The Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico offers an internship program for recent college graduates and graduate students. The program aims to provide firsthand experience in natural resources management, wildlife conservation, botany, range management, and more. Interns will work in BLM field offices under the mentorship of staff specialists, engaging in tasks like seed collection, plant and animal identification, data analysis, and archaeological inventory. Internship durations vary from 3 to 36 months. The goal is to support BLM’s resource programs while enhancing the pool of job candidates in natural resources with practical experience.
Opportunity ID: 255437
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L14AS00077 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FA BLM New Mexico State-Wide Internship Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 16, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 14, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Qualified youth or conservation corps. The term "qualified youth or conservation corps" means any program established by a State or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe or by a nonprofit organization that is capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for individuals between the ages of 16-25 inclusive in a natural or cultural or resource setting, gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training and support services and provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Implementation of this program in New Mexico will provide internships for recent college graduates and graduate students to gain firsthand experience with natural resources management; biology, ecology, endangered species, conservation of sensitive and non-sensitive species and communities and management of public lands. Through this program interns are hired by the recipient and are placed in BLM New Mexico Field offices to accomplish programmed tasks supporting the Bureau’s Resource Programs; wildlife, plant conservation/botany, range, geology, engineering, forestry, recreation, NEPA, GIS/GPS, natural resource management, hydrology, soil science, cultural programs and business management under the mentorship of BLM staff specialists. The term of internships will vary from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 36 months depending on need and funding availability. Intern duties may include but not limited to: native seed collection, special status plant and animal id, collections, studies and inventory,vegetation monitoring, non-native/noxious weed inventory and treatment, foresty inventry, data entry, archeological inventory, identification and inventory of abandoned mine lands, manage and analyze data, collect measurements in mine settings, project construction and monitoring. The intent is accomplish needed BLM resource management work while improving the job candidate pool of natural resources gratudates who also possess experience with science-based stewardship |
| Link to Additional Information: | Click on APPLICATION tab above to download full announcement instructions and application package |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Charise P Saiz, Grants Management Officer, 505 761-8725
csaiz@blm.gov Email:csaiz@blm.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Charise P Saiz, Grants Management Officer, 505 761-8725 csaiz@blm.gov Email: csaiz@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.236 | PKG00196852 | May 16, 2014 | Jun 13, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
255437 SF424-2.0.pdf
255437 SF424A-1.0.pdf
255437 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
255437 Budget-1.1.pdf
255437 Project-1.1.pdf
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