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- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-New Mexico Statewide Implementation of the Native Seed Strategy, Pollinator Strategy and Rare Plant Strategy" 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 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 29, 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 $1,000,000.00 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 grant opportunity titled "BLM-New Mexico Statewide Implementation of the Native Seed Strategy, Pollinator Strategy and Rare Plant Strategy" is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico effort to build a single, coordinated partnership that can help carry out three closely related plant and habitat conservation initiatives at the same time: the National Seed Strategy, the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, and the emerging New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy. The core idea is that these strategies overlap in real-world implementation. Restoring native vegetation at scale requires reliable native seed supplies, which also supports pollinators when seed mixes include flowering forbs, while rare plant conservation depends on better inventory, research, propagation, and habitat management tools that often draw on the same seed, nursery, and restoration infrastructure. Because BLM cannot meet these needs alone, the funding is designed to support a cooperative partnership that can operate across seed collection and production, field inventory and monitoring, applied research, restoration planning, and communication and outreach.
A major emphasis is the National Seed Strategy, which responds to the practical realities of large landscape disturbances, such as wildfire, flooding, and land impacts that can leave extensive areas vulnerable to erosion and takeover by invasive species. In these situations, land managers often need to reseed quickly and at very large scales, but they frequently face shortages of the right native seed, high costs, and logistical hurdles in getting genetically appropriate material to the correct location at the correct time. This opportunity supports work aligned with the Strategy's four main goals: (1) identifying seed needs and ensuring a dependable supply of genetically appropriate seed, (2) identifying and carrying out research that improves native seed production and restoration methods, (3) building tools that help managers make timely, informed seeding decisions for restoration and rehabilitation, and (4) strengthening internal and external communication so that partners, practitioners, and agencies can coordinate effectively. In practice, BLM is signaling that it needs a partner capable of supporting the full pipeline, from field seed collection through bulking/production and delivery, plus the planning tools and coordination needed to make those materials usable at scale.
The opportunity also targets implementation needs under the national pollinator strategy, which takes a broad, multi-stressor view of pollinator declines. The Strategy focuses on pressures such as pests and pathogens, shrinking habitat, reduced availability of nectar and pollen resources, and pesticide exposure, and it frames a national agenda around three outcomes: reducing honey bee colony losses, increasing the eastern monarch butterfly population, and restoring or enhancing 7 million acres of pollinator habitat over a five-year period through federal actions and public-private partnerships. For BLM, meeting these goals is not just about planting flowers; it also requires basic field knowledge of where pollinators occur, what their status is, and where habitat improvements will have the most impact. The grant therefore anticipates activities like inventory and monitoring of pollinator populations, research to understand causes of declines and effective recovery actions, efforts to expand education and outreach, and collaborative projects that improve habitat conditions on the ground. It also explicitly ties into the Pollinator Research Action Plan prepared by the National Pollinator Task Force, indicating that science-driven monitoring and priority research questions are expected components, not optional add-ons. A key overlap with the seed work is the push to increase the availability and use of pollinator-friendly seed mixes for restoration and rehabilitation projects, so that vegetation recovery efforts also rebuild floral resources and support pollinator life cycles.
The third pillar is the New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy, which is intended to improve coordination among agencies and partners to conserve and restore rare plant populations across the state. The need is especially acute in New Mexico because the state has many rare plant species, BLM manages 55 of them as special status plant species, and there are no state plant protection statutes to fill gaps that might exist outside federal listing authorities. The strategy is positioned as a way to prioritize conservation actions, standardize restoration and management recommendations, encourage voluntary conservation where regulatory tools are limited, and support long-term management that can prevent new species from needing federal protection while also helping recover and potentially delist species when conditions improve. For BLM, this aligns with its general responsibility to conserve threatened and endangered species, as well as its Special Status Species Management Manual (MS 6840), which requires monitoring to ensure management objectives are being met.
