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- The Bureau of Land Management in the education natural resources regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Carson City District Office Multiple Resource Monitoring and Habitat Restoration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225 Recreation Resource Management 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management 15.233 Forests and Woodlands Resource Management 15.237 Rangeland Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 22, 2011 and posted on Sep 15, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 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 Carson City District Office Multiple Resource Monitoring and Habitat Restoration Program is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement opportunity designed to build partnerships that support environmental research, education, and conservation in the western United States, with work centered in the BLM Carson City District Office (CCDO) area. The program is built around three practical focus areas: resource monitoring and data collection, recreation and visitor services, and wildlife habitat restoration. A major theme is giving young professionals hands-on field and technical experience, including training in collecting and analyzing data, conducting site restoration work, and supporting multi-resource monitoring efforts across the district. Expected outputs are tangible management products such as resource inventories, written reports, completed datasets and databases, maps, and GIS products like ArcGIS shapefiles.
The resource monitoring and data collection component is driven largely by active conservation needs and near-term planning demands. The CCDO is involved in ongoing Bi-State and greater sage-grouse conservation work that includes coordination with state and federal agencies, private landowners, and nonprofit organizations. On-the-ground efforts mentioned in the announcement include pinyon and juniper removal and wet meadow restoration, both of which are commonly tied to improving sage-grouse habitat conditions. In addition, the district anticipated beginning a Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision, which typically requires large amounts of updated baseline information. Because sage-grouse issues and the RMP revision were expected to create time-sensitive information needs, the grant emphasizes rapid collection of resource-specific data spanning multiple BLM programs, including wildlife, rangelands, wild horses, forestry, visitor use, and other land uses. In practice, this means partners could be asked to help fill data gaps quickly and produce standardized datasets that can feed into planning and decision-making.
The recreation and visitor services element targets the day-to-day challenges of managing both developed and dispersed recreation on public lands. Work under this category may include recreation site maintenance, assistance with enforcement-related needs, facility improvements, interpretive efforts, and gathering feedback on visitor satisfaction. For dispersed recreation specifically, the partner could support the design and creation of trails and trailheads, develop interpretive signs and printed materials like brochures, and collect field data to improve mapping and documentation. The announcement also notes opportunities to assist with special recreation permit administration, such as helping BLM manage operational needs associated with off-highway vehicle races, organized group events, and permitted vendors. Another highlighted need is Wilderness Study Area (WSA) monitoring, where the partner could help streamline data collection protocols, improve WSA signage, and carry out projects intended to reduce or prevent unauthorized uses. Environmental education close to local communities is also included, with an emphasis on building interpretation and public communication skills through outreach and educational activities.
The wildlife habitat restoration portion is intentionally broad and flexible, reflecting the range of restoration and stewardship needs that can arise across the district. Potential projects include trail construction and maintenance, campground upkeep, trash cleanup, habitat restoration for wildlife and fisheries, fuels reduction, seed collection, sediment and erosion control, and user education and outreach. It also includes infrastructure-oriented work such as constructing or maintaining water developments, installing fences and barriers, removing unnecessary range fencing, and improving route management through signing, closures, and restoration of damaged routes. Invasive weed removal and biological inventories of plants and wildlife are listed as additional activities, along with cultural site recordation and work to stabilize, rehabilitate, and restore areas impacted by wildland fire. Taken together, this category supports both immediate field improvements and longer-term ecological recovery, often coupled with monitoring that helps measure outcomes.
Administratively, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L11AS00204) was posted in September 2011 and closed in December 2011, with an archive date in January 2012. It is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM expected substantial involvement in coordinating or guiding the work rather than issuing a hands-off grant. The estimated total funding amount listed is $3,000,000, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000 and an award floor of $25,000, and BLM anticipated making up to six awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The announcement is tied to multiple CFDA program areas: 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management), 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management), 15.233 (Forests and Woodlands Resource Management), and 15.237 (Rangeland Resource Management). Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open broadly to applicants, and the amendment clarified that the announcement was unrestricted without making other substantive changes. For access issues or questions, the listed contact was Eddie W. Bell, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at the Carson City District Office.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Carson City District Office Multiple Resource Monitoring and Habitat Restoration Program?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement opportunity designed to build partnerships that support environmental research, education, and conservation in the western United States, with work centered in the BLM Carson City District Office (CCDO) area. The program is organized around three focus areas: (1) resource monitoring and data collection, (2) recreation and visitor services, and (3) wildlife habitat restoration.
