BLM CA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management | L20AS00044

Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00044

The BLM CA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00044) is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning applicants should expect an active partnership with BLM staff rather than a hands-off pass-through award. The opportunity sits in the natural resources category (CFDA 15.245) and is centered on strengthening BLM's Plant Conservation Program, which leads efforts to identify, maintain, and restore Western native plant communities across BLM-managed public lands.

At its core, the program recognizes that healthy native plant communities are the foundation of wildlife habitat and broader ecosystem function across the West. BLM-managed lands span more than 50 ecoregions, each with distinct climate, soils, and ecological conditions, and each supporting native plant species that have adapted specifically to those environments. Because wildlife species depend on these plant communities for food, cover, nesting areas, and overall habitat quality, the opportunity emphasizes conservation and restoration work that protects or rebuilds native plant diversity at a landscape scale.

The description highlights two main directions for the work BLM wants to support. First, it calls for continued leadership and coordination to improve how native plant communities are identified, maintained, and restored, with a strong emphasis on collaborating with other agencies and partners to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of plant program activities. Second, it signals a forward-looking priority around restoration and rehabilitation needs, especially following wildfires. In particular, BLM indicates an interest in expanding the use and availability of more diverse native forbs and grasses for restoring wildlife habitats and for post-fire rehabilitation, reflecting a move beyond simple revegetation toward rebuilding resilient, ecologically appropriate native plant communities.

The opportunity was open to unrestricted applicants (broad eligibility, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full notice), and it anticipated making up to 20 awards. The maximum award amount listed was $100,000 per award. The notice was created on February 28, 2020, and the original closing date was April 30, 2020. Overall, the grant is best understood as a partnership-focused funding opportunity supporting practical, on-the-ground and coordination-driven efforts that improve native plant conservation outcomes across the diverse ecoregions found on BLM public lands, with a clear emphasis on habitat restoration and post-wildfire recovery using a richer mix of native plant species.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.245.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2020. (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 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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