The BLM is offering a grant to improve habitat quality and prioritize conservation efforts in Arizona and Utah for mule deer migration corridors. By collaring and tracking 60 mule deer in Arizona and 40 mule deer in Utah, researchers will identify connectivity between various mountain ranges and BLM-managed lands. The geospatial data collected will assist the BLM in implementing active habitat management projects, including habitat restoration, wildlife-friendly fencing installation, and avoiding habitat disturbance. This grant aims to support wildlife conservation, enhance public wildlife viewing opportunities, and sustain mule deer populations in the specified areas.
Opportunity ID: 308501
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L18AS00096 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM Improving Habitat Quality in Arizona and Utah Big Game Migration Corridors |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.247 — Wildlife Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 04, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 04, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $425,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $66,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | Background: Secretarial order 3356 (Hunting, Fishing, Recreational Shooting, and Wildlife Conservation Opportunities, and Coordination with States, Tribes, and Territories) instructs the BLM to collaborate with State, tribal, and territorial fish and wildlife agencies to attain or sustain State, tribal, and territorial wildlife population goals during the Departments land management planning and implementation, including prioritizing active habitat management projects and funding that contributes to achieving wildlife population objectives, particularly for wildlife that is hunted or fished, and identifying additional ways to include or delegate to States habitat management work on Federal lands.â¿ Secretarial Order 3362 (Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big-Game Winter Range & Migration Corridors) instructs the BLM to â¿¿work with our state partners and others to conserve and/or improve priority western big game and migration corridors.â¿ The BLM, along with other DOI bureaus is working with state fish and wildlife agencies to identify big game migration corridors by conducting research and gathering empirical data on wildlife movements. The BLM cannot know where to prioritize conservation and site-level management activities such as habitat restoration, installing wildlife-friendly fencing, and avoiding habitat disturbance without knowledge of where migratory corridors exist for mule deer. The BLM needs information quickly on where these migratory routes occur. This information will help to conserve mule deer on BLM-managed public lands and provide wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities to the public. Objective: Utah: Determine mule deer migration/movement corridors that provide connectivity between the Oquirrh and Land Mountains where there are significant amounts of BLM-managed public lands. Researchers will collar 40 mule deer and track movements across this area, and will share geospatial data delineating these migration corridors with the BLM. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Officer Melanie Beckstead (801) 539-4169
mbeckstead@blm.gov Email:mbeckstead@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 308501 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> NOI SO3362 Migration Corridors.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Management Officer Melanie Beckstead (801) 539-4169 mbeckstead@blm.gov Email: mbeckstead@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.247 | PKG00244606 | Aug 24, 2018 | Sep 04, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
308501 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
308501 SF424B-1.1.pdf
308501 SF424A-1.0.pdf
308501 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
308501 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
308501 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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