Opportunity Information: Apply for L12AS00162
Apply for L12AS00162
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Challenge Cost Share Program BLM CA Conservation Lands Foundation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.238 Challenge Cost Share.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 12, 2012 and posted on Jul 12, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $99,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $99,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Challenge Cost Share (CCS) Program BLM CA Conservation Lands Foundation opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00162) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California funding announcement supporting hands-on conservation and stewardship work on BLM-managed public lands in California, especially areas within the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). Offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources funding category (CFDA 15.238), the program is designed to help carry out practical projects that protect and improve natural, cultural, and recreational resources while strengthening partnerships with a key nonprofit collaborator, the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF).
The scope of work is broad and centered on tangible conservation outcomes. Fundable activities include research, monitoring, and resource inventory efforts that help agencies and partners understand conditions on the ground and track changes over time. It also supports implementation-focused work such as habitat improvement and restoration projects, conservation projects for native plant communities, and the eradication or control of noxious weeds and other invasive species. In addition to ecological work, the opportunity explicitly includes cultural resource activities, such as protecting, stabilizing, or documenting cultural sites and other heritage resources. Recreation-oriented improvements are also part of the program, including projects that enhance visitor experiences and help manage recreation impacts, with specific mention of recreation and off-highway vehicle (OHV) management. Another key emphasis is species work, including developing and carrying out species conservation and recovery plans and managing special status species. Environmental education is also an eligible area, indicating that public outreach, interpretation, and learning opportunities tied to conservation goals are part of the intended program outcomes.
BLM California is identified as the manager of the program and would oversee implementation across a variety of conservation priorities, ranging from inventory and monitoring to restoration and education. The award structure reflects a close working relationship between BLM and the recipient, which is consistent with a cooperative agreement (generally implying substantial federal involvement during the project). The announcement highlights collaboration with the Conservation Lands Foundation, described as the only nongovernmental organization solely dedicated to conserving the 28 million acres within the NLCS on BLM-administered public lands. CLF's mission, as stated, is to protect, restore, and expand the NLCS through education, public involvement, and partnerships, and the grant is positioned as a tool to advance that mission in California by improving stewardship of NLCS units.
From a funding and eligibility standpoint, the opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $99,000, with an award ceiling of $99,000 and a floor of $500. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), aligning the opportunity with mission-driven conservation organizations capable of partnering on NLCS stewardship work. Key dates in the original posting indicate it was posted and created on July 12, 2012, with an original and current closing date of July 30, 2012, and it was later archived on October 30, 2016. For additional details, the listing referenced Grants.gov, and the contact for access issues was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, at 530-252-5338 and lparker@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1) What is the Challenge Cost Share (CCS) Program BLM CA Conservation Lands Foundation opportunity?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00162) offered through the Challenge Cost Share (CCS) Program. It supports hands-on conservation and stewardship work on BLM-managed public lands in California, with particular emphasis on areas within the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The award is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the Natural Resources funding category (CFDA 15.238).
2) What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The program is designed to help carry out practical projects that protect and improve natural, cultural, and recreational resources on BLM-managed public lands in California. It also aims to strengthen partnerships with a key nonprofit collaborator, the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF), and advance stewardship outcomes connected to NLCS units.
3) Who is the federal agency offering and managing this opportunity?
The federal agency is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), specifically BLM California, which is identified as the manager that would oversee implementation across the program's conservation priorities.
4) What is the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) and why is it referenced here?
The opportunity highlights work on BLM-managed lands, especially in areas within the NLCS. The NLCS is referenced because the announcement positions the grant as a tool to improve stewardship of NLCS units in California and to advance CLF's mission related to conserving NLCS lands.
5) What types of projects and activities are eligible for funding?