2. Which BLM office and geography does this opportunity focus on?
The work is centered in the BLM Carson City District Office (CCDO) area in the western United States.
3. What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement indicates that BLM expected substantial involvement in coordinating or guiding the work, rather than issuing a fully hands-off grant.
4. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L11AS00204.
5. When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted in September 2011 and closed in December 2011. The archive date is January 2012.
6. How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $3,000,000.
7. What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award floor is $25,000 and the award ceiling is $3,000,000.
8. How many awards did BLM anticipate making?
BLM anticipated making up to six awards.
9. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the provided announcement summary.
10. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open broadly to applicants. An amendment clarified that the announcement was unrestricted without making other substantive changes.
11. What are the three main program focus areas?
The program is built around: (1) resource monitoring and data collection, (2) recreation and visitor services, and (3) wildlife habitat restoration.
12. What is the overall theme or priority of the program?
A major theme is providing young professionals with hands-on field and technical experience, including training in collecting and analyzing data, conducting site restoration work, and supporting multi-resource monitoring efforts across the district.
13. What kinds of deliverables or outputs are expected?
Expected outputs include tangible management products such as resource inventories, written reports, completed datasets and databases, maps, and GIS products like ArcGIS shapefiles.
14. What is included in the resource monitoring and data collection component?
This component is driven by active conservation needs and near-term planning demands. It emphasizes rapid collection of resource-specific data across multiple BLM programs to fill data gaps quickly and produce standardized datasets that can feed into planning and decision-making.
15. Why does the announcement emphasize rapid data collection?
The district anticipated time-sensitive information needs related to ongoing Bi-State and greater sage-grouse conservation work and an expected Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision, both of which typically require updated baseline information.
16. What conservation efforts are specifically mentioned under resource monitoring?
The CCDO is involved in Bi-State and greater sage-grouse conservation work, including coordination with state and federal agencies, private landowners, and nonprofit organizations. On-the-ground efforts mentioned include pinyon and juniper removal and wet meadow restoration, commonly tied to improving sage-grouse habitat conditions.
17. What BLM program areas could the monitoring work span?
The grant emphasizes data needs spanning multiple BLM programs, including wildlife, rangelands, wild horses, forestry, visitor use, and other land uses.
18. What is included in the recreation and visitor services element?
This element targets managing both developed and dispersed recreation on public lands. Activities may include recreation site maintenance, assistance with enforcement-related needs, facility improvements, interpretive efforts, and gathering feedback on visitor satisfaction.
19. What kinds of dispersed recreation projects are described?
For dispersed recreation, the partner could support the design and creation of trails and trailheads, develop interpretive signs and printed materials such as brochures, and collect field data to improve mapping and documentation.
20. Does the opportunity mention work related to special recreation permits?
Yes. It notes opportunities to assist with special recreation permit administration, including support for operational needs associated with off-highway vehicle races, organized group events, and permitted vendors.
21. What is Wilderness Study Area (WSA) monitoring in this context?
WSA monitoring is a highlighted need where a partner could help streamline data collection protocols, improve WSA signage, and carry out projects intended to reduce or prevent unauthorized uses.
22. Does the opportunity include environmental education?
Yes. Environmental education close to local communities is included, with an emphasis on developing interpretation and public communication skills through outreach and educational activities.
23. What is included in the wildlife habitat restoration portion?
The wildlife habitat restoration portion is broad and flexible. Potential projects include trail construction and maintenance, campground upkeep, trash cleanup, habitat restoration for wildlife and fisheries, fuels reduction, seed collection, sediment and erosion control, and user education and outreach.
24. What types of infrastructure or on-the-ground improvements are listed under habitat restoration?
Examples include constructing or maintaining water developments, installing fences and barriers, removing unnecessary range fencing, and improving route management through signing, closures, and restoration of damaged routes.
25. Are invasive species and inventory work included?
Yes. Invasive weed removal and biological inventories of plants and wildlife are listed as additional activities.
26. Does the restoration scope include cultural resources or post-fire work?
Yes. Cultural site recordation is listed, as well as work to stabilize, rehabilitate, and restore areas impacted by wildland fire.
27. Which CFDA program areas are associated with this opportunity?
The announcement is tied to multiple CFDA program areas: 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management), 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management), 15.233 (Forests and Woodlands Resource Management), and 15.237 (Rangeland Resource Management).
28. Who is the listed contact for access issues or questions?
The listed contact is Eddie W. Bell, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at the Carson City District Office.
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