Opportunity Information: Apply for L11AS00043
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wild Horse Partnerships for Eco Sanctuaries on Combination of Public and Private Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.229 Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 9, 2011 and posted on Mar 25, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2011 Applications due date is extended from 05/25/2011 to 06/21/2011.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $20,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Landowners
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grant opportunity titled "Wild Horse Partnerships for Eco Sanctuaries on Combination of Public and Private Lands" (Funding Opportunity Number L11AS00043) was a discretionary funding program designed to create new, partnership-based alternatives for managing excess wild horses. Instead of relying primarily on conventional long-term pasture facilities, the program aimed to work with willing private landowners and other partners to establish "eco sanctuaries" that could house and care for wild horses in more flexible, locally tailored settings. The central idea was to combine resources across public and private lands where appropriate, using cooperative agreements to formalize shared responsibilities and coordinated management.
The program emphasized that each eco sanctuary could be structured differently depending on the applicant's proposal and local conditions. Proposed sanctuaries were not limited to one model. In addition to basic sanctuary operations, applicants could propose facilities that also included adoption centers, training centers, or a combined adoption and training component. This meant the sanctuaries could serve multiple functions at once: providing humane long-term holding while also creating pathways for horses to be trained and adopted, potentially reducing the number of animals needing indefinite care. In practice, BLM signaled openness to a variety of approaches, as long as the end result increased capacity and improved outcomes for excess wild horses.
Funding was to be awarded through cooperative agreements, which typically indicate a more hands-on federal role than a standard grant, with substantial collaboration between BLM and recipients during implementation. The program was listed under the Natural Resources activity category and tied to CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) number 15.229, "Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management." The announcement projected an estimated total of $20,000,000 available under the opportunity, with an expectation of two awards. Individual awards were anticipated to fall between an award floor of $400,000 and an award ceiling of $4,000,000. The solicitation stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which generally lowers the barrier for applicants who may not have large sources of non-federal funds available.
Eligibility was broad in terms of governmental and tribal participation but also connected to land-based capacity. Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The listing also referenced "others" with clarification provided in the full announcement materials, while the formal eligibility information highlighted landowners, reflecting the program's partnership focus with willing private landholders. Taken together, the structure suggests BLM was looking for applicants or partnerships that could credibly provide land access and operational capability for sanctuary development and ongoing horse care.
The opportunity timeline shows it was posted on March 25, 2011, with an original closing date of May 24, 2011. Modification No. 2 to the announcement served two practical purposes: it provided answers to questions raised by potential applicants and extended the application deadline to June 21, 2011 (the current closing date). The notice explicitly states the applications due date was extended from late May to June 21, 2011. The opportunity was later archived on June 21, 2012. Applicants were directed to the APPLICATION tab in the official posting to download the full announcement, instructions, and the application package.
For prospective applicants at the time, BLM provided a point of contact for access and administrative questions: Pamella Sterling, Grants and Agreements Specialist, reachable by phone at 503-808-6221 and by email at pamsterling@blm.gov. Overall, the grant opportunity reflects a policy and operational push toward collaborative, land-based solutions for wild horse management, with enough flexibility to accommodate sanctuary-only models as well as integrated adoption and training programs depending on what applicants proposed and could successfully operate.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this BLM funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Wild Horse Partnerships for Eco Sanctuaries on Combination of Public and Private Lands."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L11AS00043.
3. What was the main purpose of the program?
The program was designed to create new, partnership-based alternatives for managing excess wild horses by establishing "eco sanctuaries" rather than relying primarily on conventional long-term pasture facilities.
4. What is an "eco sanctuary" in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the announcement description, an eco sanctuary is a partnership-based, locally tailored setting intended to house and care for wild horses, potentially using a combination of public and private lands where appropriate and formalized through cooperative agreements.
5. How was BLM planning to work with recipients (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Funding was to be awarded through cooperative agreements, which typically involve substantial collaboration between BLM and the recipient during implementation (a more hands-on federal role than a standard grant).
6. Does the sanctuary have to follow a single required model?
No. The opportunity emphasized that each eco sanctuary could be structured differently depending on the applicant's proposal and local conditions. Proposed sanctuaries were not limited to one model.
7. Are projects limited to long-term holding only, or can they include other functions?
Applicants could propose facilities that included adoption centers, training centers, or a combined adoption and training component, in addition to basic sanctuary operations.
8. Why did BLM support combining sanctuary care with adoption and training?
The announcement indicated these integrated functions could provide humane long-term holding while also creating pathways for horses to be trained and adopted, potentially reducing the number of animals needing indefinite care.
9. What activity category was this opportunity listed under?
It was listed under the Natural Resources activity category.
10. What CFDA program was this tied to?
The opportunity was tied to CFDA number 15.229, "Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management."
11. How much total funding was estimated to be available?
The solicitation projected an estimated total of $20,000,000 available under the opportunity.
12. How many awards did BLM expect to make?
The solicitation indicated an expectation of two awards.
13. What was the expected award size (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were anticipated to range from an award floor of $400,000 to an award ceiling of $4,000,000.
14. Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The solicitation stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
15. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The listing also referenced "others" with clarification in the full announcement materials, and the eligibility discussion highlighted landowners as part of the partnership focus.
16. Does the opportunity suggest applicants needed land access or land-based capacity?
Yes. The program emphasized partnerships with willing private landowners and combining resources across public and private lands where appropriate, suggesting BLM was looking for applicants or partnerships that could credibly provide land access and operational capability for sanctuary development and ongoing horse care.
17. When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on March 25, 2011.
18. What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was May 24, 2011.
19. Was the deadline extended?
Yes. Modification No. 2 extended the application deadline to June 21, 2011 (the updated/current closing date at the time).
20. What did Modification No. 2 change besides extending the deadline?
It provided answers to questions raised by potential applicants and extended the application due date.
21. When did the opportunity close (final due date stated)?
The notice states the applications due date was extended to June 21, 2011.
22. When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on June 21, 2012.
23. Where were applicants told to find the full announcement and application package?
Applicants were directed to the APPLICATION tab in the official posting to download the full announcement, instructions, and the application package.
24. Who was the point of contact listed for access and administrative questions?
Pamella Sterling, Grants and Agreements Specialist.
25. What contact details were provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 503-808-6221. Email: pamsterling@blm.gov.
26. What overall approach to wild horse management did this opportunity reflect?
It reflected a push toward collaborative, land-based solutions that increase capacity and improve outcomes for excess wild horses, with flexibility for sanctuary-only approaches or integrated adoption and training programs depending on what applicants proposed and could operate.
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