Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00149
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Department of the Interior, offered a discretionary funding opportunity titled "BLM-WY, Watershed Restoration and Fisheries Improvement" (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00149) to support watershed protection, restoration, and enhancement work in Wyoming. The program is structured as a cooperative agreement, which means the BLM expects to be actively involved with the selected recipient rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The overall focus is natural resources, with an emphasis on projects that improve riparian and aquatic conditions on public lands in ways that translate into measurable benefits for fish, wildlife, and other biological resources.
Geographically, the opportunity targets Wyoming watersheds in three major river systems: the Upper Green River, the Bighorn River, and the Platte River watersheds. The intent is to encourage on-the-ground projects that strengthen watershed function and resilience, particularly in streamside (riparian) and in-stream aquatic habitats. In practical terms, projects under this umbrella often include actions like restoring degraded streambanks, improving channel and floodplain connectivity, reducing sediment inputs, enhancing instream habitat complexity, improving riparian vegetation condition, and addressing other stressors that limit fisheries and broader ecosystem health. The description also makes clear that the effort is meant to be collaborative, involving the recipient and other partners working alongside BLM to implement and coordinate restoration outcomes.
Eligible applicants were broadly defined to include a range of governmental and nonprofit entities with the capacity to carry out watershed and habitat work. Specifically eligible applicants included state governments; county governments; city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions when applying as nonprofits). This eligibility profile suggests the BLM anticipated proposals from agencies, conservation districts, tribes, universities, and conservation organizations that can plan, permit, implement, and monitor restoration activities, often in partnership with local stakeholders and land management entities.
Financially, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $900,000 and expected to make one award. The program’s CFDA number was 15.231, aligning it with BLM assistance programs related to natural resource stewardship. The notice was created on June 9, 2017, with an original closing date of August 8, 2017, indicating a roughly two-month application window. Overall, the grant was designed to concentrate a substantial level of support into a single cooperative project (or coordinated set of projects) that advances riparian and aquatic restoration goals in the specified Wyoming watersheds, with BLM and partners jointly guiding implementation to ensure benefits to fisheries, wildlife habitat, and watershed health on public lands.Apply for L17AS00149
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-WY, Watershed Restoration and Fisheries Improvement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 09, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 08, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): BLM-WY Watershed Restoration and Fisheries Improvement (L17AS00149)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "BLM-WY, Watershed Restoration and Fisheries Improvement."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L17AS00149.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM expects to be actively involved with the selected recipient rather than only providing funds.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The purpose is to support watershed protection, restoration, and enhancement work in Wyoming, with an emphasis on improving riparian and aquatic conditions on public lands in ways that produce measurable benefits for fish, wildlife, and other biological resources.
What kinds of outcomes is BLM trying to achieve?
BLM is focused on projects that strengthen watershed function and resilience, particularly in streamside (riparian) and in-stream aquatic habitats, and that translate into measurable improvements for fisheries, wildlife habitat, and broader ecosystem health.
What geographic area does this opportunity target?
The opportunity targets Wyoming watersheds within three major river systems: the Upper Green River, the Bighorn River, and the Platte River watersheds.
Are projects required to be in Wyoming?
Yes. The opportunity is specifically focused on watershed protection, restoration, and enhancement work in Wyoming, within the identified watersheds.
What types of projects are encouraged under this opportunity?
The description emphasizes on-the-ground watershed and habitat actions aimed at improving riparian and aquatic conditions, such as restoring degraded streambanks, improving channel and floodplain connectivity, reducing sediment inputs, enhancing instream habitat complexity, improving riparian vegetation condition, and addressing other stressors that limit fisheries and ecosystem health.
Does the opportunity focus more on riparian areas, aquatic habitat, or both?
Both. The opportunity emphasizes improvements in streamside (riparian) and in-stream aquatic habitats.
Does the opportunity require collaboration or partnerships?
The effort is intended to be collaborative. The selected recipient is expected to work alongside BLM and other partners to implement and coordinate restoration outcomes.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions when applying as nonprofits).
Can a nonprofit organization apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible, with the noted exclusion that higher education institutions are not eligible when applying in the capacity of a nonprofit.
Can tribal governments apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible applicants.
Can universities and colleges apply?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Can local governments apply?
Yes. County governments and city or township governments are listed as eligible applicants.
How many awards was BLM expecting to make?
BLM expected to make one award.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity was $900,000.
Is this opportunity intended to fund a single project or multiple projects?
The notice indicates BLM expected to make one award and described the intent to concentrate substantial support into a single cooperative project or a coordinated set of projects within the targeted Wyoming watersheds.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 15.231.
What program area does this CFDA align with?
CFDA 15.231 aligns with BLM assistance programs related to natural resource stewardship, consistent with the opportunity's focus on watershed and habitat restoration.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice was created on June 9, 2017.
What was the application deadline?
The original closing date was August 8, 2017.
How long was the application window?
Based on the notice creation date (June 9, 2017) and the original closing date (August 8, 2017), the application window was roughly two months.
Does the opportunity specifically mention public lands?
Yes. The focus includes improving riparian and aquatic conditions on public lands, with benefits for fish, wildlife, and other biological resources.
What natural resource concerns does the opportunity highlight?
The opportunity highlights watershed function and resilience and identifies common restoration concerns and approaches such as streambank degradation, channel and floodplain connectivity, sediment inputs, instream habitat complexity, and riparian vegetation condition.
What makes this a cooperative agreement in practical terms?
The notice states that BLM expects to be actively involved with the selected recipient, indicating joint involvement in implementation and coordination rather than a hands-off funding relationship.
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