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Opportunity Summary:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Social Science Research" to establish a cooperative agreement focused on applied social science work tied to recreation management. The core project described in the notice is the design and implementation of an annual recreation visitor satisfaction survey. In practical terms, the selected partner would help BLM gather consistent, repeatable feedback from visitors to BLM-managed sites, producing data that can be used to understand visitor experiences, satisfaction levels, and potentially trends over time that affect recreation planning and on-the-ground management decisions.

A major purpose of the opportunity is educational and workforce-development oriented. BLM frames the cooperative agreement as a way to build a collaborative relationship where the cooperator, typically a university-based team, gains hands-on experience conducting real-world research and other scientific activities that directly support a federal land management agency. The announcement emphasizes practical skill-building and exposure to how BLM and the federal government operate, with the research serving as a learning vehicle as much as a data-collection effort. This suggests the project is meant to function like an applied research partnership where students and faculty can participate in survey development, field administration, data management, analysis, and reporting in a setting that mirrors professional practice.

The funding opportunity number is BLM WO RFA L12AS00026 and it is listed under CFDA 15.225 (Recreation Resource Management), with the activity category identified as Education. BLM anticipated making one award under this announcement. The total estimated funding amount is $325,000, while the award size for a single award is shown as a fixed amount of $65,000 (both the ceiling and the floor are $65,000), which implies the funding may have been structured as a standard annual amount, potentially supporting the "annual" survey cycle described in the project narrative. The funding instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates BLM expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on methodology, deliverables, or coordination with field sites and agency staff, rather than a fully independent contractor-style effort.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning state universities and similar public colleges are the intended applicants. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed, so applicants were not required to bring additional non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award. Key timing details in the announcement show it was posted on February 15, 2012, with an original and current closing date of March 15, 2012, and an archive date of April 14, 2012, indicating the competition is long closed but the record remains available for reference.

For applicants or readers needing the official announcement materials, the listing points to Grants.gov as the primary source of full details. The named point of contact for access issues was Lisa Clayton, Grants Management Officer, reachable by phone at (202) 912-7098 or by email at LisaClayton@blm.gov.

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