Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00085
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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah Geospatial Data Layers and Web Interface for Satellite Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat in Utah" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2016 and posted on Apr 13, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- 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) Utah grant opportunity, titled "BLM Utah Geospatial Data Layers and Web Interface for Satellite Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat in Utah" (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00085), sought a partner to build practical geospatial tools that help land managers evaluate how climate variability and a decade of vegetation treatments have influenced wildlife habitat and animal movement across Utah. The project is grounded in concerns that sagebrush ecosystems are being reshaped by warming and drying trends in the Intermountain West, along with continued expansion of development such as energy, water, mineral extraction, and transportation infrastructure. Because sagebrush dependent species like Greater Sage-Grouse are especially sensitive to habitat fragmentation and climate driven changes, the BLM emphasized the need for better statewide monitoring to understand where habitat is improving, degrading, or becoming disconnected.
At the core of the opportunity was the development or integration of geospatial data layers and a web based interface that would allow satellite informed monitoring of vegetation conditions alongside species location and movement information. The intent was to give BLM and its partners an at-a-glance statewide picture that can be used to prioritize on-the-ground work, plan staffing and field seasons, and make management decisions that are tied to measurable environmental change. By overlaying vegetation data with wildlife distribution, migration routes, and demographic indicators where available, the tool would support analyses that connect climate patterns and management actions to real biological outcomes. In practical terms, the BLM wanted to be able to see how animals are using the landscape over time, determine whether vegetation treatments have changed habitat quality or connectivity, and identify specific barriers or pinch points in movement corridors that could be addressed through mitigation or restoration.
A major driver for the project was the Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) partnership work that had delivered roughly ten years of intensive vegetation treatments across Utah. BLM Utah was looking for a way to evaluate the landscape-scale effectiveness of those investments, not just project by project but across habitats and seasons, and to relate treatment footprints and vegetation change to species response. The opportunity framed several management uses for the tool: improving understanding of how climatic factors influence habitat use and movement, assessing whether completed treatments affected species demographics or range-wide movement patterns, detecting barriers that limit migration or corridor function, and sharpening seasonal restrictions so they are applied to the areas that truly matter for the species rather than broadly or inefficiently.
The public benefit case centered on improving the ability to analyze past conditions, current conditions, and forecasted future habitat conditions for key species including Greater Sage-Grouse, mule deer, and elk. With better monitoring and clearer links between treatments, vegetation trends, and wildlife response, the BLM expected to make stronger decisions about where to restore habitat, where to mitigate development impacts, and whether existing land use plan protections are being applied in the right places to support migration and long-term population health. The broader conservation goal was to preserve habitat functionality and resilience for future generations while reducing the risk that sensitive species decline to the point of needing Endangered Species Act listing.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.231 in the Natural Resources category. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any qualified entity type (subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement). The opportunity was posted April 13, 2016, with an application closing date of June 13, 2016, and an award ceiling of $150,000.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this BLM Utah grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM Utah Geospatial Data Layers and Web Interface for Satellite Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat in Utah."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00085.
Which agency is offering this funding?
The funding opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), specifically BLM Utah.
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This was offered as a cooperative agreement and described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.231.
What category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is in the Natural Resources category.
What problem is this project trying to address?
The project aims to help land managers understand how climate variability and about a decade of vegetation treatments have influenced wildlife habitat conditions and animal movement across Utah, especially in sagebrush ecosystems experiencing warming, drying, and increasing development pressures.
Why is statewide monitoring emphasized in the announcement?
BLM emphasized statewide monitoring to better identify where habitat is improving, degrading, or becoming disconnected, particularly for sagebrush-dependent species that are sensitive to fragmentation and climate-driven habitat change.
What is the core purpose of the proposed tool or system?
The core purpose is to develop or integrate geospatial data layers and a web-based interface that supports satellite-informed monitoring of vegetation conditions alongside species location and movement information, giving an at-a-glance statewide view for management and planning.
What kinds of data or information would the interface bring together?
The tool is intended to overlay vegetation condition data (informed by satellite monitoring) with wildlife distribution, migration routes, and species demographic indicators where available.
How does the tool support management decisions?
