NM FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance

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Opportunity number
L25AS00195
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$50,000 to $250,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Natural Resources
Eligible applicants
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • State Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Special District Governments
  • County Governments
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in New Mexico is seeking applicants for cooperative agreements to assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities. The goal is to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordinating efforts, reducing hazardous fuels, and educating landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, tribal organizations, nonprofits, and educational institutions. Key requirements include conducting community wildfire protection planning, implementing fuels reduction projects, and developing fire education and monitoring programs. Applications are due by March 10, 2025.

BLM plans to award approximately $500,000 total through 2 cooperative agreements ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 each, with no cost-sharing requirement. The projects are to be performed on federal, state, local, tribal and private lands in New Mexico over a 5-year period starting September 4, 2025. Funding for this opportunity comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act to support BLM's goals of creating resilient landscapes, addressing climate change, and enhancing local employment opportunities.

Synopsis

BLM New Mexico has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordination, reducing the amount of hazardous fuels, and furthering the education of landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation. These activities will assist BLM in addressing the effects of climate change by working to create resilient landscapes and communities, will create jobs, and it will help further conservation and restoration efforts by providing an opportunity to support planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland urban interface (WUI) areas and education and outreach programs that help create fire adapted communities and resilient landscapes. This program supports the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Public Law 117-58, Sec. 40803 Wildfire Risk Reduction. This program supports projects funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Sections 50221 Resilience, 50222 Ecosystems Restoration and 50303 DOI. New Mexico Program Strategic Goals: Accomplish fuels management activities on federal and non-federal land. Develop and implement fire education, training, and/or community action plans/programs. Conduct Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), community wildfire assessments, and planning activities. Expand community capability to enhance local employment opportunities. Develop and implement short and long-term monitoring and maintenance plans for hazardous fuels reduction, community fire education and training, and community action programs.

Files

File Type Posted
L25AS00195 Full Announcement.pdf PDF
2025 Attachment B Budget Narrative.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
15.228 Attachment A.pdf PDF

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