Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00171
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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah Reptile and Amphibian Inventory and Monitoring" 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 Jun 08, 2016 and posted on Jun 08, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 08, 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 $42,000.00 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 Reptile and Amphibian Inventory and Monitoring opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00171) is a discretionary Bureau of Land Management program under the U.S. Department of the Interior, offered as a cooperative agreement in the natural resources category (CFDA 15.231). It was posted on June 8, 2016, with an application closing date of August 8, 2016. The funding level is relatively small and targeted, with a single expected award and an award ceiling of $42,000. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any type of applicant could apply as long as they meet any additional requirements described in the full notice.
The project is built around a practical problem BLM faces across Utah: amphibians and reptiles (often referred to collectively as herpetofauna, or "herps") are essential parts of native biodiversity, but they are also among the least studied vertebrates on many public lands. That lack of basic information makes it harder to design and implement land management actions that avoid unintended harm. Amphibians, in particular, are closely tied to water and riparian areas and tend to be highly sensitive to changes in water quality, drought, wildfire impacts, and pressures from non-native predators. Reptiles, meanwhile, are especially common in the warmer and drier habitats that dominate much of Utah, including pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush shrublands, salt desert environments, and canyonlands. Many of these landscapes are actively being considered for or are already experiencing management actions such as fuels reduction, weed management, energy development, and habitat modifications intended to benefit Greater sage-grouse.
A central motivation in the notice is that Utah has exceptionally high amphibian and reptile diversity compared to much of the United States, yet habitat loss and related habitat alteration and fragmentation are described as major threats. The BLM explicitly frames this as a multiple-use management challenge: the agency is planning or expanding certain actions, including vegetation treatments within sagebrush ecosystems aimed at improving sage-grouse habitat, but there is limited understanding of what those treatments might do to non-target species such as reptiles and amphibians. Because herps can play important roles in food webs and ecosystem function, unintended impacts on these smaller animals could ripple outward to affect broader ecosystem conditions over time.
The work BLM is seeking focuses on strengthening foundational knowledge and translating that knowledge into better management decisions. The stated goal is to improve understanding of distribution, abundance, and habitat associations for amphibians and reptiles in Utah, while also evaluating how resource and land management actions influence these populations. The opportunity highlights interest in movement patterns, connectivity, and gene flow in the context of habitat fragmentation, as well as how these dynamics might shift under invasive species pressure, wildfire regimes, and climate change. In other words, it is not only about where species are found today, but also about how they move across landscapes, how connected or isolated populations may be, and how resilient they might be under future scenarios.
The listed objectives emphasize building a baseline inventory for southwest Utah and then moving beyond simple presence data. The project is intended to document which reptile and amphibian species occur in the region, learn how they use different habitat types, and better define their basic ecological needs. It also calls for beginning to understand how these species use broader landscapes in Utah, suggesting an interest in scaling up from site-level observations to landscape-level patterns. Another explicit objective is to examine how climatic factors affect habitat use, which could include temperature and precipitation patterns, drought conditions, seasonal timing, or other variables relevant to amphibian breeding and reptile activity. A key management-oriented objective is to determine whether vegetation treatments that have already occurred, as well as those planned for the future, are affecting these species, including potential impacts on demographics and movement within treated versus untreated habitats.
The public benefit argument for the grant is straightforward: create baseline data that do not currently exist at the needed level of detail, and then use those data to better forecast both past and future conditions for amphibians and reptiles in the region. That forecasting component is positioned as a way to help BLM adapt on-the-ground activities and improve long-term stewardship, especially in ecosystems undergoing change from fire, invasive species, and climate pressures. The notice also makes the case that because herps can be important to the rest of the ecosystem, learning whether management actions are inadvertently affecting them is a practical step toward avoiding wider ecological consequences in sagebrush and juniper systems.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled the BLM Utah Reptile and Amphibian Inventory and Monitoring opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00171.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The notice describes the award as a cooperative agreement.
Is this a discretionary program?
Yes. The opportunity is identified as a discretionary BLM program.
What is the program or category area for this opportunity?
The opportunity is in the natural resources category.
What is the CFDA number listed for the opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 15.231.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date is June 8, 2016.
When is the application closing date?
The application closing date is August 8, 2016.
How much funding is available?
The notice describes the funding level as relatively small and targeted, with an award ceiling of $42,000.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates a single expected award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any type of applicant could apply, as long as they meet any additional requirements described in the full notice.
What geographic area is the project focused on?
The work is focused on Utah, with a stated emphasis on building a baseline inventory for southwest Utah and expanding understanding across broader landscapes in Utah.
