Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00527
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska is offering a discretionary grant opportunity focused on threatened and endangered species work on public lands. The funding opportunity is titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (Alaska) Threatened and Endangered Species" and is listed under Funding Opportunity Number L21AS00527. Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project (for example, collaborating on planning, technical direction, data standards, or coordination with land managers and partners). The program sits in the natural resources funding activity area and is associated with CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 15.246.
The primary purpose is to support projects that help conserve, recover, monitor, or otherwise manage threatened and endangered species and their habitats in Alaska in alignment with BLM land management responsibilities. While the notice text provided does not list specific project types, opportunities under this program area commonly involve activities like species surveys and monitoring, habitat assessments, conservation planning support, data collection that informs Endangered Species Act compliance, and on-the-ground conservation actions that are consistent with BLM priorities and allowable activities under the cooperative agreement structure.
A major emphasis in this notice is who can and cannot apply. Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible for awards under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state governments; county governments; 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 Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education). This eligibility structure signals that BLM intends to fund mission-aligned organizations with the capacity to carry out conservation and management work in partnership with the agency, rather than private commercial entities or individual applicants.
The NOFO also draws a clear boundary around youth, internship, and crew hiring. It states that this program does not support entities hiring interns or crews under this funding opportunity. The notice explains the reason: the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 is identified as the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns. As a result, even eligible Youth Conservation Corps or similar youth-serving organizations should not propose intern or crew-based projects under this threatened and endangered species NOFO. Instead, youth conservation projects must be submitted under a different, specific funding pathway: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands." In practical terms, applicants should design proposals around conservation outcomes and technical work appropriate for partner organizations, and avoid building proposals that rely on staffing models centered on interns, youth crews, or similar arrangements unless applying under the youth-specific NOFO.
From a funding standpoint, the notice lists an award ceiling of $296,000. The excerpt does not specify a floor, cost share requirements, project period, or the number of expected awards (the field is present but not filled in). The original closing date for applications was June 28, 2021, and the opportunity was created on May 20, 2021. The awarding agency is the Bureau of Land Management. Because this is a cooperative agreement, applicants typically should anticipate closer coordination with BLM during project execution than under a standard grant, including expectations around work planning, deliverables, reporting, and alignment with BLM data and management needs.
In short, this opportunity is a BLM Alaska cooperative agreement program to advance threatened and endangered species conservation and related natural resource management work on public lands, aimed at public entities, tribes, universities, and nonprofits. It explicitly excludes individuals and for-profit organizations, and it also excludes proposals built around hiring interns or crews, directing youth workforce proposals instead to the separate BLM youth conservation funding opportunity.Apply for L21AS00527
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (Alaska) 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 2021-05-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-06-28. (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 $296,000.00 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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FAQs: Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (Alaska) Threatened and Endangered Species (L21AS00527)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (Alaska) Threatened and Endangered Species."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L21AS00527.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The awarding agency is the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska.
What type of award will be made (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards are made as cooperative agreements. This generally means BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project, such as collaboration on planning, technical direction, data standards, and coordination with land managers and partners.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The primary purpose is to support projects that help conserve, recover, monitor, or otherwise manage threatened and endangered species and their habitats in Alaska, in alignment with BLM land management responsibilities.
What funding activity area does this program fall under?
This program sits in the natural resources funding activity area.
What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for this opportunity?
The program is associated with CFDA (now called Assistance Listing) 15.246.
What kinds of projects are typically supported under this threatened and endangered species program area?
While the provided notice text does not list specific project types, opportunities under this program area commonly involve work like species surveys and monitoring, habitat assessments, conservation planning support, data collection that informs Endangered Species Act compliance, and on-the-ground conservation actions that are consistent with BLM priorities and allowable activities under a cooperative agreement.
Where must the work take place?
The focus is on threatened and endangered species work on public lands in Alaska, aligned with BLM land management responsibilities.
Who is eligible to apply?
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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments
- Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible for awards under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Are for-profit organizations allowed to participate in any way?
The information provided only states that for-profit organizations are ineligible for awards under this NOFO. It does not describe whether a for-profit may participate as a contractor or subrecipient under an eligible applicant.
Does this program fund projects that hire interns or crews?
No. The NOFO states that this program does not support entities hiring interns or crews under this funding opportunity.
Why are intern or crew-based proposals not supported under this NOFO?
The notice explains that the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 is identified as the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns. Because of that limitation, this threatened and endangered species NOFO does not support intern or crew hiring.
If an organization runs youth crews or internship programs, where should they apply instead?
Youth conservation projects must be submitted under a different, specific funding pathway: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands."
Can Youth Conservation Corps or similar youth-serving organizations apply to this opportunity?
The eligibility list includes nonprofits and other public entities that could include youth-serving organizations. However, the NOFO clearly states that this program does not support hiring interns or crews, and it directs youth conservation projects to NOFO 15.243. Based on the provided information, youth-focused staffing models should not be proposed under L21AS00527.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $296,000.
Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
The excerpt provided does not specify an award floor.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
The excerpt provided does not specify cost share requirements.
How long is the project period?
The excerpt provided does not specify the project period.
How many awards will be made?
The excerpt indicates the field for expected number of awards is present but not filled in, so the number of expected awards is not provided in the information shown.
When did this opportunity open?
The opportunity was created on May 20, 2021.
What was the application closing date?
The original closing date for applications was June 28, 2021.
What does "substantial involvement" from BLM typically mean in practice?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, applicants should anticipate closer coordination with BLM during project execution than under a standard grant. The provided information gives examples such as collaborating on planning, technical direction, data standards, and coordination with land managers and partners. It also notes that recipients should anticipate expectations around work planning, deliverables, reporting, and alignment with BLM data and management needs.
Is this opportunity focused on Endangered Species Act (ESA) related work?
The provided information notes that commonly supported activities under this program area include data collection that informs Endangered Species Act compliance, as part of threatened and endangered species conservation and management work.
What should applicants keep in mind when designing a proposal for this NOFO?
Based on the information provided, proposals should be designed around threatened and endangered species conservation outcomes and technical work appropriate for partner organizations working with BLM. Proposals should avoid staffing approaches centered on interns, youth crews, or similar arrangements under this NOFO, and route youth workforce concepts to the youth-specific NOFO 15.243 instead.
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