BLM NV Botanical Program | L17AS00075

Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00075

The BLM NV Botanical Program (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00075) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It was created on May 1, 2017, with an original application closing date of July 1, 2017. The award is planned as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the BLM expects to be actively involved with the recipient during the performance of the project rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The program is categorized under Natural Resources and is associated with CFDA number 15.231.

The core purpose of this opportunity is to support botanical and native plant work in Nevada through a partnership that advances two closely related efforts: native plant materials development and the Seeds of Success program. In practical terms, the work implied by this description typically centers on improving the availability, quality, and suitability of native seeds and other plant materials used for habitat restoration, post-wildfire rehabilitation, rangeland improvement, watershed protection, and broader ecological recovery efforts on public lands. Native plant materials development usually involves activities that help move from wild plant populations to usable restoration products, such as identifying priority species, collecting genetically appropriate seed, developing methods for cleaning and storing seed, improving propagation techniques, and supporting production pathways that can supply restoration-scale quantities.

The Seeds of Success component is widely understood as a native seed collection and conservation initiative that focuses on collecting seed from wild populations, documenting collection locations and ecological data, and ensuring that collected materials can be used for long-term conservation and for on-the-ground restoration needs. While the brief notice does not list specific tasks, a partnership under this umbrella often includes field-based seed collection, data management and reporting, coordination with seed banks or conservation facilities, and collaboration to ensure collections are strategically targeted to match restoration priorities. Because the BLM emphasizes partnership, the recipient would likely coordinate closely with BLM staff on selecting collection areas, determining priority species and populations, meeting technical standards for collection and handling, and aligning outputs with BLM land management objectives.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to any type of applicant, subject to any additional eligibility language that might have appeared in the full announcement. The opportunity anticipates one award, with a maximum federal funding ceiling of $1,000,000. This suggests the BLM intended to fund a single, relatively substantial project or multi-part effort rather than multiple smaller awards, potentially supporting a coordinated program of work that could cover several collection seasons, multiple field crews, and associated processing, documentation, and partnership coordination needs.

Overall, this funding opportunity is best read as an invitation to collaborate with the BLM on building and strengthening the pipeline of native plant materials needed to restore and conserve ecosystems, with particular emphasis on developing usable, regionally appropriate native seed resources and expanding or supporting Seeds of Success activities tied to BLM’s management responsibilities in Nevada.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM NV Botanical Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 01, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2017. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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