Deadline: 8-Aug-25
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting applications for the National Conservation Lands Management Studies Support Program.
Program Goals
- Management-Driven Research: On the ground research that provides information that can directly inform a pertinent and pressing management question at units of BLMs National Conservation Lands.
- Community/Citizen Science: Science that engages citizens (volunteers) as assistants in data collection, compilation, or analysis to improve BLM’s management and, advance evidence-informed decision-making, while benefiting society.
- Tribal Co-Stewardship: studies which explore opportunities for, evaluate, or seek to re invigorate co-stewardship activities with Tribal entities, including but not limited to application of Indigenous Knowledge.
Objectives
- National Conservation Lands programs financially support studies and other activities aimed at increasing the understanding of the resources present on BLM lands, the values these areas protect, and the effectiveness of BLM’s management decisions. The program seeks to develop and maintain strong partnerships with State, local, university, tribal, and non-profit stakeholders in shared conservation stewardship by engaging partners in conducting management-focused research on the National Conservation Lands. Results from these studies on National Conservation Lands will inform management strategies utilized throughout BLM as well as other land management entities.
- The Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation Lands will use partnerships with University, State, local, tribal, and non-profit entities to gather the best available data and synthesize information to support BLM’s land management decision processes, citizen science, and tribal co-stewardship initiatives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding is $ 228,000
- Award Ceiling: $45,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township 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.