Deadline: 14-Feb-25
The Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce its call for the Threatened and Endangered Species Program.
The BLM Headquarters Threatened and Endangered Species Program focuses on implementing the Department of Interior’s priorities by emphasizing actions that: protect biodiversity; slow species extinction rates; increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions; contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of their lands and waters by the year 2030; support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives; engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; and use the best science and data available to make decisions.
Goals
- Implementing proactive conservation and recovery actions that result in a direct on the ground population or conservation benefit for BLM special status species.
- Providing complete, current, and accurate information on the distribution and abundance of BLM special status species to assess and mediate threats to species/habitats or support proactive conservation and recovery efforts for BLM Special Status Species.
- Increasing public knowledge of BLM Special Status Species.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Award Floor: $10,000
Core Activities
- The BLM Headquarters Threatened and Endangered Species Program has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist with:
- Contributing to the above-described Program strategic goals.
- On-the-ground actions that conserve and recover federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare wildlife and plants.
- Targeted inventory and monitoring to determine species status and conservation opportunities.
- Gaining knowledge about federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species and their habitats including, but not limited to, propagation, genetics, ecology and threats.
- Providing for proactive protection or management of federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species and their habitats, consistent with ESA.
- Augmenting federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare species through translocations, seed collections, and/or propagation.
- Increasing program efficiencies and effectiveness in Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations and ESA conservation programs.
- Increasing public knowledge of federally-listed, Bureau sensitive, and rare wildlife and plants on BLM managed lands, including with a targeted focus on communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities.
- Communications including program outreach, education, and Program website updates.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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 without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
Application Requirements
- Follow these steps below to apply:
- Create a Workspace: Creating a workspace allows you to complete it online and route it through your organization for review before submitting.
- Complete a Workspace: Invite participants to the workspace so you can collaborate on the application. Required applications forms are included in the Funding Opportunity Package and can be completed in the Workspace, unless noted otherwise in the Required Forms table above. Check for errors before submission.
- Submit a Workspace: An application may be submitted through workspace by clicking the Sign and Submit button on the Manage Workspace page, under the Forms tab.
- Track a Workspace Submission: After successfully submitting a workspace application is automatically assigned to the application.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.