Bureau of Land Management Alaska Wildlife Resource Management | L22AS00161

Opportunity Information: Apply for L22AS00161

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Wildlife Resource Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L22AS00161) is a discretionary federal funding program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The assistance is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project during planning and/or implementation rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.247.

This opportunity is aimed at supporting wildlife resource management work connected to BLM-managed lands in Alaska. While the listing does not spell out specific project types in the excerpt provided, the title and program category indicate the focus is on activities that contribute to wildlife management outcomes, which commonly includes efforts like habitat assessment or improvement, monitoring and survey work, applied research supporting management decisions, and coordination or planning that strengthens conservation and management of wildlife resources on public lands.

Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit-oriented entities and educational institutions. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, where that distinction is handled separately). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

A key restriction in the notice is that this NOFO does not support applicants that intend to hire interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice emphasizes that the Public Lands Corps Act (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the legislative authority tied to that kind of intern or youth crew hiring, and that projects designed around Youth Conservation Corps-style internships or crews must instead be developed and submitted under a different BLM funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. In practical terms, if an organization is planning a project whose central staffing model relies on youth crews/interns under that authority, it should not be proposed under L22AS00161 and should be redirected to the youth conservation NOFO referenced.

The original application deadline for this opportunity was April 14, 2022, and the funding opportunity was created January 14, 2022. The listed award ceiling is $70,000, indicating the maximum federal amount anticipated per award under this posting. The excerpt does not specify the expected number of awards.

In summary, L22AS00161 is a BLM Alaska-focused cooperative agreement opportunity supporting wildlife resource management work on public lands, open to governments, tribes, nonprofits, and higher education institutions, with a per-award cap of $70,000, and with a clear prohibition on structuring proposals around Public Lands Corps intern/crew hiring (which must be pursued through the separate youth conservation funding pathway).

• The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bureau of Land Management Alaska Wildlife Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.247.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-01-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-04-14. (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 $70,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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