NM FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Wildlife Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00197
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000 to $135,000
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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- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Devon Strayer dstrayer@blm.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $135,000 cooperative agreement to support the New Mexico Wildlife Program. The program aims to protect wildlife habitat, migration corridors, and biodiversity; increase climate resilience; contribute to 30% land and water conservation by 2030; support state wildlife management objectives; and engage underserved communities. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, higher education institutions, tribes, and nonprofits. Key activities include wildlife population monitoring, habitat restoration, conservation of priority areas, data integration, and public education. Applications are due by February 26, 2025, with an anticipated project start date of September 5, 2025 and end date of September 4, 2030. No cost sharing is required.
The funding will support one award, with a $135,000 ceiling and $10,000 minimum. The work must be performed on BLM-managed public lands in New Mexico, contributing to the Department of Interior's priorities around climate, environmental justice, and ecosystem restoration.
Synopsis
The BLM New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|
| L25AS00197 15.247 Wildlife NOFO.pdf | ||
| 2025 Attachment B Budget Narrative.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 15.247 Attachment A.pdf |
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