The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah is offering this grant to establish a partnership within the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Unit. This initiative aims to expose students and faculty to a collaborative group that will facilitate biomass utilization, establish a viable market, garner community support, and contribute to the local economy. The project also seeks to meet critical forest and woodland health objectives. This effort supports land management agencies in fulfilling goals for a new energy economy, particularly in large-scale biomass production, and directly aligns with the BLM’s draft biomass strategy. While biomass utilization holds significant potential in Utah, current market and cost challenges often render small-scale efforts financially unviable, despite their superior ecosystem and carbon benefits.
Opportunity ID: 85773
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L11AS00064 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-Utah Biomass Resources Partnership Project |
| 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: | Apr 05, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $44,000 |
| Award Floor: | $44,000 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | BLM Utah is seeking a partner under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Unit to give students and faculty an opportunity to be exposed to a well rounded and functioning collaborative group. This group will facilitate the utilization of biomass, assist in establishing a biomass market, generate community support, add to the local economy, and help meet forest and woodland health and management goals. Additionally, this will help land management agencies provide a leading role in fulfilling goals for a new energy economy based on a rapid and responsible move to large-scale production of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy. This collaborative effort is in direct support of the BLM draft biomass strategy. Opportunities for biomass utilization in BLM Utah are great; however, currently available markets and costs associated with removing/hauling material make small scale utilization profit negligible. In many instances, in regard to restoration treatments, biomass utilization as opposed to mastication or burning can be viewed as financially impractical while the overall ecosystem and carbon benefit of biomass removal is greater. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer, 801-539-4178
maria_gochis@blm.gov Email:maria_gochis@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 85773 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa blm-utah biomass resources partnership project.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer, 801-539-4178 maria_gochis@blm.gov Email: maria_gochis@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00046610 | Apr 05, 2011 | Apr 26, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
85773 SF424-2.0.pdf
85773 SF424A-1.0.pdf
85773 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
85773 Budget-1.1.pdf
85773 Project-1.1.pdf
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