Opportunity Information: Apply for L12AS00116
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM UT NLCS GSENM Visitor Experience Baseline Study" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225 Recreation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 6, 2012 and posted on Jun 6, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 6, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 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) opportunity titled "BLM UT NLCS GSENM Visitor Experience Baseline Study" (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00116) was a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on improving recreation planning and management at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) through applied social science research. The core purpose was to fund a baseline visitor experience inventory that would produce defensible, statistical information about who visits GSENM, what activities they participate in, where those activities occur, and, most importantly, why visitors choose those activities and what outcomes they seek or experience. In practice, this kind of baseline study is meant to move beyond simple visitor counts and instead capture motivations, trip characteristics, desired experiences, satisfaction, and the conditions people associate with high-quality recreation.
The project was designed to give GSENM recreation planners and managers a clearer, evidence-based foundation for managing recreation in ways that support desirable visitor outcomes while still protecting the monument objects and values that GSENM was established to conserve. By identifying what outcomes visitors are looking for at specific places (for example, solitude, challenge, scenery, family time, learning, or exploration), the study would help staff define what settings and management approaches are needed to sustain those outcomes over time. The results were intended to support objective-setting at particular locations, which is a practical step toward translating broad management goals into on-the-ground recreation conditions and measurable targets.
Another major emphasis of the grant was decision support for planning. The BLM framed the study as providing statistically defensible data that could be used in future planning documents and analyses, including potential plan amendments (if needed), activity level plans, project plans, and related environmental or project-level analyses. In other words, the intent was that the data would not just sit in a report, but would be usable as an analytical backbone for management decisions and justifications, especially when decisions affect access, site management, visitor capacity considerations, or allocation of resources.
A specific application called out in the announcement was the need for recreation data to prepare a Recreation Area Management Plan for the Hole-in-the-Rock Road corridor. This corridor sits within the Escalante Canyons Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), identified in the GSENM Management Plan as SRMA 2. The baseline visitor experience data was expected to directly inform that corridor-level planning effort by clarifying the types of use occurring there, the distribution of use across sites, and the desired experiences and outcomes that management should be designed to provide.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $30,000 (with an award ceiling of $30,000 and a nominal floor of $1). It did not require cost sharing or matching. The activity category was Natural Resources, and the CFDA listing was 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management). Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any applicant type, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement on Grants.gov. The opportunity was posted June 6, 2012, and closed July 6, 2012, with the listing later archived on August 30, 2012.
For applicants or parties needing access help at the time, the BLM listed a point of contact: Andrea J. Ramos (phone 801-539-4145, email aramos@blm.gov). The full announcement was made available through Grants.gov via the link provided in the notice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the title of this BLM grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM UT NLCS GSENM Visitor Experience Baseline Study."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L12AS00116.
What type of funding instrument is this?
This opportunity was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What was the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose was to fund a baseline visitor experience inventory at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) that would produce defensible, statistical information about visitors, including who visits, what they do, where those activities occur, and why they choose those activities and outcomes.
What does "baseline visitor experience inventory" mean in this context?
In this announcement, a baseline study was meant to go beyond basic visitor counts and capture applied social science information such as motivations, trip characteristics, desired experiences, satisfaction, and the conditions people associate with high-quality recreation.
Where would the work take place?
The work was focused on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in Utah.
What kinds of visitor information was the study intended to measure?
The announcement emphasized statistically defensible data on who visits GSENM, what activities they participate in, where those activities occur, and why they participate (including desired outcomes and experiences). It also highlighted capturing motivations, trip characteristics, satisfaction, and conditions tied to high-quality recreation.
Why was the BLM seeking this information (beyond visitor counts)?
The intent was to give GSENM recreation planners and managers an evidence-based foundation for managing recreation to support desirable visitor outcomes while also protecting the monument objects and values that GSENM was established to conserve.
How would the results be used by GSENM planners and managers?
The results were intended to help staff define what recreation settings and management approaches are needed to sustain specific visitor outcomes over time, and to support objective-setting at particular locations through measurable targets and on-the-ground recreation conditions.
What kinds of visitor outcomes did the announcement mention?
Examples included solitude, challenge, scenery, family time, learning, and exploration.
Was the grant focused only on research, or also on planning support?
It was explicitly framed as decision support for planning, with data intended to be usable in future planning documents and analyses rather than simply existing as a standalone report.
What future planning documents or analyses were mentioned as potential uses of the data?
The announcement stated the data could support future planning documents and analyses, including potential plan amendments (if needed), activity level plans, project plans, and related environmental or project-level analyses.
What management decisions could this data help support?
The notice indicated the data could help justify and inform management decisions, particularly where decisions affect access, site management, visitor capacity considerations, or allocation of resources.
Was any specific planning effort called out as a use case?
Yes. The announcement specifically noted a need for recreation data to prepare a Recreation Area Management Plan for the Hole-in-the-Rock Road corridor.
What is the Hole-in-the-Rock Road corridor in relation to GSENM planning?
The corridor sits within the Escalante Canyons Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), identified in the GSENM Management Plan as SRMA 2.
How was the baseline data expected to support planning for the Hole-in-the-Rock Road corridor?
The baseline visitor experience data was expected to inform corridor-level planning by clarifying the types of use occurring there, the distribution of use across sites, and the desired experiences and outcomes that management should be designed to provide.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category was Natural Resources.
What CFDA program listing was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing was 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management).
How much funding was available?
The opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $30,000.
What was the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was $30,000.
What was the award floor?
The award floor was listed as $1.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated that cost sharing or matching was not required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any applicant type, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement on Grants.gov.
Where could applicants find the full announcement?
The full announcement was made available through Grants.gov via the link provided in the notice.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 6, 2012.
When did the application period close?
The opportunity closed on July 6, 2012.
When was the listing archived?
The listing was later archived on August 30, 2012.
Who was the point of contact listed for access help?
The BLM listed Andrea J. Ramos as the point of contact for access help.
What contact information was provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 801-539-4145. Email: aramos@blm.gov.
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