Deadline: 26-Feb-2025
The BLM New Mexico Wildlife Program advances the Department of the Interior’s priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future.
Program Goals
- Supporting wildlife habitat restoration projects that address, that restore landscapes, habitat land health standards, and improve connectivity for wildlife migration for big game and migratory birds.
- Support projects with State and Tribal Wildlife agencies to provide information about the status and trends for wildlife on BLM lands by addressing data gaps and implementing coordinated regional monitoring.
- Support projects that will assist BLM with using existing assessments or data to understand climate change impacts on landscape or priority ecosystems that are important to achieving short- and long-term habitat objectives. For example, this might include new information about water availability during extended droughts or new findings about impacts for invasive species.
Priorities
- Specific BLM New Mexico Wildlife Program priorities include:
- Protect wildlife habitat, migration, habitat connectivity that supports biodiversity;
- Increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions;
- Contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of the 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.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $135,000
- Award Ceiling: $135,000
- Award Floor: $10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- 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
For more information, visit Grants.gov.