Opportunity Information: Apply for L14AS00088
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 1, 2014 and posted on May 1, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 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 Watershed Restoration Initiative Project (Funding Opportunity Number L14AS00088) is a Bureau of Land Management discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). It is designed to continue an existing partnership agreement (BLM Agreement L09AC15597) that was set to expire on June 30, 2014, with BLM seeking to keep the collaboration going primarily through the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) and a broader network of state, federal, and other partners coordinated through UDWR. The opportunity reflects BLMs intent to sustain and strengthen the Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI), a statewide, partnership-driven program focused on conserving, restoring, and managing ecosystems in priority areas to support wildlife, biological diversity, and improved water outcomes, while also enabling sustainable uses across different land ownerships.
A central theme of the opportunity is that UWRI has become a major organizing framework for restoration in Utah over roughly a decade, changing how agencies plan, fund, and implement restoration work, including post-wildfire emergency rehabilitation. The program emphasizes coordinated planning across jurisdictional boundaries so that projects can be designed at the right ecological scale rather than being limited by ownership lines. According to the announcement, this approach has delivered large efficiencies, saving millions of dollars and supporting restoration work across more than one million acres. UWRI uses a structured review and prioritization process in which individual projects are presented and vetted through five regional teams made up of experienced resource professionals. These teams are intended to improve project quality and outcomes by sharing technical expertise, aligning projects with regional needs, and encouraging cooperation with other agencies and private landowners.
The funding model highlighted in the announcement is built around pooling and strategically applying funds. Instead of each partner funding only small, isolated pieces, UWRI aggregates resources so contracts, seed purchases, and implementation efforts can be combined and deployed across mixed-ownership landscapes. UDWR is described as playing a key facilitation role, helping coordinate funding sources and ensuring they are applied to eligible components of each project at a state level. This structure is meant to allow larger, more coherent restoration treatments, reduce duplication, and increase the effectiveness of investments.
The project objective is broadly focused on maintaining and improving renewable resources on public lands. The grant supports work that improves vegetation cover, vigor, and composition; protects and enhances water quantity and quality; and improves soil stability by reducing erosion sources and impacts. It also explicitly includes stabilizing and rehabilitating areas burned by wildfire, along with reducing wildfire risk to communities, high-value habitats, and watersheds. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at both proactive restoration (such as habitat improvement and hazardous fuels reduction) and reactive needs (such as burned area emergency stabilization and rehabilitation), with an emphasis on reducing the cascading impacts that can follow fires, including increased flooding, erosion, and threats to public safety.
The public benefit section of the announcement ties ecological restoration outcomes to day-to-day uses and safety. The expected results include more reliable recreational and consumptive opportunities, improved habitat conditions that support diverse wildlife populations for viewing and hunting, and stronger protection of overall biological diversity. Water-related benefits are framed around ensuring clean and available water for agriculture, recreation, and human consumption, while soil stability is connected to maintaining stable soils that support agricultural productivity, recreation access, and domestic uses. The announcement also emphasizes risk reduction: hazardous fuels work and post-fire stabilization are positioned as ways to improve firefighter and public safety and to reduce the likelihood of severe post-wildfire impacts to nearby communities.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted May 1, 2014, and closed May 30, 2014, with an archive date of September 30, 2014. The estimated total funding level listed is $30,000,000, while the award parameters show a ceiling of $1,200,000 and a floor of $2,500, with an expectation of one award. Cost sharing or matching is required. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity unless further limited by details in the official announcement text. For access issues or questions, the listed grants management contact is Maria Gochis at the BLM (phone 801-539-4178; emails mariagochis@blm.gov and mgochis@blm.gov), and additional details were available via Grants.gov at the time of posting.
FAQs: BLM Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative Project (L14AS00088)
What is the BLM Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative Project (L14AS00088)?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary grant opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). It is intended to support the Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI), a statewide, partnership-driven program focused on conserving, restoring, and managing ecosystems in priority areas across Utah.
What is UWRI and what is its purpose?
The Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI) is described as a major statewide framework for coordinating restoration in Utah. Its purpose is to conserve, restore, and manage ecosystems in priority areas to support wildlife, biological diversity, and improved water outcomes, while also enabling sustainable uses across different land ownerships.
