BLM CA Threatened and Endangered Species | L19AS00079

Opportunity Information: Apply for L19AS00079

The "BLM CA Threatened and Endangered Species" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L19AS00079) is a Bureau of Land Management California program aimed at conserving and helping recover rare plants and animals that rely on BLM-managed public lands. The program focuses primarily on species that are federally listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, along with species that are candidates for listing and species designated as BLM sensitive. A key theme of the opportunity is that BLM lands often provide some of the most important, and sometimes the only, remaining habitat for these species, so targeted work on public lands can have an outsized impact on preventing extinctions and supporting long-term recovery.

The work envisioned under this opportunity is broad and practical, covering the kinds of actions that directly improve conservation outcomes. Projects can include building better knowledge of species and their habitats (such as surveys, monitoring, and data collection), implementing protective or management measures (for example, actions that reduce threats or improve land management around occupied habitat), and active conservation interventions like augmentation of species populations and restoration, enhancement, or rehabilitation of rare-species habitat in California. In addition to listed species, the program also emphasizes proactive conservation for non-listed but rare species, with the explicit goal of reducing pressures early enough to avoid future ESA listings whenever possible.

BLM positions this funding as part of a larger conservation stewardship effort that leans heavily on partnerships and on-the-ground implementation. The opportunity highlights collaboration with state and local partners and other stakeholders to carry out priority monitoring and habitat work, and it supports restoration activities that improve habitat connectivity and resiliency. It also places value on public involvement by encouraging volunteer service and youth engagement on public lands, reflecting an interest in projects that both deliver ecological benefits and build longer-term conservation capacity through community participation.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and it will be awarded as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the agency during project implementation (such as coordination, technical input, or joint planning). The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 15.246. The maximum award amount listed is $90,000, with an expectation of around three awards.

A wide range of entities were eligible to apply, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions for the nonprofit categories). The competition opened on June 18, 2019 and closed on August 19, 2019, with two rounds: applications due July 18, 2019 for round one and August 19, 2019 for round two, both by 4:30 PM Eastern Time.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Threatened and Endangered Species" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.246.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 18, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 19, 2019 Rolling cut-off dates Open from June 18, 2019 to August 19, 2019, 430 PM EST. Round One Applications Due July 18, 2019, 430 PM EST. Round Two Applications Due August 19, 2019, 430 PM EST.. (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 $90,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• 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), 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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