The scope is broad and centered on tangible conservation outcomes. The announcement identifies eligible activities that include:
- Research, monitoring, and resource inventory to understand conditions and track changes over time
- Habitat improvement and restoration projects
- Conservation projects for native plant communities
- Eradication or control of noxious weeds and other invasive species
- Cultural resource work, such as protecting, stabilizing, or documenting cultural sites and other heritage resources
- Recreation-oriented improvements that enhance visitor experiences and help manage recreation impacts
- Recreation and off-highway vehicle (OHV) management-related projects
- Species-focused work, including developing and carrying out species conservation and recovery plans
- Management of special status species
- Environmental education tied to conservation goals, including outreach, interpretation, and learning opportunities
6) Are research and monitoring activities explicitly supported?
Yes. The announcement specifically includes research, monitoring, and resource inventory efforts as fundable activities to help partners and agencies understand on-the-ground conditions and track changes over time.
7) Does the opportunity support restoration and habitat improvement work?
Yes. The listing explicitly includes habitat improvement and restoration projects, conservation projects for native plant communities, and work to eradicate or control noxious weeds and other invasive species.
8) Can cultural and heritage resource projects be funded?
Yes. Cultural resource activities are explicitly included, with examples such as protecting, stabilizing, or documenting cultural sites and other heritage resources.
9) Are recreation projects eligible, including off-highway vehicle (OHV) management?
Yes. The program includes recreation-oriented improvements that enhance visitor experiences and help manage recreation impacts, and it specifically mentions recreation and OHV management.
10) Does the program support species conservation and recovery planning?
Yes. Eligible work includes developing and carrying out species conservation and recovery plans and managing special status species.
11) Is environmental education an eligible use of funds?
Yes. Environmental education is identified as an eligible area, including public outreach, interpretation, and learning opportunities connected to conservation goals.
12) What is the funding mechanism: grant or cooperative agreement?
The announcement describes the award as a discretionary cooperative agreement. It notes that the structure reflects a close working relationship between BLM and the recipient, consistent with a cooperative agreement (generally implying substantial federal involvement during the project).
13) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
14) What is the total estimated funding amount and the award limits?
The estimated total funding amount is $99,000. The award ceiling is $99,000 and the award floor is $500.
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The eligibility is aligned with mission-driven conservation organizations capable of partnering on NLCS stewardship work.
17) Are institutions of higher education eligible if they are nonprofits?
No. The eligibility statement excludes institutions of higher education, even though the broader eligible category is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status.
18) What is the role of the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) in this opportunity?
The announcement highlights collaboration with the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) as a key nonprofit partner. CLF is described as the only nongovernmental organization solely dedicated to conserving the 28 million acres within the NLCS on BLM-administered public lands. The opportunity is positioned as a tool to advance CLF's mission in California by improving stewardship of NLCS units.
19) What is CLF's mission as described in the listing?
As stated in the announcement, CLF's mission is to protect, restore, and expand the NLCS through education, public involvement, and partnerships.
20) What is the CFDA number and funding category?
The opportunity is in the Natural Resources funding category and is associated with CFDA 15.238.
21) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The listing indicates it was posted and created on July 12, 2012. The original closing date and current closing date are both July 30, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on October 30, 2016.
22) Is this opportunity still open?
Based on the dates provided, the closing date was July 30, 2012, and the listing was archived on October 30, 2016.
23) Where did the listing direct applicants for additional details?
For additional details, the listing referenced Grants.gov.
24) Who should be contacted for Grants.gov access issues?
The contact for access issues is Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer. Phone: 530-252-5338. Email: lparker@blm.gov.
25) What geographic area does this opportunity focus on?
The announcement is for BLM-managed public lands in California, with special emphasis on areas within the NLCS in California.
26) What kinds of outcomes does the program emphasize?
The scope is centered on tangible conservation outcomes, including improved understanding of resource conditions through inventory and monitoring, on-the-ground restoration and invasive species control, protection and documentation of cultural sites, recreation improvements and impact management (including OHV management), species conservation actions, and environmental education tied to stewardship goals.
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