Closed · L17AS00216 · CFDA 15.231 · Discretionary
BLM-(MT), Botanical and Biotic Crust Information, Eastern District
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Land Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $15K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 14, 2017
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
BLM-(MT), Botanical and Biotic Crust Information, Eastern District is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Land Management that offered Up to $15,000 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.
- up to $15K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.231
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BLM-(MT), Botanical and Biotic Crust Informat… is closed (last close September 14, 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 September 14, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$15,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Background: In the fall of 2016, BLM was asked to participate in a non-vascular plant inventory in Musselshell County, MT. This location was chosen based on an evaluation of the MT Natural Heritage Programâ¿¿s (NHP) biological database which indicated no records for lichens, mosses, and other components of biotic soil crust. The results of this evaluation identified 11 Eastern Montana counties with no records. It was also noted that the diversity of vascular and non-vascular plant data from Eastern Montana is lacking in comprehensive information. Objectives: This project would help to fill information gaps on vascular and non-vascular plants associated with public, private, and state lands in Eastern MT. The goals of the project would be to supplement the MT NHP on-line field guide, build a more complete record of species in the database, and make this information available to all land owners. Public Benefit: This data will help land management make better informed decisions and bring more awareness of the role that of vascular and non-vascular plants play in a healthy ecosystem. The project would also look to bring simple and consistent monitoring of these species based on the functional areas that each support.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · L17AS00216
Grants.gov marks BLM-(MT), Botanical and Biotic Crust Informat… 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
Fish and Wildlife Service Research Grants
U.S. Department of the Interior
Agency Contact
Grants Manager Brittney Linford (406) 896-5188 blinford@blm.gov
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What to do next
BLM-(MT), Botanical and Biotic Crust Informat… 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
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