Apply Now for Bureau of Land Management Arizona Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management

Deadline: 28-May-21

Applications are open for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Arizona Aquatic Habitat Management Program that manages for resistance and resilient riparian, fisheries, and water resources (hereafter referred to as aquatic resources).

The agencies aquatic resources and issues are diverse and include watersheds; riparian-wetland systems; springs, streams, and rivers; ponds and lakes; fisheries; water quality; water rights and uses; and aquatic invasive species.

These systems also support myriad ecosystem services such as drinking water, flood attenuation, drought resistance, pollination, and nutrient cycling.

The Program works to conserve and restore aquatic resources and support the thoughtful implementation of other aspects of BLM’s mission (e.g., locatable minerals, fluid minerals, range, forestry recreation, renewable energy), which could either impact aquatic resources or require restoration of such resources to achieve multiple-use and sustained yield management objectives.

Objectives

To achieve Program objectives in an era of rapid ecological change, the Program’s core functions are:

Conservation: Maintain and conserve the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of aquatic resources.
Restoration: Restore aquatic resources affected by past and present impacts, aquatic invasive species, wildfire, drought, and floods; and increase their resistance and resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Inventory, Assessment, & Monitoring: Inventory, assess, and monitor aquatic resources to facilitate and inform their understanding of condition and trend and inform BLM management activities, and assess regulatory compliance.
Sustainability: Manage for the rate, volume, timing, and quality of water required to sustain resistant and resilient aquatic resources and the limits of acceptable change. Water Security: Acquire, perfect, protect, and manage federal reserved and state appropriative water rights, and negotiate agreements to ensure water of sufficient quantity and quality is physically and legally available to sustain resistant and resilient aquatic resources and other beneficial uses on public lands.
Compliance: Ensure full compliance with applicable Federal Laws, Executive Orders, and Regulations.
Collaboration: Coordinate, cooperate, and consult with federal, tribal, state, and local agencies, private landowners, and stakeholder organizations to foster an adaptive management-based approach to protecting aquatic resources.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding: $ 250,000
Maximum Award: $ 250,000
Minimum Award: $ 5,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 5

Eligibility Criteria

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of hig her education
Native American tribal governments (Federal recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions for higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions for higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities