and monitoring priorities. Specifically, it is linked to NLCS Science Strategy Objective 1 (promoting scientific study within NLCS units) and to the NLCS 15-year Strategy goals focused on expanding understanding of NLCS values through assessment, inventory, and monitoring (Goal 1B) and ensuring a scientific foundation for decision making (Goal 1C). In other words, the project is not just about data management; it is meant to directly improve the credibility and usefulness of science in management planning, monitoring, and ongoing decision processes for the monument.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted July 29, 2013, with an application deadline of August 15, 2013, and it was archived September 30, 2013. It anticipated a single award. The estimated total funding listed is $250,000, and the notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates BLM expects substantial involvement during the project rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The program is associated with CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). For applicants needing access assistance or administrative help, the grants management contact listed is Maria Gochis (BLM), with phone number 801-539-4178 and email addresses mariagochis@blm.gov and mgochis@blm.gov, and the announcement referenced grants.gov as the source for full materials.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this BLM funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "BLM UT Integration of historical and contemporary data to inform assessment, monitoring, and decision making on the GSENM."
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement generally indicates BLM expects substantial involvement in the project (more active participation than a typical grant).
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is intended to improve land health assessment, monitoring, and decision making within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) by integrating historical (legacy) datasets with contemporary monitoring data collected under BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy.
Where will the project work be focused?
The work is focused on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM).
What does "integration of historical and contemporary data" mean in this opportunity?
It means bringing older, pre-existing land health information together with newer, standardized AIM monitoring data so that assessments of land condition, trends, and management priorities are based on a clearer and more defensible understanding of both past conditions and current measurements.
What is BLM's AIM strategy, as described in the notice?
AIM (Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring) is BLM's standardized approach designed to improve the usefulness of monitoring and assessment information for decision making. It emphasizes stronger statistical approaches (including probabilistic sampling designs) and standardized field methods so data can be compared across time and locations.
Why does the opportunity emphasize historical (legacy) datasets?
The notice highlights that historical datasets remain an important baseline for understanding land health. Even if they were collected using older methods, different protocols, non-probabilistic sampling, or inconsistent documentation, the goal is to preserve and use their value rather than discard them, especially when paired thoughtfully with contemporary AIM data.
What problem is this project trying to solve?
It addresses the challenge that historical land health data often comes from many sources and may not align with modern standardized monitoring methods. The project aims to make legacy information meaningfully support evaluations of land condition and change when combined with contemporary AIM datasets.
How is this project expected to improve BLM decision making?
By strengthening the scientific foundation behind management actions in GSENM. The intent is that decisions about land condition, trends, and management priorities are more credible and defensible because they rely on integrated evidence from both historical baselines and current standardized monitoring.
Who is this opportunity intended to support as a project partner?
The project is framed as support for an academic or nonprofit research institution to provide guidance to the BLM office responsible for GSENM.
Is eligibility limited to a specific organization or network?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any applicant type), although the announcement notes a likely recipient would be an institution associated with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. Any additional constraints would only apply if clarified elsewhere in the full notice.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding listed is $250,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number and program association?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.231, Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
How does this project connect to BLM and NLCS priorities?
The opportunity is explicitly connected to BLM strategic and policy goals for the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) and GSENM. It is positioned as supporting the Monument Proclamation direction to protect the area for scientific study, strengthening Monument Management Plan decisions related to land health, and advancing NLCS science and monitoring priorities.
Which specific NLCS strategies and objectives are referenced?
The notice links the work to NLCS Science Strategy Objective 1 (promoting scientific study within NLCS units) and to the NLCS 15-year Strategy goals including expanding understanding of NLCS values through assessment, inventory, and monitoring (Goal 1B) and ensuring a scientific foundation for decision making (Goal 1C).
Is this opportunity primarily about data management?
The notice frames it as more than data management. The intent is to directly improve the credibility and usefulness of science in management planning, monitoring, and ongoing decision processes for GSENM by integrating legacy and contemporary information.
When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
It was posted on July 29, 2013. The application deadline was August 15, 2013. The opportunity was archived on September 30, 2013.
Where were full application materials referenced?
The announcement referenced grants.gov as the source for full materials.
Who is the grants management contact for assistance?
The grants management contact listed is Maria Gochis (BLM).
How can applicants contact the grants management representative?
Phone: 801-539-4178. Email: mariagochis@blm.gov and mgochis@blm.gov.
What kind of public value does the notice claim this project provides?
The notice describes public value in two ways: (1) helping the partner institution advance its public service mission through applied research and technical support, and (2) helping BLM meet stewardship responsibilities for public lands by improving the quality and defensibility of land health management decisions.
What does it mean that the award instrument is a cooperative agreement?
As described in the notice, it typically means BLM expects substantial involvement during the project rather than a hands-off relationship.
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