Bureau of Land Management Idaho Invasive and Noxious Plant Management | L22AS00172

Opportunity Information: Apply for L22AS00172

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Invasive and Noxious Plant Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L22AS00172) is a discretionary federal funding program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through BLM. It is focused on natural resource work in Idaho related to invasive and noxious plant management, which typically includes activities aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species, reducing existing infestations, and protecting habitat, rangelands, watersheds, and other public-land values affected by invasive plants. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, coordination on planning, priorities, reporting, field operations, or monitoring), rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal agency engagement.

The opportunity has an award ceiling of $60,000 per award. While the listing indicates “Expected Awards:” without a number shown, the ceiling communicates the maximum federal amount anticipated for any single project under this notice. The original closing date for applications was March 28, 2022, and the opportunity record was created on January 26, 2022. The CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with this program is 15.230, and the activity category is Natural Resources, aligning it with on-the-ground conservation and land management outcomes.

Eligibility is limited to a broad set of governmental, educational, tribal, and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and 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; other tribal organizations (including those not classified as federally recognized governments); public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education when applying under the nonprofit category). A key restriction is that individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). That makes this opportunity primarily oriented toward public agencies, tribes, schools/universities, and mission-driven organizations with the capacity to carry out land management projects in coordination with BLM.

Another important limitation in the notice relates to youth hiring and internships. This NOFO does not support entities proposing to hire interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice emphasizes that the Public Lands Corps Act (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to “hire” interns under that specific authority, and because of that, projects that revolve around youth conservation corps internships and crews are not meant to be proposed under this invasive and noxious plant management NOFO. Instead, eligible Youth Conservation Corps applicants are directed to pursue youth-intern and crew-based projects under a different funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled “BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.” In practical terms, this means applicants should structure proposals around invasive plant management outcomes and partnerships, but not position the award as a vehicle to staff PLC-style intern or crew programs.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as targeted support for Idaho-based invasive and noxious weed management efforts on or connected to BLM-managed public lands, implemented through cooperative agreements with eligible public, tribal, educational, or nonprofit partners. The funding size suggests it is geared toward discrete, clearly scoped projects (for example, treatment work, prevention and early detection activities, mapping or monitoring, coordination and outreach tied to management goals, or similar applied land management tasks) rather than large multi-year programs, with the added expectation that BLM will remain an active partner during execution.

• The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bureau of Land Management Idaho Invasive and Noxious Plant Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-01-26.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-03-28. (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 $60,000.00 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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