Closed · L26AS00058 · CFDA 15.224 · Discretionary
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management - Bureau wide
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Land Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $30K-$75K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 14, 2026
- Close date
- 40
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management - Bureau wide is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Land Management that offered $30,000 -- $75,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 3,020 other opportunities from Bureau of Land Management.
- $30K-$75K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 40
- expected awards
- 15.224
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 14, 2026. CFDA 15.224 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $30,000 -- $75,000.
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 14, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$830,000
Expected Awards
40
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Broadly, the objective is to develop partnerships to improve access to, and use of, heritage resources, and promote their educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational values in a manner that meets U.S. Department of the Interior priorities and Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Program goals. Individual projects shall meet one or more of the following objectives.Conduct studies, including inventory, excavation, records research, and collections-based research to improve the understanding of America"s natural and cultural history;Monitor at-risk heritage resources to track trends in condition and project effectiveness;Stabilize at-risk heritage resources;Train future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists through research projects, field schools and internships that highlight BLM resources;Assist with cultural heritage data and records management activities such as organizing, maintaining, and scanning site and survey records; creating, digitizing and maintaining geospatial data; and performing data entry;Preserve existing collections at recognized curation facilities through such activities as archival housing, stabilization or conservation;Broaden public access to museum collections;Promote engagement with Native American communities and foster partnerships with tribal governments and programs;Promote public engagement, learning opportunities, and conservation/preservation ethics through heritage resources education and outreach programs, events, and products;Develop and maintain historic sites with interpretive and educational potential.Partner to support BLM"s Tribal consultation efforts
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 10 doors
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and P… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (10 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 12 other Bureau of Land Management listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 3,021).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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
Stephanie Lund stephanie_lund@ios.doi.gov
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What to do next
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and P… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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