The BLM’s Western Montana District is seeking a partner to develop accurate Ecological Site Descriptions and State and Transition Models for public lands. This initiative aims to enhance land management by creating essential tools currently lacking in Western Montana. The grant recipient will assist in data collection, processing, report writing, and ESD document development following established guidelines. The project benefits the public, NGOs, and private landowners by providing critical management resources. It also offers training opportunities and research possibilities for those interested in land management. This grant opportunity fosters collaboration between partners to improve the health and sustainability of public lands in the region. Closing date: Sep 26, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 286681
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L16AS00169 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-MT, Ecological Site Description Development, Western Montana District Office |
| 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: | Jul 28, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | Accurate Ecological Site Descriptions (ESDs) and assosciated State and Transition Models (STMs) greatly improve Land Managersâ¿¿ ability to manage soil, plant and water resources within the public domain. Unfortunately, ESDs are lacking for most of the lands in the Western Montana District and the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) office is backlogged and unable to meet the desired schedule for product development. The BLM and the public rely on the development of these products. Therefore, the BLMâ¿¿s Western Montana District is seeking a partner with the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to to augment capacity and assist with the successful and expedited development of high quality ESDs and STMs, on or near public lands. The primary purpose of this project is to expedite the successful development of accurate ESDs (including STMs) for plant communities and/or areas considered to be a priority by the Land Managers and ensuring sufficient data quality for inclusion of the ESDs in the NRCS database. Necessary efforts on the part of the recipient will be coordinated with the BLM. Efforts will include, but not be limited to, ensuring reliable and quality collection of data, processing data for use in the development in STMs, ensuring quality controlled data management, writing high quality reports, and providing assistance in the development of ESD documents. ESDs will be developed in accordance with the Interagency Ecological Site Handbook for Rangelands (2013, or future updates) by highly qualified individuals. This project would benefit the public, as well as numerous non-governmentals organizations and private land owners by providing critical management tools that are not currently available in western Montana. Fully developed ESDs would include reference sheets and STMs will help to ensure that public lands are managed to balance the goals of providing valuable use of public lands while managing for the current and future health of the land resources. Additionally, the recipient would benefit from this project by having the opportunity to train students for employment in land management disciplines, conduct research for which federal land managers are the intended end users, and seek to meet the technical assistance needs of federal land managers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Click on application Tab above to download full announcement instructions and application package. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialists Belinda Dumond (406) 896-5196
bdumond@blm.gov Email:bdumond@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 286681 Full Announcement-BLM-MT, Ecological Site Descri -> FOA (Funding Opportunity Announcement) 7-28-16.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Management Specialists Belinda Dumond (406) 896-5196 bdumond@blm.gov Email: bdumond@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00226155 | Jul 28, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
286681 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
286681 SF424B-1.1.pdf
286681 SF424A-1.0.pdf
286681 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
286681 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286681 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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