Opportunity Information: Apply for L12AS00175
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Oil and Gas Emission Inventories in Williston and Central MT Basin" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 19, 2012 and posted on Jul 19, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 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 $230,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $230,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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 grant opportunity titled "Oil and Gas Emission Inventories in Williston and Central MT Basin" (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00175) was a discretionary funding announcement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) focused on environmental quality and protection resource management. The core purpose was to develop comprehensive emissions inventories for oil and gas activities in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, specifically in and around the Williston Basin and the central Montana basin areas. These inventories were intended to support regional photochemical grid modeling, which is the type of air quality modeling used to simulate how pollutants form, transform, and move through the atmosphere, including ozone and secondary particulate matter formation. In practical terms, the work was aimed at improving the quality and completeness of emissions inputs so that regional air modeling efforts could better reflect real-world oil and gas development impacts across the tri-state area.
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, meaning the BLM anticipated substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing a grant and receiving a final report. Cooperative agreements typically imply ongoing coordination with the agency on project direction, methods, deliverables, and data needs, especially when the results will feed directly into government-led or government-supported technical modeling efforts. The opportunity fell under CFDA 15.236 (Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management), aligning it with federal initiatives that support environmental data development, pollution assessment, and resource management decision-making.
Financially, the announcement projected a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with a total estimated funding amount of $230,000. The award ceiling and award floor were both listed as $230,000, which strongly suggests the agency anticipated funding one project at a fixed amount rather than a range of potential budgets. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to provide additional non-federal funds to participate. Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications contained in the full announcement, which is common language when an agency wants to keep the competition broad but still reserve the right to apply specific conditions or documentation requirements in the full solicitation.
In terms of timeline, the opportunity was posted and created on July 19, 2012, with an original and current closing date of August 20, 2012, indicating a roughly one-month application window. The archive date was September 15, 2012, meaning it was no longer active after that point. For applicants at the time, the full application instructions and package were accessible through the announcement's application materials, and the listed point of contact for access issues and grants management questions was Lori Anderson, GMO, reachable by phone at 406-896-5196 and by email at landerso@blm.gov.
Overall, this opportunity funded a targeted, technical air quality data development effort. By building detailed emissions inventories for oil and gas operations in key development regions of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, the project was designed to strengthen the emissions foundation used in photochemical grid models. Those models depend heavily on accurate, well-documented emissions estimates by source type, location, and time period, so the expected outcome was likely a set of inventory datasets and supporting documentation suitable for use in regional air quality assessments and planning.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Oil and Gas Emission Inventories in Williston and Central MT Basin."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number (FON) is L12AS00175.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding announcement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What program area or CFDA does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity fell under CFDA 15.236, "Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management."
What was the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose was to develop comprehensive emissions inventories for oil and gas activities in and around the Williston Basin and the central Montana basin areas.
What geographic areas were covered by the emissions inventory work?
The work focused on parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, specifically the tri-state area associated with the Williston Basin and central Montana basin regions.
What were the emissions inventories intended to be used for?
The inventories were intended to support regional photochemical grid modeling used for air quality analysis, including modeling pollutant formation, transformation, and transport in the atmosphere (such as ozone and secondary particulate matter).
Why did BLM emphasize photochemical grid modeling?
Because photochemical grid models depend heavily on the quality and completeness of emissions inputs, the goal was to improve emissions data so modeling efforts could better reflect real-world impacts from oil and gas development across the region.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement indicates BLM expected substantial involvement beyond issuing funds and receiving a final report. It generally implies ongoing coordination with the agency on technical direction, methods, deliverables, and data needs, especially since results were intended to feed into government-led or government-supported modeling efforts.
How many awards were expected under this announcement?
The announcement projected a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding amount was $230,000.
Was there an award ceiling and award floor?
Yes. The award ceiling was $230,000 and the award floor was also $230,000, suggesting a single project funded at a fixed amount rather than a budget range.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to provide additional non-federal funds.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications contained in the full announcement.
What does "eligibility was unrestricted" mean in practice?
It means the competition was intended to be broadly open, while still allowing the agency to apply specific conditions, documentation requirements, or other clarifications as described in the full solicitation package.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted and created on July 19, 2012.
What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date was August 20, 2012.
How long was the application window?
Based on the posted date (July 19, 2012) and closing date (August 20, 2012), the application window was roughly one month.
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. The archive date was September 15, 2012, indicating it was no longer active after that point.
What kinds of outcomes or deliverables were expected from the funded work?
The announcement described a targeted, technical air quality data development effort. The expected outcome was likely a set of emissions inventory datasets and supporting documentation suitable for use as inputs to regional photochemical grid modeling and air quality assessments.
How would applicants access the application instructions and submission package?
At the time, the full application instructions and package were accessible through the announcement's application materials.
Who was the point of contact for grants management or application access issues?
The listed point of contact was Lori Anderson, GMO.
What contact information was provided for the point of contact?
Lori Anderson could be reached by phone at 406-896-5196 and by email at landerso@blm.gov.
What resource management topic did this project support?
The project supported environmental quality and protection resource management by improving emissions data used for air quality modeling and assessments tied to oil and gas activity.
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