Opportunity Information: Apply for BLM WY RFA09 9003
Apply for BLM WY RFA09 9003
- The Department of the Interior in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM WY Landscape Conservation Initiative Rawlins Field Office Projects (CESU)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.239 Management Initiatives.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2009 and posted on May 18, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 1, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $11,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- (CESU) Youth Conservation Corps
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM WY Landscape Conservation Initiative - Rawlins Field Office Projects (CESU) is a short-term, field-based cooperative agreement opportunity under the Department of the Interior focused on hands-on habitat and passage improvements within the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) area. The work is located in south-central Wyoming within the WLCI boundary, specifically south of Interstate 80 and north of Baggs, in a landscape where public and private parcels are heavily intermingled. The area is managed through a long-running coordinated resource management approach and is known for strong populations of pronghorn (antelope), mule deer, and elk, along with aquatic resources in the Muddy Creek watershed.
At its core, the project aims to improve wildlife movement and habitat function while maintaining key water sources. The primary objectives are to improve big game migration passage between summer and winter ranges, eliminate fish passage impediments while implementing identified fish habitat improvements, and maintain or retrofit spring exclosures and spring developments that protect source springs. These springs are described as important for recharging local water tables and supplying water to tanks used by both livestock and wildlife, so protecting them from heavy use and trampling is a practical range and watershed management priority.
A major on-the-ground activity described is converting older sheep-wire fences to wildlife-friendly fencing, typically a four-wire design. This conversion is intended to reduce injuries and movement barriers by allowing pronghorn to crawl under more easily and enabling mule deer and elk to clear the fence top more safely. In parallel, the project includes aquatic work such as removing or modifying barriers that limit fish movement and installing low-tech habitat structures sized appropriately for the channel. These improvements are meant to help sensitive warm-water fish species move through the system more freely and, ideally, support population gains by reconnecting habitat and improving in-stream conditions.
The spring and riparian component emphasizes the maintenance and retrofitting of exclosures and spring developments that may have been neglected or have outgrown their original design. The grant frames this as a proven way to keep grazing pressure off riparian areas, whether that pressure comes from livestock or from concentrated wildlife use, and to protect the integrity of wet areas that support broader watershed health. Riparian stream plantings are also included, indicating active vegetation work to stabilize banks and improve habitat conditions.
An explicit feature of this opportunity is the educational and training emphasis tied to CESU and Youth Conservation Corps participation. The project is set in a special management context where the BLM and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department cooperatively manage a BLM allotment, and participants are expected to learn how that cooperative arrangement was developed from both policy and land management perspectives. The announcement also highlights instruction related to warm-water fish ecology, the broader ecological dynamics (synecology) of the Muddy Creek watershed, and how the Endangered Species Act is applied administratively through guiding principles and implementation. In addition, participants are to gain exposure to low-tech rock masonry techniques that draw on ancient or traditional methods used in arid and semi-arid environments to harvest water and reduce erosion, tying cultural knowledge to practical restoration methods.
The field session is structured as a 10-day effort for a crew of eight people, with eight hands-on work days and travel on either end of the tour. The schedule includes at least eight hours of direct academic participation and education, built into the work period through a two-hour orientation on the first project day, one-hour briefing sessions associated with each distinct task, and a wrap-up session on the final day that includes at least one hour of closing discussion and review. The period of performance is listed as June 2009 through September 2009, reflecting a summer field window suited to fence work, riparian planting, and in-stream construction/maintenance.
Administratively, this is a discretionary natural resources opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement with a cost-sharing or matching requirement. The anticipated award count is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $11,000, and it is associated with CFDA 15.239 (Management Initiatives). Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification indicating CESU and Youth Conservation Corps relevance, suggesting it is intended for entities able to support an organized youth or student conservation crew and the associated educational components. The original and current closing date is June 1, 2009, and the posting date is May 18, 2009. The grants management point of contact is Ilze J. Karklins Powers (ipowers@blm.gov) for help accessing the full announcement or other administrative questions.
FAQs: BLM WY Landscape Conservation Initiative - Rawlins Field Office Projects (CESU)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a short-term, field-based cooperative agreement opportunity under the U.S. Department of the Interior (Bureau of Land Management). It supports hands-on habitat and passage improvements within the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) area, with a strong emphasis on practical, on-the-ground conservation work and participant training.
