IIJA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Wildlife Program | L23AS00182

Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00182

The IIJA Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Wildlife Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00182) administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the BLM. Funding is awarded through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, coordination on planning, technical approaches, implementation, and reporting), rather than simply providing a grant with minimal agency engagement. The program sits in the Natural Resources activity category and is associated with CFDA 15.247. As the title indicates, the geographic focus is Wyoming and the subject matter focus is wildlife-related work aligned with BLM’s mission and, more broadly, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) priorities.

Eligibility is limited to non-individual, non-profit and public sector entities. The notice explicitly states that individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply. Eligible applicant types include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, which are listed separately). In practical terms, this creates a fairly broad pool of eligible partners across government, education, tribal entities, and the nonprofit sector, while clearly excluding private, for-profit businesses and individual applicants.

The opportunity includes a specific restriction related to youth employment and internships. The notice clarifies that this particular NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II). The key point is that the Public Lands Corps Act is described as the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that framework, and this Wyoming Wildlife Program NOFO is not the vehicle for doing so. As a result, organizations that are eligible Youth Conservation Corps (or similar youth-focused conservation entities) are directed away from this announcement and instead told to pursue projects under a different funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. In other words, if a proposal relies on a youth corps/internship staffing model under the Public Lands Corps authority, it should be routed through the youth-focused NOFO rather than this Wyoming wildlife program funding.

In terms of funding scale and timing, the award ceiling listed is $900,000, indicating the maximum amount available for an individual award under this notice. The original closing date for applications was April 10, 2023, and the opportunity record was created on February 7, 2023. While the number of expected awards is not provided in the source data excerpt, the ceiling amount gives a sense of the upper limit of project size that the BLM was prepared to support through this particular announcement.

• The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IIJA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Wildlife Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.247.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-10. (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 $900,000.00 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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