Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 15.231
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- 1,284 $266,006,811 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Formula Grant
- Block Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management funds fish, wildlife and plant conservation resource management activities on public lands under CFDA 15.231, with the most recent grant award dated October 1, 2020 — activity that has slowed materially in recent years.
The program has obligated $266 million in federal dollars across 1,284 awards since 2001, but award velocity has declined sharply. The past five years show 30 awards in 2016, then a steep drop to 8 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 1 in 2019, and 2 in 2020. No new grant opportunities have been posted since August 2018. Recent awards reflect concrete conservation work: assessment and inventory monitoring on BLM landscapes, watershed restoration and riparian habitat recovery, native plant materials development for restoration, species-specific habitat studies (sage-grouse, bats, fish passage, desert tortoise monitoring), and pollinator and special-status plant protection across western states and Alaska.
Cooperative Agreements dominate the assistance-type mix, accounting for 91 percent of awards; Project Grants comprise 9 percent. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management itself funds 1,174 awards ($225.8 million), with regional offices in Oregon-Washington (25 awards, $5.8 million), Idaho (12 awards, $6.2 million), and Montana-Dakotas (15 awards, $1.7 million) representing smaller shares of a highly concentrated portfolio.
Award magnitudes range from $6,000 to $2.045 million. Representative recent awards include $1.411 million for Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring implementation in Idaho (September 2020), $1.318 million for a Wyoming plants-and-pollinators program (October 2016), $909 thousand for Utah Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (June 2016), and $1.155 million for the New Mexico Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring program (October 2015). Matching or cost-share totals $63.9 million against the federal obligated amount, indicating moderate non-federal contribution across the portfolio.
Most recent solicitations posted in mid-2018 targeted cooperative agreements for national conservation lands scientific studies, master species conservation in Oregon-Washington, fish and wildlife restoration, riparian ecosystem research, and habitat monitoring. Applicant eligibility was unrestricted or limited to state governments depending on the regional focus. No active opportunities appear open currently.
Objective and description
- Objective
As an integral part of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) mission, BLM provides national leadership to promote conservation of fish, wildlife and plant conservation, which will help restore and protect lands containing noteworthy resource values f
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Grant awards
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Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | $19,729,730 | 7% |
| 2 | The Great Basin Institute | $19,051,748 | 7% |
| 3 | State Of Utah, Division Of Wildlife Resources | $16,205,376 | 6% |
| 4 | Chicago Horticultural Society | $15,225,070 | 6% |
| 5 | New Mexico Association Of Soil & Water Conservation District | $14,340,240 | 5% |
| 6 | Utah State University | $8,058,082 | 3% |
| 7 | Department Of Geology And Mineral Industries | $6,878,138 | 3% |
| 8 | State Of California Energy Commission | $6,503,488 | 2% |
| 9 | Natureserve | $5,026,836 | 2% |
| 10 | Institute For Applied Ecology | $3,989,672 | 1% |
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Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | -$344,069 |
| FY2021 | $117,034 |
| FY2020 | $1,141,978 |
| FY2019 | $608,489 |
| FY2018 | $30,534,910 |
| FY2017 | $55,773,504 |
| FY2016 | $57,543,992 |
| FY2015 | $45,594,467 |
| FY2014 | $47,629,325 |
| FY2013 | $35,004,473 |
| FY2012 | $34,496,529 |
| FY2011 | $31,315,074 |
| FY2010 | $10,215,530 |
| FY2009 | $18,013,646 |
| FY2008 | $25,069,628 |
| FY2007 | $12,397,504 |
| FY2006 | $14,000 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.231?
Assistance Listing 15.231 is Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Land Management (Department of the Interior). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management?
Its CFDA number is 15.231: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 15.231 awarded?
1,284 grant awards under 15.231 have obligated $266,006,811 in federal funds to 322 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 15.231?
The recipients obligated the most under Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management are National Fish And Wildlife Foundation ($19,729,730), The Great Basin Institute ($19,051,748) and State Of Utah, Division Of Wildlife Resources ($16,205,376).
Are there open grant opportunities under 15.231?
None of the latest 50 opportunities under 15.231 is open now. The latest, BLM FY2019 Bureau-wide National Conservation Lands Scientific Studies Support Program, was posted on August 2, 2018.
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