FY25 Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation and Restoration Management- Bureau wide
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a funding opportunity through its Plant Conservation and Restoration Program (PCRP) for Fiscal Year 2025, with a total funding amount of $14 million available across approximately 50 expected awards. The program aims to enhance the national native seed supply chain to support post-fire recovery, stabilize soils, and restore public lands, while aligning with priorities for economic development in rural communities and public safety. Eligible applicants include private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and certain nonprofits, while individuals and for-profit organizations are excluded from applying. Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by July 23, 2025, with no cost-sharing required. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Yesenia Diaz at ydiaz@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.