Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00092
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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah FY16 Challenge Cost Share" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.238.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 19, 2016 and posted on Apr 19, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 01, 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 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 FY16 Challenge Cost Share opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00092) is a Bureau of Land Management program designed to fund cooperative, cost-shared projects that help manage and improve public lands in Utah through partnerships with non-federal entities. The Challenge Cost Share (CCS) Program dates back to 1985, when Congress first set aside funding for partnership-based conservation work in the wildlife program. Over time, BLM expanded CCS beyond wildlife so it could support partnership projects across a wider range of public-land resource needs. In Utah, the program is intentionally run as a locally driven partnership tool, with projects often developed in coordination with field offices and district staff to address on-the-ground priorities.
The grant supports a broad mix of natural resource and public-use activities. Eligible project types include research, monitoring, and inventory work; habitat improvement and restoration; protection, stabilization, or documentation of cultural resources; efforts that improve recreation opportunities and visitor experiences; development and implementation of species conservation and recovery plans; environmental education and outreach; conservation of native plant communities; and eradication or control of noxious weeds and other invasive plants. For FY2016 specifically, BLM Utah indicated it would use CCS to advance projects spanning resource inventory, monitoring and research, education and outreach, habitat and plant community restoration, cultural site protection, recreation, off-highway vehicle (OHV) management, and special status species management, among other conservation and recovery plan efforts.
The core objective is to promote cost-share partnerships that stretch federal dollars while improving management outcomes on public lands. BLM’s emphasis is on collaboration with non-federal partners to deliver tangible resource benefits across categories like wildlife and fisheries, riparian and aquatic habitat, recreation sites and infrastructure, cultural and archaeological resources, and both listed and non-listed special status plant species and their habitats. By structuring projects as cooperative efforts rather than purely federal work, the program aims to increase capacity, build shared stewardship, and encourage long-term involvement by local communities and organizations in caring for public resources.
Public benefit is central to the program’s rationale. The CCS model is intended to save federal funds through partner contributions while still accomplishing necessary conservation, management, and public access work. The public also benefits by having more direct opportunities to participate in public land stewardship through partnerships, and by gaining access to information generated by funded work, since data collected under these projects is expected to be available for public use. Ultimately, the program is framed as delivering improvements to ecological health, recreational experiences, cultural resource protection, and overall landscape values tied to healthy, functioning ecosystems on BLM-managed lands in Utah.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument (CFDA 15.238; activity category: Natural Resources). Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicants can apply, including state agencies, local governments, non-governmental organizations, private companies, and private individuals, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full opportunity materials. The posting date and creation date were April 19, 2016, with an application closing date of August 1, 2016. The opportunity anticipated about six awards, with an award ceiling of $200,000.
FAQs: BLM Utah FY16 Challenge Cost Share (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00092)
What is the BLM Utah FY16 Challenge Cost Share opportunity?
The BLM Utah FY16 Challenge Cost Share (CCS) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00092) is a Bureau of Land Management program that funds cooperative, cost-shared projects intended to help manage and improve BLM-managed public lands in Utah through partnerships with non-federal entities.
Which agency is offering this funding?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What is the program trying to accomplish?
The core objective is to promote cost-share partnerships that stretch federal dollars while improving management outcomes on public lands. The program emphasizes collaboration with non-federal partners to deliver tangible resource and public-use benefits in Utah.
What does "Challenge Cost Share" mean in this context?
In this context, Challenge Cost Share refers to a partnership model where BLM funds are combined with partner contributions to complete projects that benefit public lands. The intent is to accomplish priority work more efficiently by leveraging non-federal support and shared stewardship.
How long has the Challenge Cost Share Program been around?
The CCS Program dates back to 1985, when Congress first set aside funding for partnership-based conservation work in the wildlife program. Over time, BLM expanded CCS beyond wildlife to support partnership projects across a broader range of public-land resource needs.
Is this program designed to be locally driven in Utah?
Yes. In Utah, the program is intentionally run as a locally driven partnership tool. Projects are often developed in coordination with BLM field offices and district staff to address on-the-ground priorities.
What kinds of projects can be funded under this opportunity?
The grant supports a broad mix of natural resource and public-use activities. Eligible project types include research, monitoring, and inventory work; habitat improvement and restoration; protection, stabilization, or documentation of cultural resources; efforts that improve recreation opportunities and visitor experiences; development and implementation of species conservation and recovery plans; environmental education and outreach; conservation of native plant communities; and eradication or control of noxious weeds and other invasive plants.
What FY2016 priority areas did BLM Utah highlight for CCS projects?
For FY2016, BLM Utah indicated it would use CCS to advance projects spanning resource inventory, monitoring and research, education and outreach, habitat and plant community restoration, cultural site protection, recreation, off-highway vehicle (OHV) management, and special status species management, along with other conservation and recovery plan efforts.
Does the opportunity focus only on wildlife projects?
No. While CCS began as a wildlife partnership program, BLM expanded it over time to support partnership projects across a wide range of public-land resource needs, including recreation, cultural resources, plant communities, and invasive species work.
What types of public-land resources are emphasized for tangible benefits?
BLM emphasizes tangible resource benefits across categories such as wildlife and fisheries, riparian and aquatic habitat, recreation sites and infrastructure, cultural and archaeological resources, and both listed and non-listed special status plant species and their habitats.
Why is cost-sharing central to this program?
Public benefit is central to the CCS rationale. The model is intended to save federal funds through partner contributions while still accomplishing needed conservation, management, and public access work, and to build shared stewardship and long-term involvement in caring for public resources.
Are data and information produced by funded projects expected to be public?
Yes. Information generated by funded work is expected to be available for public use, including data collected under these projects.
What funding instrument is used for awards?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What is the CFDA number and activity category for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.238, and the activity category is Natural Resources.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicants can apply. Examples include state agencies, local governments, non-governmental organizations, private companies, and private individuals, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full opportunity materials.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated about six awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $200,000.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date (and creation date) was April 19, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was August 1, 2016.
Is this a discretionary grant opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
What is the geographic focus of the projects?
The program is focused on BLM-managed public lands in Utah.
What kinds of recreation-related work are within scope?
Eligible work includes efforts that improve recreation opportunities and visitor experiences, along with recreation-focused management priorities such as OHV management (as highlighted for FY2016).
Are cultural resources eligible for support?
Yes. Eligible project types include protection, stabilization, or documentation of cultural resources, and FY2016 priorities also included cultural site protection.
Are invasive species projects eligible?
Yes. The opportunity includes eradication or control of noxious weeds and other invasive plants as eligible work.
Are education and outreach activities eligible?
Yes. Environmental education and outreach are listed among eligible project types, and education and outreach were also highlighted as FY2016 project areas.
What is the broader long-term vision or outcome described for the program?
The program is framed as delivering improvements to ecological health, recreational experiences, cultural resource protection, and overall landscape values tied to healthy, functioning ecosystems on BLM-managed lands in Utah, while increasing capacity and shared stewardship through partnerships.
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