Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA WY08 9012
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WLCI Support of Watershed Management Habitat Enhancement for Triple Creek Forage Reserve" 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 Mar 11, 2008 and posted on Mar 11, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 4, 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 $75,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Unrestricted, although it is the intent of BLM to work cooperatively with established WLCI partners on this project.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding opportunity titled "WLCI Support of Watershed Management Habitat Enhancement for Triple Creek Forage Reserve" is a discretionary cooperative agreement created under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-579). It sits within the broader Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI), which is part of the Department of the Interior's Healthy Lands Initiative. The core idea behind WLCI is to run a long-term, science-based effort that improves aquatic and terrestrial habitat quality and quantity across Southwest Wyoming while still accommodating responsible energy and other development. A major emphasis throughout the announcement is building practical partnerships among federal agencies, state wildlife managers, conservation groups, and local communities to deliver habitat improvements at a landscape scale rather than in isolated project pockets.
The specific project focus is establishing the Triple Peak/Triple Creek Forage Reserve on U.S. Forest Service administered lands in the northwest portion of the WLCI landscape. The project is intended to restore and protect key vegetation communities, especially tall forb, aspen, and riparian areas, largely by providing rest from grazing and implementing improved livestock management. By allowing these plant communities to recover, the project aims to reduce erosion and sediment entering streams, which in turn benefits native trout and other native aquatic species. The project area is also described as important summer range and birthing (parturition) habitat for the Wyoming Range mule deer herd unit (noted as the largest in the state) and as summer and parturition habitat for portions of two separate elk herd units. In other words, the work is framed as both watershed restoration and big game habitat protection, with benefits extending from uplands down into stream corridors.
A recurring driver in the announcement is the conservation of sensitive species, including BLM Wyoming sensitive species and state-listed species that Wyoming Game and Fish Department prioritizes due to low populations or significant threats. One stated goal is to keep these species from needing listing under the Endangered Species Act by improving habitat conditions before populations decline further. The opportunity also aligns with coldwater fisheries conservation goals, emphasizing watershed health as the foundation for sustaining native trout and other aquatic communities. The announcement highlights the role of Trout Unlimited (TU) as a beneficiary and coordinating partner, particularly in building relationships with the Forest Service, BLM, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, private landowners, wildlife groups, and other agencies involved in habitat enhancement.
The on-the-ground actions and measurable deliverables are laid out in a timeline-oriented project management plan. Early work in the first few months centers on completing the purchase of grazing permits by late spring 2008. During summer 2008, the recipient is expected to work with partners to close 5,115 acres to livestock grazing and place an additional 53,560 acres into a forage reserve structure, for a large combined management footprint tied to the reserve concept. Across the broader project area, the announcement references accelerating improvements in watershed and vegetation condition across 58,657 acres of upland and riparian habitats. Beyond grazing changes, a substantial requirement is developing vegetation criteria and monitoring methods, including establishing timeframes and monitoring locations and collecting condition and trend data. WLCI is expected to support monitoring by sharing protocols and, where available, tools such as LIDAR and QuickBird imagery, and by incorporating project information into WLCI's landscape-level data and information system. The recipient (with TU specifically mentioned in the text) is expected to coordinate partner input on monitoring design and to gather and report the resulting data.
From mid-2008 through summer 2009, the deliverables shift toward finalizing establishment of the forage reserve, identifying what "appropriate grazing use" will look like going forward, and ensuring the area receives appropriate rest periods following any grazing. The announcement also anticipates that, once established, the forage reserve will function as a management tool that enables additional habitat enhancement work both within the forage reserve area and elsewhere in the WLCI landscape, using carefully defined grazing practices to support restoration goals rather than undermine them. Ongoing monitoring is a standing requirement, with explicit expectations that the recipient and WLCI will share information and data related to aquatic, watershed, and vegetation improvements over time. Reporting requirements include a progress report in summer 2008, a follow-up report by September 10, 2008, and then annual progress reports by September 10 each year if the effort continues beyond the first year.
In terms of funding details, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA WY08-9012) offered one expected award with a total funding amount of $75,000, set as both the award floor and ceiling. The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which signals that BLM expects substantial involvement in the project rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant. The activity category is Natural Resources and the CFDA listing is 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). Cost sharing or matching is required. Eligibility is described as unrestricted in general, but the notice makes clear it is BLM's intent to work cooperatively with established WLCI partners for this project. The posting date was March 11, 2008, with an application closing date of April 4, 2008, and the announcement archived May 4, 2008. A contact for access issues was provided: Ilze Karklins Powers, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at 307-775-6293.
FAQs: WLCI Support of Watershed Management Habitat Enhancement for Triple Creek Forage Reserve (BLM)
1) What is the official title of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "WLCI Support of Watershed Management Habitat Enhancement for Triple Creek Forage Reserve."
2) Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
3) What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement indicates BLM expects substantial involvement in the project rather than issuing a hands-off, pass-through grant.
4) What legal authority is cited for this cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement is created under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-579).
5) What broader initiative does this project fall under?
