FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management California Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00174
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $975,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Shanice Shay sshay@blm.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Department of the Interior is seeking applications for its FY25 California Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program, Funding Opportunity Number L25AS00174. The program aims to advance priorities around addressing the climate crisis, restoring balance on public lands, advancing environmental justice, and investing in a clean energy future. Key objectives include protecting biodiversity, increasing climate change resilience, contributing to conserving 30% of lands and waters by 2030, and engaging underserved communities in native seed production and restoration activities. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, higher education institutions, tribal organizations, and non-profit entities. The application deadline is March 8, 2025.
The program will award approximately 30 cooperative agreements totaling $2 million, with individual awards ranging from $25,000 to $975,000. Projects should focus on activities such as developing genetically appropriate native plant materials, implementing seed-based restoration, conducting rare plant species monitoring, supporting pollinator studies, and expanding public education programs related to native plants. The program operates under CFDA 15.245 and will fund projects with performance periods from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030, to be carried out across California.
Synopsis
The BLM California Plant Conservation and Restoration Program advances the Department of the Interior's priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future. In 2025 the California BLM is focused on meeting the priorities of the National Seed Strategy (www.blm.gov/seedstrategy).The BLM California Plant Conservation and Restoration Program is especially focused on projects that:protect biodiversity;increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions;contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030;engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to native seed production and restoration;and use the best science and data available to make decisions. Native plants and native plant communities are the true green infrastructure we rely upon to sustain healthy, bio-diverse ecosystems. Without native seed we do not have the ability to restore functional ecosystems after natural disasters and mitigate the effects of climate change.The California BLM has opportunities to work with partner organizations to do activities such as:Reduce the threats to sage grouse, rare plants, and other sensitive species in high priority habitats by supporting efforts to restore habitat for keystone wildlife and pollinator .Working with growers to develop genetically appropriate native plant material for use in habitat restoration and rehabilitation.Support studies to improve the effectiveness of conservation restoration efforts in areas such as plant ecological, plant genetics, and ecophysiological studies, seed bank persistence, plant propagation and development of agronomic production practices, and trait and/or seed source evaluations as well as seeding treatment and tool development.Support pollinator studies and projects on the importance of native plant communities and pollinators to restoration durability and ecological function. Implement conservation actions for high priority rare plant speciesIncrease understanding of rare plant biology and threats.Monitor, protect, and restore habitat that supports more than 1,800 rare plant species, more than 300 of which are found exclusively on BLM lands.Develop strategies to encourage the use of native plant materials that are genetically appropriate for restoration and reclamation across all BLM associated programs such as Wildlife, Oil & Gas, Minerals, Fuels, Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation, Range, and Renewable Energy;Increase Citizen Science through expanding public education programs on native plants and native plant communities through development of technical guidance, videos, native plant guides and floras, workshops, webinars, and apps.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment B Budget Narrative.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment A Project Proposal.docx | DOCX document | |
| Foa_Content_of_L25AS00174.pdf |
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