Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA WY08 9016
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Surface Compliance Internship (BLM Wyoming)" 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 May 9, 2008 and posted on May 9, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $25,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 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 Surface Compliance Internship (BLM Wyoming) was a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement opportunity focused on supporting oil and gas environmental compliance work out of the BLM Rawlins Field Office in south-central Wyoming. The Rawlins Field Office covers a very large and active management area, spanning roughly 12.5 million acres across parts of Sweetwater County and all of Carbon, Albany, and Laramie counties. Within that landscape, BLM manages about 3.5 million acres of public surface lands and roughly 4.5 million acres of federal mineral estate. The internship is tied closely to increased development and oversight needs associated with the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Project, guided by the project Final Environmental Impact Statement and the subsequent Record of Decision, which together lay out how federal surface and mineral resources will be managed in the Atlantic Rim Project Area. Because development brings a higher workload and greater risk of on-the-ground impacts, the central theme of this opportunity is expanding the capacity for compliance monitoring.
The main purpose of the project is to place an intern in a five-month, field-season position to conduct environmental compliance inspections of oil and gas development sites. The work is described as approximately 70 percent field-based and 30 percent office-based. In the field, the intern would visit selected project locations and check whether construction, operations, and ongoing activities match what was approved in the operator Plans of Development and the Conditions of Approval. Those approved plans and conditions serve as the baseline for determining whether a site is meeting requirements and whether mitigation measures are actually working. The monitoring emphasis includes documenting environmental impacts, evaluating whether conditions of approval are effective in practice, and assessing reclamation performance, meaning how well disturbed areas are being restored after use.
The opportunity also spells out why the internship is valuable to both BLM and participants. From BLMs perspective, the intern provides direct assistance to Natural Resource Specialists and other fluid minerals staff, including managers, compliance technicians, and administrative personnel, by helping implement the oil and gas compliance monitoring program. From a workforce and education standpoint, the program is meant to give recent college graduates practical exposure to BLMs multiple-use mission, which balances resource development with conservation and other public land values. It also aims to bring in emerging science, new technology, and newer techniques through interaction between early-career interns and experienced BLM staff. Over time, the internship is also intended to strengthen the pipeline of qualified candidates for mineral management careers.
The project structure is presented as a shared-management arrangement between BLM and the recipient organization under a cooperative agreement. BLMs responsibilities include working with the recipient to identify specific projects for intern support, coordinating the design of a mentoring program, hosting the five-month internship at the Rawlins Field Office during the field season, and providing safety orientation and training for any government tools, equipment, or vehicles the intern might use. BLM also participates in training development and in the selection of interns, and it provides payments under the agreements financial terms. When official travel is required, BLM will reimburse travel expenses at rates equivalent to BLMS travel and per diem. The recipient organizations responsibilities include coordinating the mentoring program, selecting interns, and paying intern salaries, along with providing training and scientific expertise as described in the agreement, offering faculty and facilities for education programs when applicable, and maintaining records.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity with a single expected award and an estimated total funding amount of $25,000, with an award ceiling of $25,000 and no stated minimum (award floor of $0). It carried CFDA number 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management) and did not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity as allowed by the announcement. The opportunity was posted May 9, 2008, with a closing date of May 28, 2008, and it was archived June 27, 2008. The listed contact for access issues was Ilze Karklins Powers, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at 307-775-6293.
Surface Compliance Internship (BLM Wyoming) - FAQs
What is the Surface Compliance Internship (BLM Wyoming)?
The Surface Compliance Internship (BLM Wyoming) was a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement opportunity designed to support oil and gas environmental compliance work out of the BLM Rawlins Field Office in south-central Wyoming. The core goal was to expand capacity for compliance monitoring as development activity increased.
Which BLM office is associated with this internship?
The internship was hosted by the BLM Rawlins Field Office in south-central Wyoming during the field season.
What geographic area does the Rawlins Field Office cover?
The Rawlins Field Office covers a large, active management area spanning roughly 12.5 million acres across parts of Sweetwater County and all of Carbon, Albany, and Laramie counties in Wyoming.
How much land and mineral estate does BLM manage within the Rawlins Field Office area?
Within the Rawlins Field Office landscape, BLM manages about 3.5 million acres of public surface lands and roughly 4.5 million acres of federal mineral estate.
Why was this internship needed?
The opportunity was closely tied to increased development and oversight needs associated with the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Project. As development increases, workload rises and the risk of on-the-ground impacts grows, making expanded compliance monitoring capacity a central need.
