CESU Study of the Geology of NLCS Unit Prehistoric Trackways National Monument , Southern New Mexico | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) posted a discretionary grant opportunity titled "CESU - Study of the Geology of NLCS Unit Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, Southern New Mexico" under Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00146. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the project is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the recipient and the federal agency during the period of performance, rather than functioning purely as a hands-off grant. The opportunity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is associated with CFDA 15.238 (Challenge Cost Share), although this specific announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.

The central purpose of the project is to advance scientific understanding of key geologic features and history within Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, a National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) unit in southern New Mexico. The scope is organized around three primary research objectives. First, the recipient is expected to study Permian algal reefs preserved within the monument's stratigraphic section. This generally implies field-based characterization of reef-related carbonate units, their spatial distribution and relationships to surrounding strata, and interpretations of depositional environments and paleoecology relevant to the Permian time period. Second, the project calls for field and laboratory research on basalt lava flows and volcanic vents within the monument. This typically involves mapping and describing volcanic features, sampling basalt units, and conducting lab analyses that could include petrography, geochemistry, and other techniques to understand eruptive history, magma sources, and emplacement processes. Third, the recipient will analyze the uplift history of the Robledo Mountains using apatite fission track dating applied to rhyolite sills. Apatite fission track dating is a thermochronologic method used to reconstruct cooling and exhumation histories, which can be translated into timing and rates of uplift and erosion; applying it to rhyolite sills suggests the project aims to constrain when the area cooled through specific temperature windows tied to uplift and unroofing.

The announcement anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $100,000. The stated award ceiling is $100,000 and the award floor is $10,000, indicating the BLM was prepared to fund one project within that range depending on the proposed approach, scope, and budget. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of entity as long as it met any clarifications included in the full announcement materials.

Key dates show the opportunity was posted and created on July 20, 2012, with an original and current closing date of August 17, 2012, and an archive date of September 17, 2012. For applicants needing help accessing the full application package, the point of contact was Charise P. Saiz, Grants Management Officer, reachable by phone at 505-761-8725 or by email at csaiz@blm.gov.

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