Closed · L17AS00008 · CFDA 15.225 · Discretionary
BLM-CO University/College Partnership on Public Lands
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Land Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5K-$350K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 13, 2017
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
BLM-CO University/College Partnership on Public Lands is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Land Management that offered $5,000 -- $350,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 3,020 other opportunities from Bureau of Land Management.
- $5K-$350K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.225
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BLM-CO University/College Partnership on Publ… is closed (last close March 13, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Land Management still indexes 3,020 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed March 13, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$350,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been working with university and college partners on mutually beneficial projects on public lands for many years. BLM Colorado provides conservation and natural resource management opportunities by engaging university/college partners to perform a variety of recreational projects and activities on public lands. In particular, the Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM seeks a university or college partner for the purpose of conducting conservation and recreation management projects, to include, but not limited to, creating travel management plans, promoting safe recreational use, and offering or enhancing visitor services. This project will allow the university/college students to work alongside of BLM staff to implement and coordinate recreation resource management projects within the Grand Junction Field Office, with specific emphasis on National Conservation Areas (NCA) of McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante. Research and project opportunities may include all fields necessary to support the management of public lands and are also available during the school term as well as summer months. Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), BLM CO seeks to engage the university/college partner to perform a variety of research, natural resources management, and conservation-related activities on public lands. This FOA is being released prior to the passage of a Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2017 by Congress. Enactment of additional Continuing Resolutions or an Appropriations Act may affect the availability and/or level of funding for this program.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for BLM-CO University/College Partnership on Publ… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 16 other Bureau of Land Management listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 3,021).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Eleni Sarris (303) 239-3908 esarris@blm.gov
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What to do next
BLM-CO University/College Partnership on Publ… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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