BLM described uses including prioritizing on-the-ground work, planning staffing and field seasons, and making management decisions tied to measurable environmental change by linking vegetation trends and treatment footprints to wildlife responses over time.
How does climate variability factor into the project goals?
The project is designed to improve understanding of how climatic factors influence habitat use and animal movement, and how those relationships may be shifting under warming and drying trends in the Intermountain West.
What role do vegetation treatments play in this opportunity?
A major driver is evaluating the landscape-scale effectiveness of roughly ten years of intensive vegetation treatments in Utah, including understanding how treatment footprints and vegetation change relate to species response across habitats and seasons.
What is the Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) connection?
The announcement cites the WRI partnership as having delivered about ten years of vegetation treatments across Utah, and BLM Utah sought a way to evaluate the effectiveness of those investments at a statewide, landscape scale rather than only project-by-project.
What specific analyses or questions is the tool expected to help answer?
BLM described several intended uses: assessing whether treatments affected species demographics or range-wide movement patterns, detecting barriers that limit migration or corridor function, identifying pinch points in movement corridors, and improving the targeting of seasonal restrictions to areas that truly matter for the species.
What does "at-a-glance statewide picture" mean in this context?
It refers to a web-based view that quickly summarizes vegetation conditions and wildlife movement or distribution patterns across Utah so managers can spot trends, priority areas, and potential connectivity issues without relying solely on scattered project-level information.
Which species are specifically mentioned as beneficiaries of improved monitoring?
The opportunity specifically mentions Greater Sage-Grouse, mule deer, and elk.
Why is the Greater Sage-Grouse highlighted?
Greater Sage-Grouse is highlighted because sagebrush-dependent species are especially sensitive to habitat fragmentation and climate-driven changes, and improved monitoring can help prevent declines that could increase the risk of Endangered Species Act listing.
How does the project relate to development pressures in Utah?
The opportunity notes continued expansion of development such as energy, water, mineral extraction, and transportation infrastructure, which can fragment habitat and disrupt movement corridors; the tool is intended to help identify where mitigation or restoration could address these impacts.
What kinds of outcomes is BLM trying to connect through this work?
The announcement emphasizes connecting climate patterns and management actions (including vegetation treatments) to measurable biological outcomes, such as habitat quality, connectivity, movement behavior, and demographic indicators where available.
What is meant by identifying "barriers" and "pinch points"?
In the announcement, barriers and pinch points refer to locations where movement corridors or migration routes may be constrained or disrupted, potentially limiting migration or corridor function and highlighting targets for mitigation or restoration.
What public benefit is described for this project?
The public benefit case centers on improving the ability to analyze past, current, and forecasted habitat conditions for key species, supporting stronger decisions about restoration and mitigation, and helping maintain habitat functionality and resilience for future generations.
How is "forecasted future habitat conditions" relevant to the tool?
BLM’s description indicates a desire to use monitoring and analytical capability not only to review past and current conditions but also to better understand likely future habitat conditions for key species, supporting longer-term planning and conservation decisions.
How would this tool affect seasonal restrictions?
The tool is intended to help refine seasonal restrictions so they are applied to the areas that truly matter for the species, rather than being broad or inefficient, by improving understanding of when and where animals are using the landscape.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is $150,000.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 13, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was June 13, 2016.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any qualified entity type (subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement).
Does the provided information specify additional eligibility requirements beyond "unrestricted"?
No. The provided description only states that eligibility was listed as unrestricted and notes that additional eligibility language may exist in the full announcement.
Does the provided information state the number of awards expected?
No. The provided information does not specify how many awards were expected.
Does the provided information state any required cost share or matching funds?
No. The provided information does not mention cost share, match requirements, or a specific funding ratio.
Does the opportunity description specify a required technology stack or platform for the web interface?
No. The provided information describes a web-based interface and geospatial data layers but does not specify particular software, platforms, or standards.
Does the description state which satellite products or vegetation datasets must be used?
No. The provided information references satellite-informed monitoring of vegetation conditions but does not name specific satellite products, indices, or datasets.
Does the description indicate whether the project is focused solely on BLM-managed lands?
The emphasis is on a statewide picture across Utah, but the provided information does not explicitly limit the work to BLM-managed lands only.
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