How does the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Project relate to the internship?
The internship supported oversight and compliance monitoring needs associated with the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Project. Management direction for the project area is guided by the project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the subsequent Record of Decision (ROD), which describe how federal surface and mineral resources will be managed in the Atlantic Rim Project Area.
What is the main purpose of the project funded by this opportunity?
The main purpose was to place an intern in a five-month, field-season position to conduct environmental compliance inspections of oil and gas development sites.
How long is the internship?
The internship was structured as a five-month position during the field season.
What kind of work would the intern perform?
The intern would conduct environmental compliance inspections of oil and gas development sites. This included visiting selected locations and checking whether construction, operations, and ongoing activities matched what was approved in operator Plans of Development and the Conditions of Approval.
How is the intern's time split between fieldwork and office work?
The work was described as approximately 70 percent field-based and 30 percent office-based.
What documents or standards are used to evaluate compliance at project sites?
The baseline for compliance determinations is the operator Plans of Development and the Conditions of Approval. The intern would compare site conditions and activities against what those plans and conditions approved.
What types of monitoring are emphasized in the internship?
The monitoring emphasis includes documenting environmental impacts, evaluating whether Conditions of Approval are effective in practice, and assessing reclamation performance (how well disturbed areas are being restored after use).
What does "reclamation performance" mean in this context?
In this opportunity, reclamation performance refers to how well disturbed areas are being restored after use as part of oil and gas development activities.
Who benefits from the internship, and how?
BLM benefits through direct assistance to Natural Resource Specialists and other fluid minerals staff (including managers, compliance technicians, and administrative personnel) by helping implement the oil and gas compliance monitoring program. Participants benefit by gaining practical exposure to BLM's multiple-use mission and building early-career experience related to mineral management and compliance monitoring.
What is BLM's "multiple-use mission" as described here?
As described in this opportunity, BLM's multiple-use mission involves balancing resource development with conservation and other public land values.
Is the internship intended for students or graduates?
The program was described as being meant to give recent college graduates practical exposure to BLM's mission and on-the-ground work in compliance monitoring.
How does the opportunity describe workforce development goals?
It aims to bring in emerging science, new technology, and newer techniques through interaction between early-career interns and experienced BLM staff, and over time to strengthen the pipeline of qualified candidates for mineral management careers.
What type of funding mechanism was used for this opportunity?
This was a cooperative agreement opportunity, described as a shared-management arrangement between BLM and the recipient organization.
What does "shared-management" mean for this cooperative agreement?
Shared management means both BLM and the recipient organization had defined roles. BLM would help identify projects for intern support, coordinate mentoring program design, host the internship at the Rawlins Field Office, provide safety orientation and relevant training, participate in intern selection, and provide payments under the agreement. The recipient organization would coordinate mentoring, select interns, pay intern salaries, provide training and scientific expertise described in the agreement, offer faculty and facilities when applicable, and maintain records.
What were BLM's responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
BLM responsibilities included working with the recipient to identify specific projects for intern support, coordinating the design of a mentoring program, hosting the five-month internship at the Rawlins Field Office during the field season, providing safety orientation and training for any government tools/equipment/vehicles used by the intern, participating in training development and intern selection, providing payments under the agreement's financial terms, and reimbursing official travel expenses at rates equivalent to BLM travel and per diem.
What were the recipient organization's responsibilities?
The recipient organization was responsible for coordinating the mentoring program, selecting interns, paying intern salaries, providing training and scientific expertise as described in the agreement, offering faculty and facilities for education programs when applicable, and maintaining records.
Who pays the intern's salary?
The recipient organization was responsible for paying intern salaries.
Does BLM provide training or safety orientation?
Yes. BLM would provide safety orientation and training for any government tools, equipment, or vehicles the intern might use, and BLM also participates in training development.
How is official travel handled for the intern?
When official travel is required, BLM would reimburse travel expenses at rates equivalent to BLM's travel and per diem.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity indicated a single expected award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $25,000.
What was the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $25,000, and there was no stated minimum (award floor of $0).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that cost sharing or matching was not required.
What was the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity carried CFDA number 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity as allowed by the announcement.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on May 9, 2008, and the closing date was May 28, 2008.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on June 27, 2008.
Who should be contacted for access issues related to this opportunity?
The listed contact for access issues was Ilze Karklins Powers, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at 307-775-6293.
What is the central theme of the opportunity?
The central theme is expanding capacity for compliance monitoring in response to increased development, higher workload, and greater risk of on-the-ground impacts.
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