Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00124
The grant opportunity titled "BLM-WY, Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Habitat Assessment and Modeling" (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00124) is a competitive, discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is designed to support a focused project in Wyoming that improves understanding of greater sage-grouse habitat needs and how those needs change across seasons. The work is specifically tied to public lands managed within the BLM Rock Springs Field Office area and emphasizes locations identified as sagebrush focal areas and priority habitat management areas, which are places generally recognized as especially important for sage-grouse conservation and management.
The central purpose of the project is research and assessment aimed at determining what makes habitat suitable for greater sage-grouse and how different environmental and landscape factors affect that suitability. A major emphasis is on functional connectivity, meaning how well sage-grouse can move between habitat areas in ways that support breeding, nesting, brood-rearing, and winter survival. The opportunity also targets seasonal movement, recognizing that sage-grouse use different habitat types at different times of the year and may rely on travel corridors or connected patches of sagebrush to complete their annual cycle. In addition, the project is intended to address population dynamics, which can include patterns that influence survival and reproduction, and how those patterns relate to habitat conditions and connectivity across the landscape.
The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the project, such as coordination on study design, data needs, deliverables, and how results will be applied to management decisions. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 15.231. The opportunity anticipated making one award, with a maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) of $100,000.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). This mix of eligible applicants suggests the BLM intended the project to be accessible to universities, research groups, conservation organizations, and governmental or tribal partners capable of conducting field-based assessments, spatial analysis, and habitat modeling relevant to sage-grouse management.
Key administrative details include a posting/creation date of May 25, 2017, and an original application deadline of June 24, 2017. In practical terms, the opportunity sought to fund a single, management-relevant research effort that would generate information and models BLM could use to evaluate seasonal habitat suitability, identify factors shaping connectivity and movement, and better understand how habitat conditions on BLM-managed public lands in the Rock Springs Field Office area relate to sage-grouse population outcomes.Apply for L17AS00124
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-WY, Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Habitat Assessment and Modeling" 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 May 25, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 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 $100,000.00 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)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM-WY, Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Habitat Assessment and Modeling."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L17AS00124.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This is a competitive, discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Is this a competitive grant?
Yes. The opportunity is described as competitive and discretionary.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement typically indicates BLM expects substantial involvement during the project, such as coordinating on study design, data needs, deliverables, and how results will be applied to management decisions.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The central purpose is research and assessment to improve understanding of greater sage-grouse habitat needs and how those needs change across seasons, specifically to determine what makes habitat suitable and how environmental and landscape factors affect suitability.
Where is the project intended to take place?
The project is focused in Wyoming and is specifically tied to public lands managed within the BLM Rock Springs Field Office area.
Are there particular priority locations within the project area?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes locations identified as sagebrush focal areas and priority habitat management areas, which are generally recognized as especially important for sage-grouse conservation and management.
What species is the project focused on?
The project is focused on the greater sage-grouse.
What is meant by "seasonal habitat" in this opportunity?
The opportunity recognizes that sage-grouse use different habitat types at different times of the year and may rely on connected patches of sagebrush or travel corridors to complete their annual cycle, including breeding, nesting, brood-rearing, and winter survival.
What topics or research themes does the opportunity emphasize?
The description emphasizes habitat suitability, environmental and landscape factors affecting suitability, functional connectivity, seasonal movement, and population dynamics as they relate to habitat conditions and connectivity across the landscape.
What is "functional connectivity" in the context of this project?
Functional connectivity refers to how well sage-grouse can move between habitat areas in ways that support key life stages such as breeding, nesting, brood-rearing, and winter survival.
Does the project include movement or corridor considerations?
Yes. A major emphasis is on seasonal movement and the potential need for travel corridors or connected habitat patches.
Does the opportunity address population dynamics?
Yes. The project is intended to address population dynamics, including patterns that influence survival and reproduction, and how those patterns relate to habitat conditions and connectivity.
What type of outputs is the project expected to produce?
Based on the description, the effort is intended to generate information and models that BLM can use to evaluate seasonal habitat suitability, identify factors shaping connectivity and movement, and better understand relationships between habitat conditions on BLM-managed lands and sage-grouse population outcomes.
What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category listed is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number is 15.231.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making one award.
What is the maximum federal funding amount available?
The maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) is $100,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes:
- State, county, and local governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education)
Is eligibility limited to organizations located in Wyoming?
The provided information states the project is focused in Wyoming and tied to BLM-managed public lands within the Rock Springs Field Office area, but it does not state that applicants must be located in Wyoming.
What kinds of organizations is this opportunity intended to be accessible to?
The eligibility mix suggests BLM intended the project to be accessible to universities, research groups, conservation organizations, and governmental or tribal partners capable of conducting field-based assessments, spatial analysis, and habitat modeling relevant to sage-grouse management.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting/creation date is May 25, 2017.
What was the application deadline?
The original application deadline was June 24, 2017.
Is this opportunity described as management-relevant?
Yes. The description indicates the intent was to fund a single, management-relevant research effort, with results that could be applied to BLM management decisions.
Which BLM office area is specifically referenced?
The BLM Rock Springs Field Office area is specifically referenced as the public-land management area tied to the project.
Does the opportunity specify that work must occur on public lands?
It states the work is specifically tied to public lands managed within the BLM Rock Springs Field Office area.
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