Implementation needs for rare plants are described as both foundational and applied. Foundational work includes improving information on the location and condition of rare plant populations on public lands, because BLM field offices lack sufficient data to meet monitoring and management mandates. Applied work includes addressing major knowledge gaps: life history and ecology, best management practices, cultivation and propagation methods, and even taxonomy where uncertainty complicates management decisions. The opportunity also highlights predictive modeling as an important tool, since models can help forecast where rare species are likely to occur and therefore improve avoidance and mitigation when BLM authorizes development or other land uses. This may involve building a modeling toolset and collaborating with science partners such as the U.S. Geological Survey. Beyond information and modeling, the strategy calls for protecting, managing, and restoring priority species and habitats, which naturally connects back to native seed supply, genetically appropriate plant materials, and research on effective establishment and restoration techniques. Finally, it calls for recovery actions, including developing interagency recovery plans, collecting seed and plant materials, propagating them for outplanting, conducting reintroductions or augmentations, and monitoring outcomes to learn what works and what does not.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, using a cooperative agreement (which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during project execution rather than a hands-off pass-through award). The funding activity category is natural resources (CFDA 15.231). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a broad range of entity types as long as they meet any clarifications stated in the full notice. The opportunity number is L16AS00109, it was created June 29, 2016, and it originally closed August 29, 2016. BLM expected to make one award, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000, suggesting the intent was to support a single statewide or statewide-coordinated partner effort rather than multiple smaller, disconnected projects.
Taken together, the grant is essentially a statewide implementation vehicle: it seeks one strong partnership that can help BLM New Mexico move from strategy documents to measurable on-the-ground capacity and results, including better seed availability and decision tools for restoration, stronger pollinator monitoring and habitat improvement linked to restoration practices, and a much more complete and usable information base for rare plant conservation and recovery, including inventories, research, predictive modeling, propagation, and reintroduction support.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM-New Mexico Statewide Implementation of the Native Seed Strategy, Pollinator Strategy and Rare Plant Strategy."
Which agency is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on BLM New Mexico statewide needs.
What is the overall purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to build a single, coordinated partnership that can implement three closely related conservation initiatives at the same time: the National Seed Strategy, the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, and the emerging New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy.
Why are these three strategies being implemented together?
The opportunity is based on the idea that the strategies overlap in real-world work. Large-scale native vegetation restoration depends on reliable native seed supplies; pollinator recovery depends in part on seed mixes that include flowering forbs; and rare plant conservation relies on inventory, research, propagation, and habitat tools that often use the same seed, nursery, and restoration infrastructure.
What kind of award mechanism is being used?
The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement, which typically means BLM expects substantial involvement during project execution rather than a fully hands-off award.
What is the CFDA number and funding category?
The CFDA number is 15.231, and the funding activity category is natural resources.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a broad range of entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full notice.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is L16AS00109.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on June 29, 2016, and it originally closed on August 29, 2016.
How many awards did BLM expect to make?
BLM expected to make one award.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000.
Does the single-award approach suggest a particular project structure?
Yes. The expectation of one award, combined with a statewide implementation focus, suggests BLM intended to support one strong statewide (or statewide-coordinated) partner effort rather than multiple smaller, disconnected projects.
What is the central partnership concept BLM is trying to build?
BLM is looking for a coordinated partnership that can operate across seed collection and production, field inventory and monitoring, applied research, restoration planning, and communication and outreach, because BLM cannot meet these needs alone.
What major landscape challenges is the National Seed Strategy responding to?
It responds to large landscape disturbances such as wildfire, flooding, and other land impacts that can leave extensive areas vulnerable to erosion and takeover by invasive species.
What problem is BLM trying to solve with native seed supply?
In large disturbances, land managers often need to reseed quickly and at very large scales, but face shortages of the right native seed, high costs, and logistical hurdles in getting genetically appropriate material to the correct location at the correct time.
What are the four main goals of the National Seed Strategy referenced in this opportunity?
The four goals are: (1) identify seed needs and ensure a dependable supply of genetically appropriate seed; (2) identify and conduct research that improves native seed production and restoration methods; (3) build tools that help managers make timely, informed seeding decisions for restoration and rehabilitation; and (4) strengthen internal and external communication so partners and agencies can coordinate effectively.
What does "genetically appropriate seed" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the notice description, it means native seed suited to the correct location and conditions, and available at the right time to support effective restoration and rehabilitation at scale.
What types of seed-related activities are anticipated?
The opportunity signals support for the full pipeline, including field seed collection, bulking/production, and delivery, along with planning tools and coordination so that the materials can be used effectively in large restoration and rehabilitation efforts.
What kinds of decision tools are implied for restoration planning?
The opportunity anticipates tools that help managers make timely, informed seeding decisions for restoration and rehabilitation, including tools that improve planning and coordination so seed and plant materials can be delivered and used at the needed scale.
