BLM Arizona Strip District: Student Intern Program

B. Cost Sharing or Matching: NONE, But the BLM Program Officer would like to have the recipient commit up to 20% of annual BLM funding, to include labor, vehicles, and other equipment.

A. Project Background Information:

The BLM Arizona Strip District desires to enter into new agreement with a partner to provide students, interns, volunteers, or entry-level professionals for the following reasons;

1) Provide a basis for high quality scientific research and technical assistance for recreation, natural and cultural resource management on public lands.

2) Provide the most up-to-date scientific research on recreation, natural and cultural issues on public lands.

3) Create an on-going effective and efficient partnership between the BLM and a new partner.

4) Enable undergraduate and graduate students to interact with Federal agency personnel and to experience on-the-ground resource management.

5) Assist the BLM in efficient and cost effective public land management by inventorying, monitoring, assessing, interpreting, educating, and informing natural, recreational and cultural resources, settings, and conditions so that these public lands and the NLCS units can continue to be managed for the public benefit