Hardwood Draw/Riparian Inventory in South Dakota | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Hardwood Draw/Riparian Inventory in South Dakota grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L13AS00127) was a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement focused on natural resources work tied to wildlife and habitat inventory. The central purpose was to improve what is known about bats, birds, and small mammals living in South Dakota's wooded draws and riparian areas. In practical terms, the project was aimed at filling information gaps about which species are present, how they use these wooded corridors and draw systems, and what habitat conditions may be supporting them. Because wooded draws and riparian strips can function as key refuges and movement corridors in otherwise open landscapes, the inventory results were intended to strengthen conservation and land management decisions by grounding them in better field data.

This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which typically means BLM expected to have substantial involvement in the project. That can include coordination on survey design, access and permitting, data standards, reporting, and alignment with agency management priorities. The program area was listed under CFDA 15.231, Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management, and the announcement described the project in straightforward terms as an effort to enhance knowledge of these wildlife groups in wooded draws. No cost sharing or matching funds were required, so applicants were not obligated to contribute non-federal funds to be competitive or eligible.

Funding was relatively small and tightly defined. The estimated total funding available was $250,000, but only one award was expected and the award ceiling and floor were both stated as $25,000, indicating a single, fixed-size award for the project described in the solicitation. The posting date was July 11, 2013, with the closing date set for August 14, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on September 1, 2013. As a result, this was a time-limited 2013 funding round rather than an open or recurring solicitation.

Eligibility was broad across government and public-serving entities, which is common for wildlife inventory and habitat work. Eligible applicants included county governments, state governments, and city or township governments; independent school districts; federally recognized tribal governments; special district governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. This range suggests the work could have been led by a variety of partners such as state wildlife agencies, counties with land stewardship responsibilities, tribes managing culturally and ecologically important landscapes, universities with wildlife biology capacity, or conservation nonprofits with field survey expertise.

From an applicant standpoint, the project theme implies field-based biological inventory in hardwood draw and riparian settings. While the short description does not list required methods, inventories for bats, birds, and small mammals commonly involve a mix of acoustic bat monitoring and mist-netting where appropriate; point counts, call playback, or transect surveys for birds depending on target species; and live trapping or camera-based approaches for small mammals, paired with habitat characterization of vegetation structure, canopy cover, and proximity to water. Because the award instrument was a cooperative agreement, successful applicants would likely have been expected to produce usable data products and documentation that fit BLM data needs, such as georeferenced observations, standardized survey metadata, and interpretive reporting that helps managers understand species presence and habitat associations in these wooded systems.

The administering agency was the Bureau of Land Management, and the listed point of contact for access issues or questions about the full announcement was Lori Anderson, Grants Management Officer, reachable at 406-896-5196 or landerso@blm.gov. The announcement noted that full instructions and the application package were available through the application tab associated with the original posting link.

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