Closed · L17AS00160 · CFDA 15.231 · Discretionary

BLM CA Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTNRA), Management and Educational Outreach

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Land Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 11, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

BLM CA Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTNRA), Management and Educational Outreach is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Land Management that offered $500 -- $100,000 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.

$500-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.231
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BLM CA Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area is closed (last close August 11, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 15.231 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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 August 11, 2017

Posted Jun 13 Closes Aug 11

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Reports of projects completed from these projects will be made available to the public and used by the BLM and other public and private land decision makers to make management decisions on Californiaâ¿¿s lands. The BLM benefits by enhancing public awareness of its role and mission in managing public lands and its various resources within the Ridgecrest Resource Area. Support projects that directly implement recovery actions that benefit desert tortoise. Provide safe, enjoyable recreation and wildlife viewing opportunities for tourists and school groups. Help the public to appreciate their BLM lands and native species that inhabit it. Conserve the desert tortoise by informing the public of the regulations in the Endangered Species Act and how to react when encountering a wild desert tortoise. Conduct habitat enhancement or improvement actions within the DTNRA that improve conditions for the desert tortoise.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · L17AS00160

Grants.gov marks BLM CA Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of Land Management book (1,420 peers, 47% of 3,021).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.231

Fish and Wildlife Service Research Grants

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

GMS Karen Law (916) 978-4322 kjlaw@blm.gov

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What to do next

BLM CA Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 15.231 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Fish and Wildlife Service Research Grants indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Bureau of Land Management lists 3,020 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants