Bureau of Land Management California Wildlife Resource Management | L22AS00186

Opportunity Information: Apply for L22AS00186

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Wildlife Resource Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L22AS00186) is a discretionary funding program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through BLM. It provides support for natural resource projects focused on wildlife resource management in California, and awards are made using a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically means the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project during implementation, such as collaborating on planning, technical direction, coordination, or oversight, rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back.

The program is classified under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.247. The notice sets an award ceiling of $300,000 per award. The opportunity was created on February 1, 2022, with an original closing date of April 1, 2022. The posted information does not specify the number of expected awards, so applicants would generally need to consult the full notice or related BLM communications for details on anticipated funding levels, competitiveness, or how many projects might be supported.

Eligibility is limited to a range of governmental, educational, tribal, and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). The notice is explicit that individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply under this NOFO.

A key restriction in this opportunity is that it does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice explains that the Public Lands Corps Act (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the only legislative authority BLM can use to "hire" interns under that framework, and this particular NOFO is not the vehicle for those intern or crew-based youth corps arrangements. As a result, youth conservation corps-type applicants that want to propose projects involving interns or crews under Public Lands Corps authorities are directed to a different funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. In practical terms, that means proposals submitted under L22AS00186 should avoid structuring the work around Public Lands Corps intern hiring or crew hiring expectations, and applicants whose core project model depends on that mechanism should use the separate youth-focused NOFO instead.

Overall, L22AS00186 is best understood as a BLM California program for wildlife resource management projects implemented by eligible public, tribal, academic, and nonprofit partners through cooperative agreements, with a per-award cap of $300,000 and clear exclusions for individual and for-profit applicants, as well as a clear separation from Public Lands Corps intern/crew hiring activities.

• The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bureau of Land Management California Wildlife Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.247.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-02-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-04-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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