Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00480
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California is offering a discretionary funding opportunity, issued as a cooperative agreement, to support youth conservation work on public lands. The grant is designed to build partnerships that develop and administer multiple-use conservation projects that align with BLMs natural and cultural resource management mission. The emphasis is on creating hands-on projects that both improve public lands and invest directly in young peoples workforce readiness through structured conservation employment.
Eligibility is narrow and centered on "qualified youth or conservation corps" programs. Applicants must be a youth conservation corps established by a state or local government, the governing body of an Indian tribe, or a qualified nonprofit organization. The program must be able to provide meaningful, full-time, productive work in a natural or cultural resource setting for participants ages 16 to 30 (inclusive), with an extended eligibility for veterans up to age 35 (inclusive). Beyond fieldwork, the corps model is expected to deliver a mix of work experience, training, education, basic life skills development, and participant support. The opportunity explicitly states that no other entities are eligible to apply. Nonprofit applicants must submit documentation of their IRS Section 501(c)(3) determination letter as part of their application materials.
Programmatically, proposed projects must focus on providing employment, education, and public-service opportunities for U.S. citizens and legal residents recruited from local and surrounding communities. In practice, this means the BLM is looking for projects that connect nearby communities to stewardship of BLM-managed lands while building participants transferable skills and work habits that can benefit them long after the project ends. The conservation work is intended to be "multiple-use," which typically signals projects that support a range of public land purposes such as recreation access, habitat improvement, restoration, and protection of cultural resources, so long as the work supports BLM priorities and can be carried out cooperatively with the agency.
From the published opportunity details, the funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during project implementation (for example, collaboration on project design, coordination on field activities, or technical oversight). The funding activity category is Natural Resources and the CFDA (assistance listing) number is 15.243. The opportunity number is L21AS00480. The listed award ceiling is $250,000. The original closing date shown in the notice is May 14, 2021, and the posting (creation) date is April 14, 2021.
Overall, this grant is aimed at corps-style organizations that can quickly mobilize crews, provide structured training and supportive services, and deliver on-the-ground conservation outcomes on BLM public lands in California, while prioritizing local recruitment and clear youth development outcomes tied to real-world conservation work.Apply for L21AS00480
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management California Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-04-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-14. (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 $250,000.00 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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| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Apply for L21AS00489 Funding Number: L21AS00489 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Idaho Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands Apply for L21AS00453 Funding Number: L21AS00453 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $45,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities Apply for L21AS00456 Funding Number: L21AS00456 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $350,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management Arizona Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Apply for L21AS00411 Funding Number: L21AS00411 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Invasive and Noxious Management Apply for L21AS00493 Funding Number: L21AS00493 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
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