What species groups are the focus of the project?
The project focuses on amphibians and reptiles, often referred to collectively as herpetofauna (or "herps").
Why is BLM focusing on reptiles and amphibians?
The notice explains that reptiles and amphibians are essential parts of native biodiversity but are among the least studied vertebrates on many public lands in Utah, which limits BLM's ability to plan and implement management actions without unintended harm.
Why are amphibians highlighted as a concern in the notice?
Amphibians are described as closely tied to water and riparian areas and highly sensitive to changes in water quality, drought, wildfire impacts, and pressures from non-native predators.
Why are reptiles an important focus in Utah specifically?
The notice notes that reptiles are especially common in Utah's warmer, drier habitats, including pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush shrublands, salt desert environments, and canyonlands.
What conservation or management problem is this project trying to address?
The notice frames a practical challenge: limited basic information on distribution, abundance, and habitat associations makes it harder for BLM to design land management actions that avoid unintended impacts on amphibians and reptiles.
How does habitat loss factor into the need for this project?
The opportunity states that Utah has exceptionally high amphibian and reptile diversity compared to much of the U.S., yet habitat loss and related habitat alteration and fragmentation are major threats.
What does BLM mean by a "multiple-use management challenge" in this context?
The notice explains that BLM is planning or expanding land management actions in Utah (such as vegetation treatments) and needs better information to understand how those actions may affect non-target species like reptiles and amphibians.
What types of land management actions are mentioned as potentially affecting herps?
The notice cites management actions such as fuels reduction, weed management, energy development, and habitat modifications intended to benefit Greater sage-grouse, including vegetation treatments within sagebrush ecosystems.
How is Greater sage-grouse related to this opportunity?
The notice notes that some vegetation treatments are intended to improve sage-grouse habitat, but there is limited understanding of how those treatments may affect non-target species such as reptiles and amphibians.
What is the overall goal of the project?
The stated goal is to improve understanding of distribution, abundance, and habitat associations for amphibians and reptiles in Utah, while also evaluating how resource and land management actions influence these populations.
What kinds of scientific questions or analyses does BLM want to see addressed?
The opportunity highlights interests that include movement patterns, connectivity, and gene flow in fragmented habitats, as well as how these dynamics may shift under invasive species pressure, wildfire regimes, and climate change.
Is the project only about documenting where species occur?
No. While building a baseline inventory is a key objective, the notice also emphasizes moving beyond simple presence data to better understand habitat use, ecological needs, landscape use, and management impacts.
What does the baseline inventory objective involve?
The notice indicates the project is intended to document which reptile and amphibian species occur in southwest Utah as a foundational starting point.
What habitat-related information is BLM seeking?
The notice calls for learning how species use different habitat types and better defining their basic ecological needs and habitat associations.
Does the opportunity include a landscape-scale component?
Yes. The notice explicitly mentions beginning to understand how these species use broader landscapes in Utah, suggesting interest in scaling from site-level observations to landscape-level patterns.
How does climate factor into the objectives?
The objectives include examining how climatic factors affect habitat use, which could include temperature and precipitation patterns, drought conditions, seasonal timing, or other climate-related variables relevant to amphibian breeding and reptile activity.
Are vegetation treatments specifically called out as something to evaluate?
Yes. A key management-oriented objective is to determine whether vegetation treatments that have already occurred, as well as those planned for the future, are affecting amphibians and reptiles.
What kinds of impacts from vegetation treatments are of interest?
The notice references potential impacts on demographics and movement within treated versus untreated habitats.
Does the notice discuss invasive species, wildfire, or climate change?
Yes. It highlights invasive species pressure, wildfire regimes, and climate pressures as important factors that may influence movement, connectivity, and population resilience.
Why does BLM emphasize movement, connectivity, and gene flow?
The notice connects these topics to habitat fragmentation and the need to understand how connected or isolated populations are, how animals move across landscapes, and how resilient populations may be under changing conditions.
What is the expected public benefit of funding this project?
The notice describes the public benefit as creating baseline data that do not currently exist at the needed level of detail and using those data to better forecast past and future conditions for amphibians and reptiles to support adaptive, long-term stewardship.
How will the results be used by BLM?
The notice positions the results as a way to help BLM adapt on-the-ground activities and improve long-term stewardship, especially in ecosystems changing due to fire, invasive species, and climate pressures.
Why does the notice mention potential broader ecosystem effects?
The notice states that herps can play important roles in food webs and ecosystem function, so unintended impacts on these animals could ripple outward and affect broader ecosystem conditions over time.
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