Opportunity Information: Apply for L12AS00160
Apply for L12AS00160
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM WY Dendrochronology In Whoopup Canyon ACEC" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224 Cultural Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 11, 2012 and posted on Jul 11, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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 grant opportunity titled "BLM WY Dendrochronology In Whoopup Canyon ACEC" (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00160) was a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement focused on natural resources and cultural resource management in Wyoming. The goal of the project was to reconstruct and document the fire history of the Whoopup Canyon Petroglyph Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) by using dendrochronology, which is the science of dating and interpreting annual growth rings in trees. By building a dated record of when fires occurred and where they burned, the project aimed to improve understanding of fire patterns affecting a culturally significant landscape that contains rock art resources.
The work described in the announcement centered on analyzing cross sections from trees that were cut after the 2001 and 2011 wildfires and collecting additional samples from living or dead fire-scarred trees. Those samples would be examined to identify fire scars and then cross-dated using tree-ring methods to assign precise calendar years to past fire events. A key point in the project design was that it was not limited to the canyon itself; it also called for developing separate but comparable fire histories for the adjacent ridgetops. That canyon-versus-ridgetop approach was intended to reveal how fire frequency, severity, and timing varied across different landforms and vegetation settings, helping the BLM assess spatial and temporal variation in the fire regime in and near the ACEC. In practical terms, the final product would likely be a timeline and map-based interpretation of historical fire occurrence that could inform future management decisions, including fuels treatments, post-fire rehabilitation priorities, and cultural resource protection planning.
Administratively, the funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, meaning the BLM expected to have substantial involvement during the project rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant. The opportunity anticipated one award with an estimated total funding amount of $15,000, and it listed no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling and floor were both listed as $0 in the posted data, which typically indicates that the specific award amount was managed through the agreement and budget review process rather than being constrained by a hard ceiling in the synopsis. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 15.224 (Cultural Resource Management), reflecting the connection between fire history research and the protection of cultural resources within the petroglyph ACEC.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity (for example, universities, nonprofits, tribes, private firms, or state and local governments), subject to any clarifications in the full announcement. The posting date and creation date were July 11, 2012, with an original and current closing date of July 30, 2012, and an archive date of August 15, 2012. The announcement directed applicants to the full instructions and application package via the "APPLICATION" tab in the original listing. For assistance accessing the announcement, the listed point of contact was Robert J. Tichac at the BLM, reachable at 307-775-6313 and rtichac@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM WY Dendrochronology In Whoopup Canyon ACEC."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L12AS00160.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This was a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement.
What is the project trying to accomplish?
The goal is to reconstruct and document the fire history of the Whoopup Canyon Petroglyph Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in Wyoming using dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) to understand when fires occurred and where they burned in a culturally significant landscape that contains rock art resources.
What is dendrochronology, in the context of this project?
In this project, dendrochronology refers to examining and dating annual growth rings in trees to assign precise calendar years to past fire events, primarily by identifying and dating fire scars recorded in tree rings.
What location or resource area does the work focus on?
The work focuses on the Whoopup Canyon Petroglyph Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in Wyoming, a culturally significant area with rock art (petroglyph) resources.
Why is understanding fire history important for this ACEC?
By building a dated record of fire occurrence and burn locations, the project aims to improve understanding of fire patterns that affect a landscape containing sensitive cultural resources, supporting better-informed management and protection planning.
What kinds of samples are expected to be analyzed?
The announcement described analyzing cross sections from trees that were cut after the 2001 and 2011 wildfires, along with collecting additional samples from living or dead fire-scarred trees.
How will fire events be identified and dated?
Samples would be examined to identify fire scars, then cross-dated using tree-ring methods so that fire scars can be tied to specific calendar years.
Is the analysis limited only to Whoopup Canyon itself?
No. The project design called for developing separate but comparable fire histories for the canyon and for adjacent ridgetops.
Why does the project compare canyon and ridgetop fire histories?
The canyon-versus-ridgetop approach is intended to show how fire frequency, severity, and timing vary across different landforms and vegetation settings, helping BLM assess spatial and temporal variation in the fire regime in and near the ACEC.
What types of deliverables are implied by the project description?
While the announcement does not list a specific deliverables section in the provided summary, the described outcome suggests a dated timeline and map-based interpretation of historical fire occurrence across canyon and ridgetop settings.
How could the results be used by land managers?
The reconstructed fire history could inform future management decisions such as fuels treatments, post-fire rehabilitation priorities, and cultural resource protection planning related to the petroglyph ACEC.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
It means BLM expected substantial involvement during the project, rather than issuing a pass-through grant with minimal agency participation.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed was $15,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed.
What were the award ceiling and floor?
In the posted data, both the award ceiling and award floor were listed as $0. The description indicates this typically means the actual award amount would be managed through the cooperative agreement and budget review process rather than constrained by a hard ceiling in the synopsis.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.224, which is identified as Cultural Resource Management.
How does Cultural Resource Management relate to this fire history work?
The opportunity links fire history research to the protection and management of cultural resources within the petroglyph ACEC, where understanding fire regimes can support planning to protect rock art resources.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity (such as universities, nonprofits, tribes, private firms, or state and local governments), subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
What were the posting and closing dates?
The posting date and creation date were July 11, 2012. The original and current closing date were July 30, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was August 15, 2012.
Where were applicants directed to find the full instructions and application package?
Applicants were directed to the full instructions and application package via the "APPLICATION" tab in the original listing.
Who was the point of contact for assistance?
The listed point of contact was Robert J. Tichac at BLM.
How can the point of contact be reached?
Robert J. Tichac was listed as reachable at 307-775-6313 and rtichac@blm.gov.
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