This grant opportunity aims to support ongoing water quality monitoring across Montana, particularly in areas influenced by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management. The project will help determine compliance with land health standards and develop strategies to improve water quality in streams. By collecting high-quality data, the grant seeks to enhance understanding of the impact of management actions on water resources. The public stands to benefit from increased information on water quality, aiding in resource planning and collaborative restoration efforts. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) leads the monitoring efforts, ensuring data compliance with state and federal standards.
Opportunity ID: 295300
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L17AS00200 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-(MT), Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.236 — Environmental Quality and Protection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 04, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Background: This project will support ongoing statewide water quality monitoring and stimulate additional monitoring in areas potentially affected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management. Water Quality is a land health standard (requirement). This monitoring will help determine compliance with this standard.Water quality monitoring has been occurring for many years throughout Montana. The BLM began supporting this effort in 2002 with the intent of stimulating additional work in eastern and northern Montana, where most BLM lands are located. This has occurred, benefiting the public in this vast region that was at one time, lacking sufficient data to properly manage water resources on both public and private lands. Continued monitoring is required to ensure compliance with BLM, State, and Federal water quality standards. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead agency for monitoring water quality in Montana, so all data must be suitable to them and included in their statewide, publicly accessible database.Objectives: To obtain high quality data in order to: (1) determine water quality conditions for streams; (2) develop water quality standards that can be used to determine whether management strategies are impacting water quality; and (3) to evaluate total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation effectiveness for streams, (4) improved understanding of the correlations between management actions and water quality.Public Benefit: The public will benefit from the increased information on water resources across the public lands. The information associated with this project will be used directly in water resource planning documents, reports, and site specific analysis. Furthermore, because most of the water quality parameters collected via this project integrate processes at the watershed scale (i.e. all lands, not just BLM), it will be useful to neighboring land owners and could likely lead to broad collaborative restoration projects that focus efforts on issues identified from the water quality data. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Select the RELATED DOCUMENTS tab above to retrieve the Full Announcement and Application Instructions |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Manager Brittney Linford (406) 896-5188
blinford@blm.gov Email:blinford@blm.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Changed response due date to September 4, 2017. | Jul 07, 2017 | |
| Jul 07, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L17AS00200 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-(MT), Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.236 — Environmental Quality and Protection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 04, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Background: This project will support ongoing statewide water quality monitoring and stimulate additional monitoring in areas potentially affected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management. Water Quality is a land health standard (requirement). This monitoring will help determine compliance with this standard.Water quality monitoring has been occurring for many years throughout Montana. The BLM began supporting this effort in 2002 with the intent of stimulating additional work in eastern and northern Montana, where most BLM lands are located. This has occurred, benefiting the public in this vast region that was at one time, lacking sufficient data to properly manage water resources on both public and private lands. Continued monitoring is required to ensure compliance with BLM, State, and Federal water quality standards. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead agency for monitoring water quality in Montana, so all data must be suitable to them and included in their statewide, publicly accessible database.Objectives: To obtain high quality data in order to: (1) determine water quality conditions for streams; (2) develop water quality standards that can be used to determine whether management strategies are impacting water quality; and (3) to evaluate total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation effectiveness for streams, (4) improved understanding of the correlations between management actions and water quality.Public Benefit: The public will benefit from the increased information on water resources across the public lands. The information associated with this project will be used directly in water resource planning documents, reports, and site specific analysis. Furthermore, because most of the water quality parameters collected via this project integrate processes at the watershed scale (i.e. all lands, not just BLM), it will be useful to neighboring land owners and could likely lead to broad collaborative restoration projects that focus efforts on issues identified from the water quality data. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Select the RELATED DOCUMENTS tab above to retrieve the Full Announcement and Application Instructions |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Manager Brittney Linford (406) 896-5188
blinford@blm.gov Email:blinford@blm.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L17AS00200 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-(MT), Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.236 — Environmental Quality and Protection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Background: This project will support ongoing statewide water quality monitoring and stimulate additional monitoring in areas potentially affected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management. Water Quality is a land health standard (requirement). This monitoring will help determine compliance with this standard. Water quality monitoring has been occurring for many years throughout Montana. The BLM began supporting this effort in 2002 with the intent of stimulating additional work in eastern and northern Montana, where most BLM lands are located. This has occurred, benefiting the public in this vast region that was at one time, lacking sufficient data to properly manage water resources on both public and private lands. Continued monitoring is required to ensure compliance with BLM, State, and Federal water quality standards. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead agency for monitoring water quality in Montana, so all data must be suitable to them and included in their statewide, publicly accessible database. Objectives: To obtain high quality data in order to: (1) determine water quality conditions for streams; (2) develop water quality standards that can be used to determine whether management strategies are impacting water quality; and (3) to evaluate total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation effectiveness for streams, (4) improved understanding of the correlations between management actions and water quality. Public Benefit: The public will benefit from the increased information on water resources across the public lands. The information associated with this project will be used directly in water resource planning documents, reports, and site specific analysis. Furthermore, because most of the water quality parameters collected via this project integrate processes at the watershed scale (i.e. all lands, not just BLM), it will be useful to neighboring land owners and could likely lead to broad collaborative restoration projects that focus efforts on issues identified from the water quality data. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Select the RELATED DOCUMENTS tab above to retrieve the Full Announcement and Application Instructions |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Manager Brittney Linford (406) 896-5188
blinford@blm.gov Email:blinford@blm.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 295300 Full Announcement-Funding Opportunity Announceme -> FOA.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Manager Brittney Linford (406) 896-5188 blinford@blm.gov Email: blinford@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.236 | PKG00233635 | Jul 07, 2017 | Sep 04, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
295300 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
295300 SF424B-1.1.pdf
295300 SF424A-1.0.pdf
295300 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
295300 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
295300 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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