This project sits within the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI), which is part of the Department of the Interior's Healthy Lands Initiative.
6) What is WLCI trying to accomplish overall?
WLCI is described as a long-term, science-based effort to improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat quality and quantity across Southwest Wyoming while still accommodating responsible energy and other development. The announcement emphasizes practical partnerships to deliver habitat improvements at a landscape scale.
7) Where is the specific project located?
The project focuses on establishing the Triple Peak/Triple Creek Forage Reserve on U.S. Forest Service administered lands in the northwest portion of the WLCI landscape.
8) What is the main goal of establishing the forage reserve?
The project is intended to restore and protect key vegetation communities (especially tall forb, aspen, and riparian areas) by providing rest from grazing and implementing improved livestock management.
9) How is watershed health addressed in the project?
By allowing vegetation communities to recover, the project aims to reduce erosion and sediment entering streams, which is expected to benefit native trout and other native aquatic species.
10) Which vegetation communities are highlighted as priorities?
The announcement specifically highlights tall forb communities, aspen, and riparian areas as key vegetation communities to restore and protect.
11) What wildlife or habitat values are emphasized besides fish?
The area is described as important summer range and birthing (parturition) habitat for the Wyoming Range mule deer herd unit (noted as the largest in the state), and as summer and parturition habitat for portions of two separate elk herd units.
12) Does the opportunity mention sensitive species conservation?
Yes. A recurring driver is conservation of sensitive species, including BLM Wyoming sensitive species and state-listed species prioritized by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department due to low populations or significant threats.
13) How does this project relate to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?
One stated goal is to improve habitat conditions to help keep sensitive species from needing listing under the Endangered Species Act by addressing habitat needs before populations decline further.
14) What is the role of Trout Unlimited (TU) in the project?
The announcement highlights Trout Unlimited (TU) as a beneficiary and coordinating partner. TU is specifically mentioned in connection with coordinating relationships among the Forest Service, BLM, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, private landowners, wildlife groups, and other agencies involved in habitat enhancement, and coordinating partner input on monitoring design and gathering/reporting data.
15) What partnerships does the announcement emphasize?
The announcement emphasizes building practical partnerships among federal agencies, state wildlife managers, conservation groups, and local communities to deliver habitat improvements at a landscape scale rather than isolated project pockets.
16) What are the early deliverables in the project timeline?
Early work in the first few months centers on completing the purchase of grazing permits by late spring 2008.
17) What grazing management changes are expected in summer 2008?
During summer 2008, the recipient is expected to work with partners to close 5,115 acres to livestock grazing and place an additional 53,560 acres into a forage reserve structure.
18) What is the overall acreage referenced for watershed and vegetation improvements?
Across the broader project area, the announcement references accelerating improvements in watershed and vegetation condition across 58,657 acres of upland and riparian habitats.
19) Are monitoring and measurable outcomes required?
Yes. A substantial requirement is developing vegetation criteria and monitoring methods, including establishing timeframes and monitoring locations and collecting condition and trend data.
20) What monitoring support is WLCI expected to provide?
WLCI is expected to support monitoring by sharing protocols and, where available, tools such as LIDAR and QuickBird imagery, and by incorporating project information into WLCI's landscape-level data and information system.
21) What are the mid-2008 through summer 2009 deliverables?
From mid-2008 through summer 2009, deliverables include finalizing establishment of the forage reserve, identifying what "appropriate grazing use" will look like going forward, and ensuring the area receives appropriate rest periods following any grazing.
22) How is the forage reserve expected to function after establishment?
Once established, the forage reserve is anticipated to function as a management tool enabling additional habitat enhancement work within the forage reserve and elsewhere in the WLCI landscape, using carefully defined grazing practices to support restoration goals.
23) What reporting is required?
Reporting requirements include a progress report in summer 2008, a follow-up report by September 10, 2008, and then annual progress reports by September 10 each year if the effort continues beyond the first year.
24) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA WY08-9012.
25) How much funding is available?
The opportunity offered one expected award with a total funding amount of $75,000. The award floor and ceiling are both set at $75,000.
26) How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicated one expected award.
27) What is the CFDA number and program name?
The CFDA listing is 15.231, titled "Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management."
28) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
29) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The notice states that cost sharing or matching is required.
30) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted in general. However, the notice also states it is BLM's intent to work cooperatively with established WLCI partners for this project.
31) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date was March 11, 2008. The application closing date was April 4, 2008.
32) When was the announcement archived?
The announcement was archived on May 4, 2008.
33) Who should be contacted for access issues?
The contact listed for access issues is Ilze Karklins Powers, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at 307-775-6293.
34) Which land management agencies are referenced in the project context?
The project is on U.S. Forest Service administered lands, and the funding opportunity is offered by BLM. The announcement also references coordination with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and other partners.
35) What is the main on-the-ground approach described?
The approach centers on providing rest from grazing, implementing improved livestock management, establishing a forage reserve structure, and using monitoring to track vegetation, watershed, and aquatic improvements over time.
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