FY25 Bureau of Land Management Threatened and Endangered Species- Bureau wide
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year 2025, aimed at supporting the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered species across the nation. This initiative seeks to enhance efforts in species recovery, improve data collection, and streamline permitting processes on BLM-managed lands, with a total funding amount of $4.5 million anticipated to be distributed across up to 30 awards ranging from $25,000 to $1 million. Eligible applicants include private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations, while individuals and for-profit entities are excluded from participation. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov between June 23 and July 23, 2025, with successful applicants expected to collaborate closely with BLM staff throughout the project period, which is set from September 1, 2025, to August 30, 2030. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact John Labounty at jlabounty@blm.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Individuals and for-profit organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under this authority. Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.CESUs are partnerships with a purpose to promote, conduct, and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services. If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement which is consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no-more-than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's Federal Agency-approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Applicant"s should specify if their proposal furthers the purpose of the CESU program, and if so which CESU Network should be considered as host.