What does the pollinator component of the opportunity focus on?
It targets implementation needs under the national pollinator strategy, taking a broad, multi-stressor view of pollinator declines including pests and pathogens, shrinking habitat, reduced nectar and pollen resources, and pesticide exposure.
What national pollinator outcomes are referenced?
Three outcomes are referenced: reducing honey bee colony losses, increasing the eastern monarch butterfly population, and restoring or enhancing 7 million acres of pollinator habitat over a five-year period through federal actions and public-private partnerships.
Beyond planting flowers, what does BLM indicate it needs for pollinator work?
BLM indicates it needs basic field knowledge of where pollinators occur, their status, and where habitat improvements will have the most impact. The grant anticipates inventory and monitoring, research on causes of decline and recovery actions, education and outreach, and collaborative habitat improvement projects.
How is science incorporated into the pollinator work under this grant?
The opportunity explicitly ties into the Pollinator Research Action Plan prepared by the National Pollinator Task Force, indicating that science-driven monitoring and priority research questions are expected components.
How does native seed work overlap with pollinator goals?
The overlap includes increasing the availability and use of pollinator-friendly seed mixes for restoration and rehabilitation, so that vegetation recovery also rebuilds floral resources and supports pollinator life cycles.
What is the third strategy supported by this opportunity?
The third pillar is the New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy, intended to improve coordination among agencies and partners to conserve and restore rare plant populations across New Mexico.
Why is rare plant conservation described as especially urgent in New Mexico?
The notice describes New Mexico as having many rare plant species, with BLM managing 55 as special status plant species, and notes that there are no state plant protection statutes to fill gaps outside federal listing authorities.
How does this rare plant work align with BLM responsibilities?
It aligns with BLM responsibilities to conserve threatened and endangered species and with BLM Special Status Species Management Manual (MS 6840), which requires monitoring to ensure management objectives are being met.
What foundational rare plant activities are identified?
Foundational needs include improving information on the location and condition of rare plant populations on public lands, because BLM field offices are described as lacking sufficient data to meet monitoring and management mandates.
What applied research or problem-solving work is highlighted for rare plants?
The opportunity highlights addressing major knowledge gaps such as life history and ecology, best management practices, cultivation and propagation methods, and taxonomy where uncertainty complicates management decisions.
Why is predictive modeling mentioned, and what is it used for?
Predictive modeling is presented as a tool to forecast where rare species are likely to occur, which can improve avoidance and mitigation when BLM authorizes development or other land uses. The notice suggests building a modeling toolset and collaborating with science partners such as the U.S. Geological Survey.
What kinds of on-the-ground rare plant conservation actions are anticipated?
The strategy calls for protecting, managing, and restoring priority species and habitats, which connects to native seed supply and research on establishment and restoration techniques.
What recovery actions are explicitly mentioned for rare plants?
Examples include developing interagency recovery plans, collecting seed and plant materials, propagating them for outplanting, conducting reintroductions or augmentations, and monitoring outcomes to learn what works and what does not.
How does the grant describe the relationship between rare plant work and seed/nursery infrastructure?
It indicates rare plant conservation often draws on the same seed, nursery, and restoration infrastructure needed for native seed strategy implementation, including propagation, outplanting, and habitat management tools.
What types of partner capabilities is BLM signaling it needs?
BLM is signaling the need for a partner capable of supporting end-to-end implementation: seed collection through production and delivery; restoration planning tools and coordination; pollinator inventory, monitoring, research, and outreach; and rare plant inventories, modeling, research, propagation, reintroduction support, and monitoring.
What does "statewide implementation vehicle" mean in this context?
It means the grant is intended to move from strategy documents to measurable statewide capacity and results in New Mexico, coordinated through one primary partnership that can integrate seed supply, pollinator outcomes, and rare plant conservation needs.
What kinds of communication and outreach are implied by the opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes strengthening internal and external communication so that partners, practitioners, and agencies can coordinate effectively, and it also anticipates education and outreach as part of the pollinator-related work.
Is this opportunity focused only on research, or also on implementation?
It is designed to support both. It calls for applied research and tool-building, while also emphasizing practical implementation such as seed production/delivery, restoration planning, habitat improvements, inventory/monitoring, propagation, and reintroduction or augmentation work.
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