FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Colorado Wildlife Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00151
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $125,000
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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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- County Governments
- State Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking applicants for the FY25 IIJA/IRA Colorado Wildlife Program (Solicitation L25AS00151). This cooperative agreement program aims to advance the Department's priorities around the climate crisis, public lands restoration, environmental justice, and clean energy investment. Key focus areas include protecting wildlife habitat and migration corridors, increasing climate change resilience, contributing to 30x30 conservation goals, supporting state wildlife objectives, and engaging underserved communities. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, tribal organizations, higher education institutions, and nonprofits. The program will award approximately 3 cooperative agreements, ranging from $5,000 to $125,000 per award, with a total funding pool of $250,000. Projects may include habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, research studies, and public education initiatives on BLM-managed lands in Colorado, with an anticipated performance period of August 1, 2025 to July 1, 2030.
Synopsis
The BLM Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Foa L25AS00151..pdf | ||
| Attachment B Budget Narrative.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment A Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document |
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