BLM Carson City District Office Resource Monitoring and Habitat Restoration Grant Program

The BLM Carson City District Office is offering a grant program for partners interested in environmental research, education, and conservation in the western region. The grant focuses on resource monitoring, wildlife habitat restoration, and recreation services. The collaboration will provide training opportunities for young professionals in data collection, analysis, and site restoration within the CCDO. Projects include sage-grouse conservation, recreation site maintenance, and wildlife habitat restoration activities like trail construction, campground maintenance, and invasive weed removal. The grant aims to collect data, complete inventories, and implement projects to enhance environmental stewardship. Deadline for applications is December 20, 2011.

Opportunity ID: 123073

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	L11AS00204
Funding Opportunity Title::	Carson City District Office Multiple Resource Monitoring and Habitat Restoration Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	6
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.225 — Recreation Resource Management
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 3
Posted Date::	Sep 15, 2011
Last Updated Date::	Sep 22, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Dec 20, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Dec 20, 2011
Archive Date::	Jan 15, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 3,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$3,000,000
Award Floor::	$25,000

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::	The BLM seeks partners for collaboration whose interests are to promote environmental research, education, and conservation throughout the west with particular focus on 1) resource monitoring / data collection, 2) recreation and visitor services, and 3) wildlife habitat restoration. This collaboration would provide an outlet for young professionals to obtain training and ¿on the ground¿ experience in data collection, data analysis, site restoration and multiple resource monitoring throughout the Carson City District. Specific deliverables may include inventories, reports, completed databases, maps, and ArcGIS shapefiles. Resource Monitoring / Data Collection There are active conservation efforts occurring for the Bi-State and greater sage-grouse within the Carson City District Office (CCDO) jurisdiction. These efforts involve multiple partners, state and federal agencies, private landowners, and non-profit organizations. Conservation efforts include pinyon / juniper removal and wet meadow restoration. A Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision for the CCDO is scheduled to start this year and will require data collection for multiple resource programs. Sage-grouse issues and the revision of our Resource Management Plan require rapid collection of resource specific information on wildlife, range, wild horses, forestry, visitor use, and various land uses. Recreation and Visitor Services There would be an emphasis in using this agreement to undertake recreation site challenges, including, but not limited to: site maintenance, enforcement, improvement of facilities, interpretation, and visitor satisfaction with services rendered. For our dispersed recreation program, the recipient of the award would assist in creation of trails, trailheads, interpretive signs, brochures, and collect data for improved mapping and documentation. The award recipient would have an opportunity to get involved in our special recreation permit administration program by assisting with OHV races, organized group events, vendors, etc. Wilderness Study Area (WSA) monitoring is another project the award recipient could assume with specific goals of streamlining data collection protocols, improving WSA signs, and implementing projects that would alleviate unauthorized uses of these areas. Environmental education near our communities is an opportunity that would develop interpretation skills for the recipient of the award. Wildlife Habitat Restoration The projects will differ throughout the district and may include: restoration activities; trail construction and maintenance; campground maintenance; trash clean-up; wildlife and fisheries habitat restoration; fuels reduction; seed collection; sediment and erosion control; user education and outreach; construction or maintenance of water developments; fence and barrier installations; removal of range fence; route signing; route closure and restoration; invasive weed removal; inventory of plants and wildlife; cultural site recordation, and stabilization and rehabilitation of areas damaged by wildland fires.** The purpose of this amendment is to notify this announcement is unrestricted. No other changes to this announcement
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 3		Sep 22, 2011
Synopsis 2
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.225
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00078751
Opening Date:	Sep 15, 2011
Closing Date:	Dec 20, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Eddie Bell
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
optional_forms	Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]

Package No: 2

Assistance Listings:	15.231
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00078750
Opening Date:	Sep 15, 2011
Closing Date:	Dec 20, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Eddie Bell
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
optional_forms	Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]

Package No: 3

Assistance Listings:	15.233
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00078770
Opening Date:	Sep 15, 2011
Closing Date:	Dec 20, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Eddie Bell
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
optional_forms	Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]