03 (M) 15.248 FY24 Attachment A FY25edits L25AS00137.docx

[Attachment B]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Financial Assistance (Cooperative Agreements)

ATTACHMENT A:

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORMAT

(Suggested Format)

Instructions: A Project Proposal must be submitted with the Standard Form (SF) 424 Application for Federal Assistance for all BLM Assistance Agreements. Complete each section below. Use additional sheets as needed.

Person Submitting Proposal:

Date:

Organization Name:

NOFO No.:

Project Proposal Title (not the NOFO Title):

Estimated Period of Performance:

Proposed Project Location (National Conservation Lands unit[s]):

BLM Point of Contact (name and title of BLM staff)

BLM Agreement Number (if a continuation of an existing BLM cooperative agreement)

If project is to be awarded under a CESU please identify the appropriate CESU:

1. PROPOSAL THEME

· Management-Driven Research

· Community/Citizen Science If applicable, does this meet the criteria of a Citizen Science activity as defined by 15 USC 3724: ☐ yes ☐ no

· Tribal Co-Stewardship

2. PROJECT ABSTRACT (4,000 CHARACTER LIMIT)

Award purpose Activities to be performed Expected deliverables or outcomes Intended beneficiaries Subrecipient activities (if known)

3. PARTNERS AND ROLES

Provide the names, titles, and the specific roles of each partner that will be involved in this project through added expertise, funding, in-kind contributions, etc. (including BLM staff contacts for coordination).

4. STATEMENT OF NEED

Describe the conservation or management problem and how the project addresses this need; including how BLM might make use of resulting information.

5. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Describe the project goals and objectives and how they will address a management need. Objective statements should be directly linked to management needs described in the Problem Statement.

6. PRIORITY

State how the project addresses local National Conservation Lands, as well as national DOI (https://www.doi.gov/ourpriorities) and Biden-Harris Administration (https://www.whitehouse.gov/priorities/) priorities.

7. SCOPE

Identify whether the project addresses a local, regional, or national conservation issue.

8. METHODS AND STUDY AREA

Clearly describe the proposed methods and how they will achieve the stated objectives. Methods must detail the means by which each of the objectives will be achieved. Provide sufficient detail so that the likelihood of achieving each of the objectives can be fully evaluated. Include a description of the proposed study area(s).

9. TIMETABLE AND MILESTONES

Provide the anticipated project start date and completion date.

Provide specific products expected and delivery dates; include annual reports, final report, and manager’s summary along with other relevant products and delivery dates.

For example:

Copies of all annual and final reports should be submitted to the BLM Project Officer and the National Conservation Lands Program Lead (Frederick Klasner, fklasner@blm.gov).

10. PUBLIC BENEFIT

Describe how this project benefits the public.

Describe how BLM receives the indirect benefit of project activities.

11. COMPLIANCE REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS

Project applicants should allow for sufficient time for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other compliance requirements to be completed by the BLM. For projects affecting wildlife (habitat), native plants, threatened and endangered species habitat conservation, or similar resources – the narrative should provide enough detail so that reviewers are able to determine project compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Projects involving cultural resources should provide enough detail so that reviewers are able to determine the type of compliance needed, or if other authorizations are needed, such as requests for consumptive analysis of BLM museum property. Wilderness proposals should identify any prohibited uses. Tribal co-stewardship and indigenous knowledge proposals should identify consultation expectations.

12. STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION OR INVOLVEMENT

Identify stakeholders involved or affected, other than BLM, and level of coordination and involvement in the proposal and project implementation.

13. PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Describe how you will measure project performance and assessment tools to be used and how you will evaluate performance of subawards, subrecipients, contractors etc.

14. PRIOR FUNDING RECEIVED AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS

Identify any prior BLM funding received for this project or if additional funding is anticipated to be sought.

15. ADDITIONAL DETAILS, DOCUMENTATION, OR PROJECT SPECIFIC NARRATIVE

Provide additional relevant details, documentation, or related information as appropriate.

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