The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Montana is offering a grant to support the ongoing assembly, integration, maintenance, and dissemination of statewide information on fish/wildlife/plant habitat, special status plants and animals, and public lands. This project aims to create databases, update records, quality control data, and provide information on species taxonomy, biology, ecology, and management to BLM biologists and planners. The grant also focuses on reviewing and modifying state/global status ranks, maintaining data on conservation easements, managed areas, and conservation land designations, and making information readily accessible through web applications and internet map services for public use. The grant aims to protect and conserve the Nation’s natural, cultural, and heritage resources through data management and dissemination.
Opportunity ID: 286358
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L16AS00138 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-MT, Natural Resources Data Services and Database Development |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.238 — Challenge Cost Share |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
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: | There will be substantive BLM programmatic involvement through the BLM Program Officer (PO) collaborating with the Recipient’s Project Officer (RPO) to manage all stages of project development, implementation, and evaluation. Recipients and the BLM will share responsibility for project management, control, and direction although the BLM will have the right to intervene by modifying the project management plan if the project is not staying on schedule or technical issues arise. In addition: BLM will provide raw data and information on fish/wildlife/plant species and habitats, BLM special status species and habitat, and BLM land ownership data. BLM will also provide survey and habitat information for integration into the heritage program data system. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Background: Ongoing survey activities by a variety of entities in Montana and western North & South Dakota generate substantial new information each year on the distribution and status of Montana natural resources including Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Special Status species and their habitats. Due to the dynamic nature of species and habitats and the information documenting them, it is necessary to assemble information on an ongoing basis, integrate it into databases by creating new records and updating existing records, thoroughly quality control all data, and disseminate the resulting information through web applications and internet map services that can be consumed by local BLM Geographic Information System (GIS) users. In addition to maintaining distributional data on species and habitats, new information on species’ taxonomy, biology, ecology, and management also needs to be gleaned from surveys and literature and made available to BLM biologists, managers and planners. State (and global) status ranks must be reviewed in light of new information, and ranks modified where appropriate to reflect changes in knowledge and/or species populations and habitat conditions. These ranks need to be made readily available where they can be used to inform Sensitive Species and Community lists maintained by the BLM State Office. Finally, consolidation and maintenance of data on conservation easements, managed areas, and conservation land designations in Montana, form a critical base map for land management and conservation planning by the BLM. This information needs to be made readily available through web applications through internet map services that can be consumed by local GIS users, and data downloads. Data on sensitive biological resources will be consistently managed in a reliable statewide data system that provides comprehensive information for both BLM lands and surrounding public and private lands and that this information is readily accessible to the public.
b. Objectives: This project continues support for the ongoing assembly, integration, maintenance, and dissemination of statewide information/data on fish/wildlife/plant habitat, special status plants and animals and habitat, and public lands for use by the public and other interested parties. c. Public Benefit: The Special Status species list is available to the public. The information gleaned from this list helps to protect the Nation’s natural, cultural and heritage resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Belinda Dumond
Grants Management Officer Phone 4068965196 Email:bdumond@blm.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 286358 Full Announcement-BLM-MT, Natural Resources Dat -> FOA (Funding Opportunity Announcement).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Belinda Dumond Grants Management Officer Phone 4068965196 Email: bdumond@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.238 | PKG00225793 | Jul 20, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
286358 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
286358 SF424B-1.1.pdf
286358 SF424A-1.0.pdf
286358 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
286358 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286358 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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