FY24 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management New Mexico (NM) Rangeland Resource Management
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "FY24 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management New Mexico (NM) Rangeland Resource Management," aimed at enhancing rangeland resource management in New Mexico. This cooperative agreement, categorized under natural resources, is open exclusively to private institutions of higher education, with individuals and for-profit organizations ineligible to apply. The program has an estimated total funding of $4.5 million, with awards ranging from $50,000 to $1 million, and applications must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 27, 2024. For further inquiries, interested applicants can contact Sheri Dowley at sdowley@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.