Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00162
Apply for L16AS00162
- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah Connecting With Communities Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225,.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2016 and posted on Jun 06, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 05, 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 $20,000.00 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 Utah Connecting With Communities Project is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), focused on strengthening how recreation on BLM-managed public lands is planned and supported in partnership with nearby Utah communities. Because the BLM manages roughly 23 million acres in Utah, much of it close to towns and recreation gateway communities, the project is designed to help align recreation and visitor services with local social, economic, and environmental priorities. The central idea is to connect BLM recreation planning more directly to community needs so that public lands management produces clear, long-term benefits for residents, visitors, and local economies.
The grant supports a cooperative agreement with a single partner organization that can lead outreach and coordination with communities and stakeholders. That partner would help convene community networks of service providers and regional representatives, gather input, and develop practical plans and concepts for managing recreation settings, services, and facilities. A major emphasis is building collaborative recreation management plans that are grounded in local conditions, reflect the character and setting of specific places, and produce positive recreation experiences. The effort is also meant to reinforce and capitalize on the BLM recreation brand described as "America's Backyard to Backcountry treasure," using consistent coordination across local and landscape-level partners when recreation decisions are made.
A key outcome the BLM is looking for is prioritization: identifying which recreation areas and opportunities generate the most meaningful public benefit and then focusing planning and maintenance attention there. The opportunity highlights the need to leverage financial resources through community partner organizations, with the goal of sustaining top-priority sites and services over time rather than relying only on BLM funding and capacity. In practice, this means helping communities and partner networks identify funding pathways, build shared ownership of priority sites, and maintain recreation infrastructure and services that are important to public use and local economic activity.
The project also recognizes that effective recreation planning on public lands has to fit within broader land management realities, including conservation needs and resource extraction where applicable. The public benefit section specifically calls for detailed analysis of recreation opportunities and how they interact with other land uses, with the broader aim of creating responsive strategies that communities can use to optimize public land assets as long-term economic drivers. The underlying premise is that strong communication, ongoing partnerships, and clear shared planning can produce recreation management strategies that improve community well-being, support local businesses and services tied to visitation, and enhance visitor experiences while staying consistent with responsible public land stewardship.
Administratively, the funding opportunity number is L16AS00162 and it falls under CFDA 15.225 (Natural Resources). It was posted June 6, 2016, with an application deadline of August 5, 2016. The anticipated award is one cooperative agreement with an award ceiling of $20,000. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
FAQs: BLM Utah Connecting With Communities Project (L16AS00162)
What is the BLM Utah Connecting With Communities Project?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM) focused on strengthening how recreation on BLM-managed public lands in Utah is planned and supported in partnership with nearby communities.
What problem or need is this grant trying to address?
The opportunity is designed to better align recreation and visitor services on BLM lands with local social, economic, and environmental priorities, especially where BLM-managed lands are close to towns and recreation gateway communities.
Why is the project focused on Utah communities specifically?
BLM manages roughly 23 million acres in Utah, much of it near communities. The project emphasizes connecting recreation planning more directly to those community needs so public lands management results in long-term benefits for residents, visitors, and local economies.
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity that will be awarded as a cooperative agreement.
How many awards does BLM anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipates one award, issued as a single cooperative agreement with one partner organization.
What is the award ceiling (maximum funding amount)?
The award ceiling is $20,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is L16AS00162.
What CFDA program does this fall under?
This opportunity falls under CFDA 15.225 (Natural Resources).
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on June 6, 2016.
What is the application deadline?
The application deadline is August 5, 2016.
What is the main goal of the project?
The central goal is to connect BLM recreation planning more directly to community needs so that recreation management produces clear, long-term benefits for residents, visitors, and local economies.
What kinds of activities or work does the grant support?
The grant supports outreach and coordination with communities and stakeholders, convening community networks of service providers and regional representatives, gathering input, and developing practical plans and concepts for managing recreation settings, services, and facilities.
What role is the partner organization expected to play?
The selected partner organization is expected to lead outreach and coordination efforts, help convene community and regional networks, collect and organize input, and help develop practical recreation management plans and concepts grounded in local conditions.
What does BLM mean by "community networks of service providers and regional representatives"?
Based on the description, this refers to organized groups of local and regional stakeholders who provide services tied to recreation and visitation and who can represent regional interests to support coordinated planning and decision-making.
What is meant by "collaborative recreation management plans" in this opportunity?
These are plans developed through community and stakeholder collaboration that are grounded in local conditions, reflect the character and setting of specific places, and aim to produce positive recreation experiences.
How does the project define success for recreation planning?
Success is framed around aligning recreation and visitor services with community priorities, creating practical and locally grounded recreation management concepts, improving visitor experiences, supporting local economies and services tied to visitation, and maintaining responsible public land stewardship.
What is the "BLM recreation brand" referenced in the opportunity?
The opportunity references the BLM recreation brand described as "America's Backyard to Backcountry treasure," and emphasizes using consistent coordination across local and landscape-level partners when recreation decisions are made.
What does the opportunity mean by prioritization?
Prioritization is described as identifying which recreation areas and opportunities generate the most meaningful public benefit and then focusing planning and maintenance attention on those top-priority locations and services.
Why is leveraging financial resources emphasized?
The opportunity highlights the need to leverage financial resources through community partner organizations to sustain top-priority sites and services over time, rather than relying only on BLM funding and capacity.
What does "shared ownership of priority sites" mean in this context?
In the context provided, it means helping communities and partner networks take an active role in supporting and sustaining priority recreation sites and services, including identifying funding pathways and maintaining infrastructure important to public use and local economic activity.
Does the project consider conservation and other land uses?
Yes. The project recognizes that recreation planning must fit within broader land management realities, including conservation needs and resource extraction where applicable.
What does the opportunity ask for regarding interactions between recreation and other land uses?
It calls for detailed analysis of recreation opportunities and how they interact with other land uses, with the aim of creating responsive strategies communities can use to optimize public land assets as long-term economic drivers.
What kinds of benefits is BLM seeking from this project?
The opportunity emphasizes long-term public benefits such as improved community well-being, support for local businesses and services tied to visitation, enhanced visitor experiences, and strategies consistent with responsible public land stewardship.
Is this opportunity intended to create plans, implement projects, or both?
Based on the description, the emphasis is on outreach, coordination, prioritization, and developing practical plans and concepts for managing recreation settings, services, and facilities, with an added focus on identifying ways to sustain priority sites and services over time.
Is the funding aimed at specific recreation sites?
The opportunity does not list specific sites. Instead, it emphasizes a process for prioritizing recreation areas and opportunities that generate the most meaningful public benefit and focusing attention on those priorities.
What is the geographic focus of the work?
The focus is Utah communities and recreation on BLM-managed public lands in Utah, especially where BLM lands are near towns and gateway communities.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The funder is the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM).
What makes a cooperative agreement important here?
The opportunity states the award will be a cooperative agreement with a single partner organization to lead outreach and coordination; this signals a structured partnership focused on collaboration to achieve the planning and coordination outcomes described.
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