The Bureau of Land Management is offering a grant to support the development of recreational trail systems for public use through volunteer efforts. The grant aims to promote conservation issues, build partnerships, support volunteer stewardship, and provide resources for planning and developing hiking trails. This grant benefits the public by offering recreational opportunities, educational resources, and skill development for trail volunteers and agency staff through various initiatives such as National Trails Day events and Volunteer Vacations on public lands. The closing date for applications is July 22, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 284095
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L16AS00123 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-WO, National Trails Day and Volunteer Vacations Support |
| 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: | 15.225 — Recreation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 23, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
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: | BACKGROUND: The principal purpose of this agreement is to cooperatively develop and support a long-term strategy to create comprehensive recreational trail systems for public use and enjoyment. The strategy will emphasize organizing and utilizing the combined efforts of volunteers, trail organization members, and affected public agencies to incrementally develop the system. This agreement stimulates the realization of public purposes and benefits by providing the public with volunteer trail project opportunities at the local level, the latest educational and training resources, increases the knowledge, skills and abilities of trail volunteers, trail organization members, trail advocates and agency staff via a website, trail events, longer term volunteer opportunities on public lands and through targeted educational projects. The agreement also facilitates the creation of locally managed, cost-effective, locally-based, trail systems in a variety of communities across the West in response to rising public demand for such recreation opportunities and the limited availability of agency resources to meet that demand.
OBJECTIVES: Support and help promote and educate the public on conservation issues, build public and private partnerships, support volunteer stewardship, and provide resources to help plan, fund, and develop hiking trails for use by the public. PUBLIC BENEFIT: Providing the public with trails based recreation and volunteer project opportunities and the latest educational and training resources, increases the knowledge, skills, and abilities of trail volunteers, trail organization members, trail advocates, Federal agency staff, and the public via websites, National Trails Day events, Volunteer Vacations on public lands, and through targeted educational projects. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Click on the RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB above to retrieve the Full Announcement and Application Instructions. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Specialist Walter Ullrey
wullrey@blm.gov Email:wullrey@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 284095 Full Announcement-L16AS00123 -> l16as00123 blm-wo, national trails day and volunteer vacations support.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Specialist Walter Ullrey wullrey@blm.gov Email: wullrey@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.225 | PKG00223685 | May 23, 2016 | Jul 22, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
284095 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
284095 SF424A-1.0.pdf
284095 SF424B-1.1.pdf
284095 Project-1.1.pdf
284095 Budget-1.1.pdf
284095 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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