Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00181
The IIJA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Threatened and Endangered Species Program (Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00181) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds, such as coordination, technical input, or joint planning. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.246. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at supporting work connected to threatened and endangered species conservation priorities in Wyoming on or related to BLM-managed lands, consistent with the broader goals supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
A wide range of public and nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants 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; other Tribal organizations; 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 in those nonprofit categories). Two groups are explicitly not allowed to apply: individuals and for-profit organizations. That restriction is clearly stated and is important for screening eligibility before any proposal development work begins.
A key limitation in the notice is that this NOFO does not support projects that involve an entity hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice explains 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 framework, and this particular NOFO is not the correct vehicle for those types of internship or crew-based arrangements. As a result, even eligible Youth Conservation Corps or similar youth-focused organizations are directed away from this opportunity if their proposal depends on that type of intern or crew hiring model. Instead, youth corps applicants are instructed to pursue projects under a different announcement: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. This distinction matters because it narrows what kinds of staffing approaches and project designs are acceptable under L23AS00181, and it signals that proposals should be built around threatened and endangered species work without relying on Public Lands Corps internship/crew authorities.
The announcement listed an original closing date of April 12, 2023. The award ceiling shown is $150,000, meaning individual awards were not expected to exceed that amount. The listing also shows an "ExpectedAwards:" field but does not provide a number in the source data provided, so the total count of anticipated awards cannot be confirmed from this excerpt alone. The opportunity was created on February 11, 2023, which aligns with a typical several-week window between posting and the application deadline.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted BLM Wyoming cooperative agreement program for threatened and endangered species-related natural resource work, open to governmental, Tribal, higher education, and nonprofit partners, but closed to individuals and for-profit entities and not intended to fund projects built around Public Lands Corps intern or crew hiring.Apply for L23AS00181
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IIJA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Threatened and Endangered Species Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.246.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-12. (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 $150,000.00 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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