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- The DOI-BLM in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-NM Tree-Ring Studies in New Mexico (Challenge Cost Share) Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.238.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 26, 2016 and posted on May 26, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 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 $100,000.00 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 the U.S. Department of the Interior, offered a discretionary financial assistance opportunity titled "BLM-NM Tree-Ring Studies in New Mexico (Challenge Cost Share) Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU)" (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00071). The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM expected to be substantially involved in the project rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The opportunity fell under the Natural Resources funding activity category and was listed under CFDA 15.238. It was posted and created on May 26, 2016, with an application deadline of July 28, 2016. The agency anticipated making one award, with a maximum (ceiling) amount of $100,000.
The core purpose of the opportunity was to support tree-ring research on BLM-managed lands in New Mexico, with an emphasis on building directly on data and field efforts already underway in northern New Mexico. The work was issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework, which is designed to link federal land management agencies with partner institutions to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. In practical terms, the CESU approach is meant to speed up and strengthen applied science for public lands by leveraging academic and research capacity, while also building training opportunities for students.
The initial geographic focus of the proposed work was El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA), a BLM-managed landscape in western New Mexico. The first phase was intended to emphasize dendroarchaeological and dendrochronological/climatological studies. Dendroarchaeology uses tree-ring dating and analysis to support archaeological and historical questions, such as dating wooden structures, understanding patterns of past resource use, and linking human activity to environmental conditions. Dendrochronology and related climatological applications use annual rings as high-resolution records of past climate variability, often producing chronologies that can reconstruct drought, precipitation patterns, and broader ecological conditions over decades to centuries. By concentrating on El Malpais NCA first, the project aimed to produce detailed, place-based results that could also connect to wider regional questions across the Southwest.
The scope was also explicitly forward-looking. While the first project targeted El Malpais NCA, the notice signaled that additional projects in other areas were anticipated, and that if funding became available in subsequent years, additional field sessions could be carried out. Those later efforts could expand beyond El Malpais to other BLM-managed lands within the broader study area, effectively scaling up from a site-focused effort to a larger New Mexico and Southwest-wide dataset.
A key feature of the opportunity was its emphasis on student participation and applied learning. The recipient was expected not only to conduct field work and continue prior sampling efforts, but also to involve students in analyzing tree-ring samples and integrating those findings with other environmental, archaeological, and historical datasets. This student-involved research component was framed as mutually beneficial: it provides hands-on training and real research experience for students, while also increasing the capacity to process samples, interpret results, and develop a more complete understanding of how ecosystems and human land use have interacted over time. The intended outcome was a more robust and comprehensive picture of historical ecology and human use of the environment on BLM lands, grounded in field-based evidence and supported by interdisciplinary analysis.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a broad range of applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility conditions that might have been described elsewhere in the full announcement. Overall, the opportunity was designed to extend an ongoing tree-ring research effort into priority BLM lands in New Mexico, starting with El Malpais NCA, and to use cooperative agreement collaboration and student-driven analysis to improve long-term understanding of climate history, ecological change, and human-environment relationships across the region.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM-NM Tree-Ring Studies in New Mexico (Challenge Cost Share) Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU)."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L16AS00071.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) through the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of award instrument is expected?
The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, which means BLM expected to be substantially involved in the project rather than issuing a hands-off grant.
What is the funding activity/category for this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under CFDA 15.238.
When was the opportunity posted/created?
It was posted and created on May 26, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 28, 2016.
How many awards did the agency anticipate making?
BLM anticipated making one award.
What is the maximum funding amount (ceiling) for the award?
The maximum (ceiling) amount was $100,000.
What is the core purpose of this grant opportunity?
The core purpose was to support tree-ring research on BLM-managed lands in New Mexico, with an emphasis on building directly on data and field efforts already underway in northern New Mexico.
What research topics or methods are emphasized?
The initial work was intended to emphasize dendroarchaeological and dendrochronological/climatological studies, using tree-ring dating and analysis to address archaeological, historical, and climate-related questions.
What is dendroarchaeology in the context of this opportunity?
Dendroarchaeology uses tree-ring dating and analysis to support archaeological and historical questions, such as dating wooden structures, understanding patterns of past resource use, and linking human activity to environmental conditions.
What is dendrochronology/climatological analysis in the context of this opportunity?
Dendrochronology and related climatological applications use annual rings as high-resolution records of past climate variability, often producing chronologies that can reconstruct drought, precipitation patterns, and broader ecological conditions over decades to centuries.
What is the initial geographic focus for the work?
The initial geographic focus was El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA), a BLM-managed landscape in western New Mexico.
Why focus on El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) first?
By concentrating on El Malpais NCA first, the project aimed to produce detailed, place-based results that could also connect to wider regional questions across the Southwest.
Is the project limited to El Malpais NCA?
No. While the first project targeted El Malpais NCA, the notice indicated that additional projects in other areas were anticipated, and that later efforts could expand to other BLM-managed lands within the broader study area if funding became available in subsequent years.
Does the opportunity mention potential future funding or additional field sessions?
Yes. The notice signaled that if funding became available in subsequent years, additional field sessions could be carried out and the work could expand beyond El Malpais to other BLM-managed lands.
What framework is used to issue this opportunity?
The work was issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework.
What is the purpose of the CESU framework as described in the notice?
CESU is designed to link federal land management agencies with partner institutions to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. It is intended to speed up and strengthen applied science for public lands by leveraging academic and research capacity while building training opportunities for students.
What role are students expected to play in the project?
The opportunity emphasizes student participation and applied learning. The recipient was expected to involve students in analyzing tree-ring samples and integrating findings with other environmental, archaeological, and historical datasets.
What kinds of project activities were recipients expected to do?
Based on the notice, recipients were expected to conduct field work, continue prior sampling efforts, analyze tree-ring samples (with student involvement), and integrate tree-ring findings with other environmental, archaeological, and historical datasets.
What outcomes is BLM aiming for through this research?
The intended outcome was a more robust and comprehensive picture of historical ecology and human use of the environment on BLM lands, grounded in field-based evidence and supported by interdisciplinary analysis, improving long-term understanding of climate history and ecological change.
How does the cooperative agreement structure affect the project?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, BLM expected to be substantially involved in the project, indicating a collaborative relationship rather than a purely recipient-led, hands-off grant arrangement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a broad range of applicant types (subject to any additional conditions that may have existed in the full announcement).
What makes this opportunity "challenge cost share" as titled?
The provided notice text includes "Challenge Cost Share" in the title, but it does not describe specific cost share requirements or percentages in the information provided here.
How does this opportunity relate to ongoing research efforts?
It was designed to build directly on data and field efforts already underway in northern New Mexico and to extend that ongoing tree-ring research effort into priority BLM lands in New Mexico, starting with El Malpais NCA.
What broader regional relevance does the project aim to support?
The notice indicates the work could connect site-based findings at El Malpais to wider regional questions across the Southwest, potentially scaling up to a larger New Mexico and Southwest-wide dataset over time.
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