Deadline: 2-Feb-24
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming (WY) Plant Conservation and Restoration Program (PCRP) is seeking partners to assist with implementation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ecosystem conservation and restoration activities.
A primary focus of IRA and BIL is large-scale, coordinated on the ground actions that help to conserve, maintain, and restore ecosystems, habitats, and the species that depend upon them. The PCRP is interested in projects that address the National Seed Strategy to increase the availability and procurement of locally adapted native seeds. Partner projects must be on public land or have a close nexus with public lands. BLM anticipates fully funding projects for up to five years.
Projects funded at the State (WY) level should be national or regional in scope (that is occurring in more than one state).
WY Program Strategic Goals
- Implementing the National Seed Strategy
- Implementing the Recommendations in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Assessment of Seed Needs and Capacities: Final Report, particularly, Recommendation 2.0: Federal land-management agencies should participate in building regional programs and partnerships to promote native plant materials development and native plant restoration, helping to establish such regional programs in areas where they do not yet exist.
- Developing genetically appropriate native plant material/seed for use in habitat restoration;
- Implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques/efforts;
- Collaborating with farmers and conservationists to increase BLM Stock and Foundation seed amounts to use on larger Seed Increase IDIQ contracts so that commercial availability of genetically diverse, locally sourced seed for restoration, rehabilitation and reclamation projects is increased at a landscape scale;
- Supporting Source-Identified Seed Certification programs via partnerships with state seed certifying agencies;
- Inventorying, monitoring and restoring rare plant species and their associated communities to include development of conservation strategies/plans that include the best management practices and reporting on the condition and trend of rare plant species and their habitat;
- Collaborating with Tribal governments to develop strategies for native materials.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000
- Estimated Award Ceiling: $400,000
- Estimated Award Floor: $10,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 4
- Anticipated Award Funding and Dates: Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- 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 without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.