What is the project trying to accomplish?
The project focuses on improving wildlife movement and habitat function while maintaining key water sources. The stated primary objectives are to:
- Improve big game migration passage between summer and winter ranges
- Eliminate fish passage impediments while implementing identified fish habitat improvements
- Maintain or retrofit spring exclosures and spring developments that protect source springs
Where will the work take place?
The work is located in south-central Wyoming within the WLCI boundary, specifically south of Interstate 80 and north of Baggs. The area is described as a landscape with heavily intermingled public and private parcels.
What land management context is highlighted for this project area?
The area is managed through a long-running coordinated resource management approach. The announcement also notes a special cooperative management context where the BLM and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department cooperatively manage a BLM allotment.
What wildlife and natural resources are associated with the project area?
The area is described as having strong populations of pronghorn (antelope), mule deer, and elk, as well as aquatic resources in the Muddy Creek watershed.
What kinds of on-the-ground activities are included?
The opportunity describes several field activities, including:
- Converting older sheep-wire fences to wildlife-friendly fencing (typically a four-wire design)
- Removing or modifying barriers that limit fish movement
- Installing low-tech aquatic habitat structures sized appropriately for the channel
- Maintaining and retrofitting spring exclosures and spring developments
- Riparian stream plantings (vegetation work to stabilize banks and improve habitat)
What is meant by converting sheep-wire fences to wildlife-friendly fencing?
The project describes replacing older sheep-wire fences with a typically four-wire wildlife-friendly design. The intended outcomes include reducing injuries and movement barriers by allowing pronghorn to crawl under more easily and enabling mule deer and elk to clear the fence top more safely.
What fish and aquatic work is included?
The aquatic component includes removing or modifying barriers that prevent fish movement and installing low-tech habitat structures sized appropriately for the channel. These actions are intended to help sensitive warm-water fish species move more freely through the system and to support population gains by reconnecting habitat and improving in-stream conditions.
Why are springs and spring exclosures a focus of this project?
The announcement describes source springs as important for recharging local water tables and supplying water to tanks used by both livestock and wildlife. Maintaining or retrofitting spring exclosures and spring developments is framed as a practical priority to protect springs from heavy use and trampling and to keep grazing pressure off riparian areas (whether from livestock or concentrated wildlife use).
Does the project include riparian restoration work?
Yes. The opportunity includes riparian stream plantings and also references protecting riparian areas through the maintenance and retrofitting of exclosures and spring developments.
What is the educational and training component?
An explicit feature of the opportunity is education and training tied to CESU and Youth Conservation Corps participation. The announcement highlights instruction and learning opportunities related to:
- How the BLM and Wyoming Game and Fish Department cooperative management arrangement was developed (from policy and land management perspectives)
- Warm-water fish ecology
- The broader ecological dynamics (synecology) of the Muddy Creek watershed
- How the Endangered Species Act is applied administratively through guiding principles and implementation
- Low-tech rock masonry techniques drawing on ancient or traditional methods in arid and semi-arid environments to harvest water and reduce erosion
How long is the field session and what is the crew size?
The field session is structured as a 10-day effort for a crew of eight people, with eight hands-on work days and travel on either end of the tour.
How is education time built into the schedule?
The schedule includes at least eight hours of direct academic participation and education. This is built into the work period through:
- A two-hour orientation on the first project day
- One-hour briefing sessions associated with each distinct task
- A wrap-up session on the final day that includes at least one hour of closing discussion and review
What is the period of performance?
The period of performance is listed as June 2009 through September 2009, reflecting a summer field window suited to fence work, riparian planting, and in-stream construction or maintenance.
What type of award is this?
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement and is described as a discretionary natural resources opportunity.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The announcement indicates there is a cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $11,000.
How many awards does the BLM expect to make?
The anticipated award count is one.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.239 (Management Initiatives).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional clarification indicating CESU and Youth Conservation Corps relevance. Based on the description, it is intended for entities able to support an organized youth or student conservation crew and deliver the associated educational components.
What is the application deadline?
The original and current closing date is June 1, 2009.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date is May 18, 2009.
Who is the grants management point of contact?
The grants management point of contact listed is Ilze J. Karklins Powers. The email provided is ipowers@blm.gov.
What kinds of questions should be directed to the point of contact?
The point of contact is listed for help accessing the full announcement or for other administrative questions.
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