Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00127
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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-ES, Eastern States Lower Potomac Field Station Natural Resource Assessment & Forest Stewardship" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.233.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 23, 2016 and posted on May 23, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 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 $20,000.00 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through its Lower Potomac Field Station in the Eastern States, offered a cooperative agreement opportunity to partner with a university on a multi-year natural resource assessment and forest stewardship effort at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in Lorton, Virginia. The project focus is a roughly 600-acre, second-generation mixed hardwood forest typical of Northern Virginia, with species and communities that include sweet gum, white oak, American holly, Virginia pine, beech, black locust, honey locust, mountain laurel, several maple species, and other regional hardwoods. Meadowood sits within the Lower Occoquan watershed, a relatively undeveloped pocket inside heavily urbanized Fairfax County. Because the watershed has development restrictions intended to protect streams and ecological areas and to limit impervious surfaces, BLM is emphasizing work that strengthens water-quality protection goals while also supporting recreation and broader conservation priorities.
The central purpose of the grant is to establish a solid baseline understanding of current ecological conditions and to translate that information into practical management recommendations that balance multiple uses. BLM is looking for multifunctional assessments that cover forest condition and dynamics, wildlife, understory vegetation, riparian habitats, and water quality, with the intent of guiding future stewardship actions in a way that benefits biological resources and maintains social and recreational values. In other words, the work is meant to go beyond a one-time snapshot and instead create durable monitoring and decision-support tools that can inform management over time in a landscape where both conservation and public use matter.
The project was conceived as a five-year effort with several specific objectives. First, it calls for creating a permanent forest inventory system that can repeatedly measure forest composition and health, timber quality and productivity, and understory plant diversity and abundance. Second, it asks the partner to design wildlife monitoring protocols capable of tracking diversity and abundance, implying standardized methods that can be replicated year after year. Third, it includes designing and analyzing surface and subsurface nutrient flows along streams, connecting upland management to downstream water-quality outcomes. Fourth, it targets pasture meadow areas for soil-condition assessment and botanical composition work, recognizing that non-forested openings can play an important ecological role and may need their own stewardship approach. Fifth, it seeks protocols to measure recreational user experience, reflecting Meadowood's status as a special recreation management area and BLM's interest in managing for both ecological integrity and visitor values.
From BLM's perspective, the public benefit is tied to its multiple-use and sustained-yield mandate under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The agency frames the expected outcomes around improved forest health that can increase carbon sequestration, reduce hazardous forest fuels, maintain or enhance recreational opportunities, and support watershed-scale water-quality objectives that ultimately connect to Chesapeake Bay protection. The assessments and resulting recommendations are intended to help BLM plan forest management activities that serve a full suite of resources rather than optimizing for a single outcome.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (DOI-BLM), under CFDA 15.233, using a cooperative agreement instrument, and categorized under natural resources. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, with any limits only if clarified elsewhere in the full notice), though the narrative indicates BLM was specifically seeking a university partner. The opportunity number was L16AS00127, posted May 23, 2016, with an application deadline of July 22, 2016. The expected number of awards was one, with an award ceiling of $20,000.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement opportunity to partner on a multi-year natural resource assessment and forest stewardship effort at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in Lorton, Virginia.
Which BLM office is offering the opportunity?
The opportunity is offered through BLM's Lower Potomac Field Station in the Eastern States.
Where will the project take place?
The work is focused on the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) located in Lorton, Virginia.
What landscape or ecosystem is the project focused on?
The project focuses on a roughly 600-acre, second-generation mixed hardwood forest typical of Northern Virginia.
What types of tree species or plant communities are mentioned for the site?
Species and communities referenced include sweet gum, white oak, American holly, Virginia pine, beech, black locust, honey locust, mountain laurel, several maple species, and other regional hardwoods.
What watershed is Meadowood part of?
Meadowood sits within the Lower Occoquan watershed.
Why is water quality emphasized in this opportunity?
The Lower Occoquan watershed is described as a relatively undeveloped pocket within heavily urbanized Fairfax County and includes development restrictions intended to protect streams and ecological areas and to limit impervious surfaces. BLM is emphasizing work that strengthens water-quality protection goals while also supporting recreation and broader conservation priorities.
What is the central purpose of the grant?
The central purpose is to establish a solid baseline understanding of current ecological conditions and translate that information into practical management recommendations that balance multiple uses.
What does BLM mean by a "multifunctional assessment" in this context?
Based on the notice description, BLM is seeking assessments that cover forest condition and dynamics, wildlife, understory vegetation, riparian habitats, and water quality, with the intent of guiding future stewardship actions that benefit biological resources while maintaining social and recreational values.
Is the work intended to be a one-time study or long-term?
The work is intended to go beyond a one-time snapshot and instead create durable monitoring and decision-support tools that can inform management over time.
How long was the project envisioned to last?
The project was conceived as a five-year effort.
What are the main objectives described for the five-year effort?
The opportunity lists several objectives: (1) create a permanent forest inventory system, (2) design wildlife monitoring protocols, (3) design and analyze surface and subsurface nutrient flows along streams, (4) assess soil condition and botanical composition in pasture meadow areas, and (5) develop protocols to measure recreational user experience.
What is meant by a "permanent forest inventory system" here?
The description indicates a system that can repeatedly measure forest composition and health, timber quality and productivity, and understory plant diversity and abundance.
What does the opportunity say about wildlife monitoring?
The partner is asked to design wildlife monitoring protocols capable of tracking diversity and abundance, implying standardized methods that can be replicated year after year.
What kind of water-related work is included?
The project includes designing and analyzing surface and subsurface nutrient flows along streams, connecting upland management to downstream water-quality outcomes.
Are non-forested areas included in the assessment?
Yes. Pasture meadow areas are specifically targeted for soil-condition assessment and botanical composition work, recognizing that openings can play an important ecological role and may need their own stewardship approach.
Does the opportunity include recreation-related research or monitoring?
Yes. One objective is to create protocols to measure recreational user experience, reflecting Meadowood's designation as a Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) and BLM's interest in managing for visitor values alongside ecological integrity.
What kinds of outcomes does BLM expect from the project?
BLM frames expected outcomes around improved forest health that can increase carbon sequestration, reduce hazardous forest fuels, maintain or enhance recreational opportunities, and support watershed-scale water-quality objectives that connect to Chesapeake Bay protection.
How does BLM describe the public benefit or statutory context for this work?
BLM ties the public benefit to its multiple-use and sustained-yield mandate under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).
What funding mechanism is being used?
The instrument identified is a cooperative agreement.
Which federal department and agency issued this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA is 15.233.
How is the opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under natural resources.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, with any limits only if clarified elsewhere in the full notice). However, the narrative indicates BLM was specifically seeking a university partner.
Was BLM expecting to fund multiple projects or a single project?
The expected number of awards was one.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $20,000.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number was L16AS00127.
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on May 23, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 22, 2016.
What is the overarching management goal reflected in the opportunity description?
The described goal is to produce baseline assessments and management recommendations that balance ecological stewardship (forest, wildlife, riparian, and water quality considerations) with social and recreational values in a landscape where conservation and public use both matter.
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