Opportunity ID: 248293
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L14AS00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM CA NW Nevada Wilderness Protection Projects |
| 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: | 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 01, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Under this program, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Surprise Field Office (SFO) and Eagle Lake Field Office (ELFO) will work cooperatively with a non-profit organization to protect, restore, and monitor wilderness areas and Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) in northwestern Nevada. The non-profit BLM would be a partner with is Friends of Nevada Wilderness due to their location in remote arrears CA and Nevada.
This program protects wilderness areas and WSAs by engaging a recipient with a large volunteer base that can assist the BLM with wilderness stewardship that includes monitoring and restoring specified BLM lands. All activities will be designed and implemented in partnership with the BLM, with resource data and monitoring information being shared. Wilderness areas and WSAs needing specific attention with on-the-ground activities will be identified, and projects will be planned and carried out. Work would take place on BLM-managed WSAs, wildernesses areas within the SFO and ELFO boundaries, including but not limited to: Wall Canyon WSA, Massacre Rim WSA, Sheldon Contiguous WSA, Buffalo Hills WSA, Dry Valley Rim WSA, Twin Peaks WSA, Poodle Mountains WSA, Five Springs WSA, High Rock Canyon Wilderness, Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness, and East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness. A large portion of these areas has been identified as preliminary priority habitat (PPH) for greater sage-grouse and other priority wildlife species. -see page 21 for Surprise FO projects |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Leona B Parker, GMO, 530-252-5338
lparker@blm.gov Email:lparker@blm.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | Leona B Parker, GMO, 530-252-5338 lparker@blm.gov Email: lparker@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00190110 | Nov 25, 2013 | Dec 30, 2013 | View |