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- The Bureau of Land Management in the education environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Developing Tools and Education Materials for Implementing the National Vegetation Classification" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 16, 2013 and posted on Aug 16, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 13, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grant opportunity titled "Developing Tools and Education Materials for Implementing the National Vegetation Classification" is a discretionary cooperative agreement intended to expand practical, nationwide use of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). The core goal is to make the NVC not just available in theory, but genuinely usable by anyone in the United States who needs consistent vegetation information, including public agencies, private land managers, and the general public. In simple terms, the project is about strengthening a shared, standardized "vegetation language" so that vegetation data collected by different groups can be compared, combined, and understood across boundaries and over time.
The opportunity seeks a partner organization to help develop and peer review vegetation classification and mapping products that will feed into widely used, publicly accessible platforms and tools such as LANDFIRE, NatureServe Explorer, and VegPlot. By improving these classification and mapping products and ensuring they are reviewed for quality, the resulting outputs are expected to increase accuracy and reliability of vegetation information. That improved accuracy is positioned as a practical benefit for day-to-day land management, since it supports better decisions in activities like inventorying vegetation, monitoring change, planning treatments, assessing habitat conditions, and evaluating landscape or watershed conditions at broader scales.
A major theme of the announcement is interoperability across agencies and sectors. The tools and materials developed under this agreement are meant to support interagency implementation of the NVC through the FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee, reinforcing the idea that NVC adoption is not only a BLM need but a cross-government standardization effort. The grant emphasizes that many organizations already spend substantial resources collecting vegetation survey and monitoring data; by using a common classification framework, those investments yield greater value because datasets can be shared more easily, interpreted consistently, and reused for multiple purposes rather than being trapped in separate, incompatible systems.
The public-facing benefit is also explicitly highlighted. With one shared vegetation classification system, members of the public are better able to understand what vegetation exists in areas they care about and how that vegetation changes over time. For BLM specifically, the stated advantage is more accurate and standardized vegetation data on public lands that also aligns with vegetation information outside BLM jurisdiction, enabling a more complete landscape- or watershed-scale picture instead of an isolated view limited to administrative boundaries.
Administratively, this was posted on August 16, 2013 under Funding Opportunity Number L13AS00209, with an original and current closing date of September 13, 2013, and an archive date of October 13, 2013. The program falls under CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). The agency anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $2,400,000. Individual award amounts were expected to fall between $400,000 (floor) and $500,000 (ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
For access and administrative questions, the announcement directs applicants to Grants.gov and lists the grants management contact as Lisa Clayton, Grants Management Officer, at (202) 912-7098 and ltclayton@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this BLM grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Developing Tools and Education Materials for Implementing the National Vegetation Classification."
2) What type of funding opportunity is this?
It is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
3) What is the main purpose of the project?
The core goal is to expand practical, nationwide use of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) by developing tools and education materials that make the NVC genuinely usable for people and organizations that need consistent vegetation information.
4) What is the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) in the context of this grant?
In this announcement, the NVC is described as a shared, standardized "vegetation language" intended to help different groups collect, compare, combine, and understand vegetation data consistently across boundaries and over time.
5) Who is the intended audience or beneficiary of improved NVC implementation?
The announcement highlights broad use across the United States, including public agencies, private land managers, and the general public, all of whom may need consistent vegetation information.
6) What is BLM looking for a partner organization to do?
The opportunity seeks a partner organization to help develop and peer review vegetation classification and mapping products that will feed into widely used, publicly accessible platforms and tools.
7) What kinds of products or outputs are referenced in the announcement?
The announcement references vegetation classification products and vegetation mapping products, along with tools and education materials that support implementation of the NVC.
8) Which platforms or tools are mentioned as receiving the improved products?
The notice specifically mentions LANDFIRE, NatureServe Explorer, and VegPlot as publicly accessible platforms and tools that the developed and peer-reviewed products will feed into.
9) Why does the grant emphasize peer review of classification and mapping products?
The announcement states that peer review is meant to improve quality, leading to increased accuracy and reliability of vegetation information produced or disseminated through the referenced tools and platforms.
10) How is improved vegetation accuracy expected to help land management?
According to the announcement, more accurate and reliable vegetation information supports better day-to-day decisions for activities such as inventorying vegetation, monitoring change, planning treatments, assessing habitat conditions, and evaluating landscape or watershed conditions at broader scales.
11) What does the announcement mean by interoperability across agencies and sectors?
The grant places a major emphasis on making vegetation information consistent and compatible across different organizations. By using the common NVC framework, datasets can be shared more easily, interpreted consistently, and reused for multiple purposes instead of being locked in separate, incompatible systems.
12) How does this project relate to interagency implementation of the NVC?
The announcement says the tools and materials developed under this agreement are meant to support interagency implementation of the NVC through the FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee, framing NVC adoption as a cross-government standardization effort.
13) What is the public-facing benefit described in the opportunity?
The opportunity states that with one shared vegetation classification system, members of the public are better able to understand what vegetation exists in areas they care about and how that vegetation changes over time.
14) What is the specific benefit to BLM mentioned in the announcement?
The notice highlights that BLM expects more accurate and standardized vegetation data on public lands that aligns with vegetation information outside BLM jurisdiction, enabling a more complete landscape- or watershed-scale picture beyond administrative boundaries.
15) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L13AS00209.
16) When was this opportunity posted?
It was posted on August 16, 2013.
17) What were the closing dates for applications?
The original and current closing date listed is September 13, 2013.
18) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed is October 13, 2013.
19) What CFDA program is this opportunity associated with?
The program falls under CFDA 15.231, titled Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
20) How many awards did the agency anticipate making?
The announcement states the agency anticipated making one award.
21) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $2,400,000.
22) What was the expected award size range?
Individual award amounts were expected to range from $400,000 (floor) to $500,000 (ceiling).
23) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
24) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
25) Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The announcement explicitly excludes institutions of higher education.
26) Where does the announcement direct applicants for access and administrative questions?
Applicants are directed to Grants.gov for access and administrative questions.
27) Who is the grants management contact listed in the announcement?
The grants management contact is Lisa Clayton, Grants Management Officer.
28) What contact details are provided for the grants management contact?
The phone number listed is (202) 912-7098 and the email address listed is ltclayton@blm.gov.
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