BLM NM Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management | L19AS00057

Opportunity Information: Apply for L19AS00057

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico program is offering a discretionary funding opportunity focused on cultural and paleontological resource management on federal lands across New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The grant supports work involving archaeological and historic sites, museum and field artifact collections, places of traditional cultural importance to American Indian tribes and other communities, and paleontological resources. The basic premise is that these resources are both fragile and nonrenewable, documenting thousands of years of human history and millions of years of natural history, and that they require active stewardship to remain protected, understood, and responsibly accessible to the public.

The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means recipients should expect substantial involvement and coordination with BLM staff during the project. Projects are intended to strengthen partnerships that help improve access to and appropriate use of heritage resources, while also advancing their educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational value. The program emphasizes management and preservation, but also explicitly includes education and outreach, public uses, and economic opportunities tied to heritage resources, as long as those uses are consistent with protecting the integrity of the underlying sites, collections, and scientific record. In short, BLM is looking for partner-driven efforts that both safeguard these resources and help communities learn from them in ways that align with Department of the Interior priorities and BLM Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Program goals.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled universities and colleges; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those not federally recognized, as listed); and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities (with the limitation noted that the nonprofit categories are "other than institutions of higher education"). The funding opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.224 and falls within the Natural Resources activity category.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity title "BLM NM Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management" and funding opportunity number L19AS00057, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. The notice was created on May 14, 2019, and the application window ran from May 14, 2019 through July 31, 2019, with a final submission deadline of 4:30 PM Eastern. The solicitation used multiple submission rounds, with due dates at 4:30 PM Eastern for Round One (June 14, 2019), Round Two (July 15, 2019), and Round Three (July 31, 2019). The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was listed as $575,000, and BLM anticipated making about 12 awards.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at organizations that can partner with BLM to carry out practical, on-the-ground and programmatic work that preserves and manages cultural and fossil resources, improves responsible access, and expands education and outreach, while treating heritage assets as an irreplaceable scientific and cultural record that must be protected for future generations.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM NM Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 14, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2019 Open from May 14, 2019-July 31, 2019, 430 PM EST Round One Applications Due June 14, 2019, 430 PM EST Round Two Applications Due July 15, 2019, 430 PM EST Round Three Applications Due July 31, 2019, 430 PM EST. (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 $575,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• 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), 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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