The Department of Natural History is offering the FA-BLM New Mexico Fossil Recovery and Curation grant to assist the Bureau of Land Management in monitoring, inventorying, and recovering paleontological resources from public lands in New Mexico. Paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History will provide expertise in vertebrate paleontology and geology, documenting contextual data for BLM planning. The recovered resources will be curated into museum collections for research and educational programs. Closing date for applications is Aug 29, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 263272
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L14AS00326 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FA-BLM New Mexico Fossil Recovery and Curation |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.224 — Cultural Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 01, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $23,000 |
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: | This is being advertised as a Notice of Intent to be awarded to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
Although all awards will be accepted |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Paleontologists, volunteers, students, adjunct researchers and other professional staff associated with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History (NMMNH&S) will continue to assist the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Regional Paleontologist, paleontology program coordinators and Field Office Managers in New Mexico to monitor, inventory and recover paleontological resources from public lands in New Mexico. These inventories and collections focus on a number of areas throughout the state. Paleontologists working at the NMMNH&S cover a broad range of vertebrate paleontology and geology expertise applicable to BLM Field Offices in New Mexico. Contextual data collected will be documented and submitted to the BLM for use in planning and resource management. Paleontological resources recovered will be curated into the NMMNH museum collections and used for research and educational programs. |
| 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 Specialist, 505 761-8725
csaiz@blm.gov Email:csaiz@blm.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Charise P Saiz, Grants Management Specialist, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.224 | PKG00204443 | Aug 27, 2014 | Aug 29, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
263272 SF424-2.0.pdf
263272 SF424A-1.0.pdf
263272 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
263272 Budget-1.1.pdf
263272 Project-1.1.pdf
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