FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management California Wildlife Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00163
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking applicants for its FY25 IIJA/IRA California Wildlife Program, which aims to advance DOI priorities around climate change, public land restoration, environmental justice, and conservation. The cooperative agreements will fund projects that protect wildlife habitat and migration corridors, increase climate resilience, contribute to 30x30 conservation goals, support state wildlife objectives, and engage underserved communities. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, tribal organizations, higher education institutions, and nonprofits. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov between December 16, 2024 and February 14, 2025. Proposals will be evaluated on the applicant's statement of need and technical approach.
The BLM anticipates awarding approximately 10 cooperative agreements totaling $1,000,000, with individual awards ranging from $5,000 to $1,000,000. No cost sharing is required. Projects are expected to start on August 1, 2025 and end by July 31, 2030, with activities to be performed on BLM-managed public lands across California.
Synopsis
The BLM California Wildlife 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. Specific BLM California Wildlife Program priorities include:protect wildlife habitat, migration, habitat connectivity that supports 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;support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives;engage communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; anduse the best science and data available to make decisions. The BLM California Wildlife Program works with partner organizations to meet the goals above on national or regional scale through: Activities that maintain or restore habitats for upland game, waterfowl, big game, pollinators, sensitives species, and watchable wildlife species. Conserving priority wildlife habitat (vegetation communities, water resources, or connectivity) or reducing threats to habitat or species.Monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations and habitats to provide complete, current, and accurate information on the distribution, abundance, and habitat of wildlife that depend on BLM managed public lands.Assessing wildlife habitat and measuring related resource management goals and objectives.Enhancing the understanding of opportunities to conserve wildlife populations that depend on BLM managed lands.Improving how BLM uses and integrates coordinated wildlife monitoring data such as Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) and North American Bat Monitoring Program (NaBat). Doing new research on success in meeting the objectives of wildlife habitat and land use plans at the ecosystem and watershed level.Performing education projects (including citizen science and student-based science) to facilitate wildlife stewardship and conservation for species that depend on BLM managed lands.Increasing public awareness of wildlife resources, conservation challenges and successes on BLM managed lands, including with a targeted focus on communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| L25AS00163 Wildlife NOFO Announcement.pdf | ||
| Attachment A Project Proposal.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment B Budget Narrative.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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