Funding opportunity number: L24AS00140FUNDING opportunity goals: the national fish and wildlife foundation (nfwf) is requesting funding to support grassland restoration and connectivity to benefit a…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support grassland restoration and connectivity in the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Landscape in North Central Montana. The funding will be leveraged at a minimum 1:1 ratio with private funds and will support grassland habitat restoration projects to benefit a suite of species while also supporting nature-based carbon sequestration. The award is effective from September 18, 2024 through September 17, 2029. NFWF, a non-profit conservation grant-making organization, will administer the funding through its Northern Great Plains Program and engage a network of partners including state/local governments, non-profits, tribes, and private landowners to implement the restoration projects.

Funding opportunity number: L24AS00140FUNDING opportunity goals: the national fish and wildlife foundation (nfwf) is requesting funding to support grassland restoration and connectivity to benefit a suite of species within the HI-line sagebrush anchor landscape in north central montana. Funding will be administered through nfwfs northern great plains program and will be leveraged at a minimum 1:1 ratio with private funds. Funding will support grassland habitat restoration projects of mutual interest that support that agencys wildlife goals while supporting nature-based carbon sequestration. All BLM funds will be directed to work on BLM lands, with nfwfs private funding allowing cross-boundary landscape scale ecological outcomes to be achieved. Additional details on goals and outcomes can be found in the northern great plains business plan are fully obligated.