Why was this grant opportunity offered?
The opportunity was designed to continue an existing partnership agreement (BLM Agreement L09AC15597) that was set to expire on June 30, 2014. BLM indicated it wanted to keep the collaboration going, primarily through the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) and a broader network of state, federal, and other partners coordinated through UDWR.
What type of award is this?
The announcement identifies the award as a cooperative agreement.
Which federal program listing (CFDA) is associated with this opportunity?
It is listed under CFDA 15.231: Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
Who is expected to coordinate the partnership work?
BLM described the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) as playing a key facilitation role, coordinating funding sources and ensuring they are applied to eligible components of each project at a state level, while also coordinating a broader network of partners.
How does UWRI plan and prioritize restoration projects?
UWRI uses a structured review and prioritization process where individual projects are presented and vetted through five regional teams made up of experienced resource professionals. These teams are intended to improve project quality by sharing technical expertise, aligning projects with regional needs, and encouraging cooperation with other agencies and private landowners.
What is meant by planning at the right ecological scale?
The announcement emphasizes coordinated planning across jurisdictional boundaries so projects can be designed based on ecological needs rather than being limited by land ownership lines. This is intended to support effective restoration across mixed-ownership landscapes.
What kinds of activities or outcomes does the grant support?
The stated objective is maintaining and improving renewable resources on public lands. Supported outcomes include improving vegetation cover, vigor, and composition; protecting and enhancing water quantity and quality; improving soil stability by reducing erosion sources and impacts; stabilizing and rehabilitating areas burned by wildfire; and reducing wildfire risk to communities, high-value habitats, and watersheds.
Does this opportunity cover post-wildfire work?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes stabilizing and rehabilitating areas burned by wildfire, and it highlights post-wildfire emergency rehabilitation as part of the broader restoration framework.
Does the grant support proactive wildfire risk reduction as well as post-fire stabilization?
Yes. The opportunity is aimed at both proactive restoration (including hazardous fuels reduction and habitat improvement) and reactive needs (including burned area emergency stabilization and rehabilitation), with an emphasis on reducing cascading post-fire impacts like flooding and erosion.
What public benefits are expected from funded work?
The announcement ties restoration outcomes to practical benefits such as more reliable recreational and consumptive opportunities; improved habitat for diverse wildlife populations (including for viewing and hunting); stronger protection of biological diversity; cleaner and more available water for agriculture, recreation, and human consumption; and improved soil stability that supports agriculture, recreation access, and domestic uses. It also emphasizes improved firefighter and public safety through hazardous fuels work and post-fire stabilization.
How does UWRI handle funding across multiple partners?
The funding model described is based on pooling and strategically applying funds. Rather than partners funding small, isolated pieces, UWRI aggregates resources so contracts, seed purchases, and implementation efforts can be combined and deployed across mixed-ownership landscapes. This approach is intended to reduce duplication and improve effectiveness.
How large is the restoration effort described in the announcement?
The announcement states that UWRI has supported restoration work across more than one million acres over roughly a decade and that the approach has delivered large efficiencies, including saving millions of dollars.
When was the funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on May 1, 2014, and closed on May 30, 2014.
What is the archive date listed for this opportunity?
The archive date is September 30, 2014.
How much total funding was estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding level listed is $30,000,000.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award floor is $2,500 and the award ceiling is $1,200,000.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicates an expectation of one award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement states that cost sharing or matching is required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity unless further limited by additional details in the official announcement text.
Where could applicants find the official posting and additional details?
Additional details were available via Grants.gov at the time of posting, according to the announcement.
Who is the grants management contact for questions or access issues?
The listed grants management contact is Maria Gochis at BLM. Phone: 801-539-4178. Email: mariagochis@blm.gov and mgochis@blm.gov.
What existing agreement is this opportunity intended to continue?
It is designed to continue BLM Agreement L09AC15597, which was set to expire on June 30, 2014.
What is the overall emphasis of the opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes sustaining and strengthening UWRI as a statewide, partnership-driven approach that improves coordination across agencies and ownerships, increases efficiency through pooled funding, and advances vegetation, water, soil, wildlife habitat, and wildfire resilience outcomes.
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