The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah is offering a grant for a Youth Wilderness Monitoring Pilot Project to engage young Americans in public land management experiences. The project aims to enhance BLM Utah’s capacity for monitoring Wilderness resource values. This grant seeks a partner to provide diverse college students or recent graduates to assist with Wilderness monitoring responsibilities in Cedar City and Salt Lake Field Offices, with plans for expansion to other BLM Utah field offices. Teams will monitor three Wilderness areas per month following established protocols. Application deadline is Aug 30, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 190914
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | L12AS00228 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | BLM Utah Youth Wilderness Monitoring Pilot Project |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.225 — Recreation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Oct 01, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 500,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $35,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $35,000 |
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:: | The term qualified youth or conservation corps means any program established by a State or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by a nonprofit organization that 1. is capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for individuals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in a natural or cultural resource setting; 2. gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training, and support services; and 3. provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description:: | The pilot project is expected to provide young Americans with public land management experiences and expand the BLM Utahs long-term capacity to monitor Wilderness resource values on the public lands. BLM Utah is seeking a partner that will provide qualified teams of diverse college students or recent graduates with the opportunity to assist a federal land management agency with its Wilderness monitoring responsibilities. Partnered monitoring efforts will initially begin in the BLMs Cedar City and Salt Lake Field Offices, but will be expanded to other BLM Utah field offices as the monitoring program develops. In addition to time commitments during initial training and orientation efforts, the goal of the pilot project is for each team to eventually monitor three Wilderness or Wilderness Study Area per month in accordance with established monitoring protocols. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | PKG00137811 |
| Opening Date: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Maria Gochis |
| 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] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.225 | PKG00137811 | Aug 09, 2012 | Aug 30, 2012 | View | Maria Gochis | Organization and Individual Applicants |