Opportunity Information: Apply for BLM UT RFA 09 1644
Apply for BLM UT RFA 09 1644
- The Department of the Interior in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM UT VFO Pariette Wetlands Salinity/Selenium Study" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 1, 2009 and posted on Sep 1, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 11, 2009. (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 $60,000.00 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 VFO Pariette Wetlands Salinity/Selenium Study is a Bureau of Land Management (Department of the Interior) cooperative agreement opportunity focused on updating and repeating earlier water-quality and contaminant investigations that were carried out in the 1980s and 1990s. The work targets the Big Wash, Castle Peak, and Pariette drainages in Utah, with particular emphasis on the Pariette Wetlands. The central goal is to determine whether key water-quality contaminant levels have changed over time by directly comparing current conditions to the historical study results, helping agencies and partners understand if contaminant concentrations have increased, decreased, or remained stable across the decades.
A major scientific focus of the project is selenium (Se) and how it behaves within a wetland ecosystem. Beyond simply measuring concentrations, the study is intended to produce a baseline understanding of how selenium and related constituents are partitioned among different parts of the environment, including water, sediments, plants, and representative aquatic animal or waterfowl tissues. In practice, that means collecting and analyzing samples across multiple environmental media so researchers can better track pathways of exposure and accumulation through the wetland food web. The announcement emphasizes that selenium partitioning in wetland systems is not well understood, and this project is designed to strengthen the scientific knowledge base in that area while generating data that can inform ongoing management and protection decisions.
The opportunity is positioned not only as a resource management effort, but also as an educational and workforce development platform. It highlights the value of engaging educational institutions to build a regionally important study program in the Uintah Basin that can serve federal, state, and private stakeholders. A key intended benefit is hands-on training for students in physical sciences and water resources, giving them practical field and laboratory experience while producing useful applied research products for land and water managers.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity under CFDA 15.236 (Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management) with an expected single award. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial agency involvement or coordination during project implementation. The estimated total funding for the opportunity is listed as $250,000, with an award ceiling of $60,000 and an award floor of $500, and it does not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open broadly to applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement). The original posting date was September 1, 2009, with a closing date of September 11, 2009, and the opportunity was archived on October 11, 2009. For access issues or questions tied to the full announcement, the contact listed is Maria A. Gochis at mgochis@blm.gov, and the announcement was distributed via grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the BLM UT VFO Pariette Wetlands Salinity/Selenium Study grant opportunity?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior, cooperative agreement funding opportunity focused on updating and repeating water-quality and contaminant investigations that were previously conducted in the 1980s and 1990s. The project is intended to compare present-day results to historical findings to determine how contaminant levels have changed over time.
What is the main purpose of the study?
The central goal is to determine whether key water-quality contaminant concentrations have increased, decreased, or remained stable over the decades by directly comparing current conditions to results from earlier studies.
Where will the work take place?
The work targets the Big Wash, Castle Peak, and Pariette drainages in Utah, with particular emphasis on the Pariette Wetlands.
Which contaminants or water-quality issues are emphasized?
The announcement highlights water-quality contaminants, with a major scientific focus on selenium (Se). The title also references salinity, and the overall effort is framed as a water-quality and contaminant investigation.
Why is selenium a major focus of this project?
The study aims to improve understanding of how selenium behaves in a wetland ecosystem, including how it moves through and accumulates in different environmental components. The announcement notes that selenium partitioning in wetland systems is not well understood, and this project is meant to strengthen the scientific knowledge base.
What does “selenium partitioning†mean in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, selenium partitioning refers to how selenium and related constituents are distributed among different parts of the environment, including water, sediments, plants, and representative aquatic animal or waterfowl tissues. The idea is to better understand pathways of exposure and accumulation through the wetland food web.
What types of samples are expected to be collected and analyzed?
Based on the description, the study is intended to collect and analyze samples from multiple environmental media, including water, sediments, plants, and representative aquatic animal or waterfowl tissues.
Is the project only about measuring contaminant concentrations?
No. The announcement goes beyond concentration measurements and emphasizes creating a baseline understanding of how selenium and related constituents are distributed across the wetland ecosystem components.
How will the study use historical data from the 1980s and 1990s?
The work is designed to update and repeat earlier investigations so that current conditions can be compared directly to historical study results. This comparison is intended to show how contaminant levels have changed over time.
How many awards are expected to be made?
The opportunity lists an expected single award.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
The announcement notes that a cooperative agreement typically implies substantial agency involvement or coordination during project implementation.
What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.236, Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
Is this a discretionary or mandatory funding opportunity?
It is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
How much total funding is estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding for the opportunity is listed as $250,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $60,000.
What is the award floor?
The award floor is $500.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that cost sharing or matching is not required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open broadly to applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility notes contained in the full announcement.
Does the opportunity emphasize education or workforce development?
Yes. The opportunity is positioned as an educational and workforce development platform and highlights engaging educational institutions to build a regionally important study program in the Uintah Basin.
What kinds of educational benefits are mentioned?
The announcement specifically mentions hands-on training for students in physical sciences and water resources, including practical field and laboratory experience while producing applied research products useful to land and water managers.
Who are the intended users of the study results?
The description indicates the results are meant to help agencies and partners understand long-term changes in contaminant concentrations and to inform ongoing management and protection decisions. It also mentions serving federal, state, and private stakeholders.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The original posting date was September 1, 2009.
What was the application closing date?
The closing date was September 11, 2009.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on October 11, 2009.
Where was the announcement distributed?
The announcement was distributed via grants.gov.
Who is the listed contact for access issues or questions about the full announcement?
The contact listed is Maria A. Gochis at mgochis@blm.gov.
What area is mentioned as a regionally important focus for building a study program?
The announcement highlights building a regionally important study program in the Uintah Basin.
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