BLM New Mexico Noxious Weed Control Program | L17AS00071

Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00071

The BLM New Mexico Noxious Weed Control Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on the control and eradication of noxious weeds on public lands in New Mexico. The opportunity is designed to support practical, on-the-ground weed management work that protects native ecosystems, wildlife habitat, rangeland productivity, watersheds, and other natural resource values threatened by invasive and noxious plant species. Because it is framed around control and eradication, the intent is not just general vegetation management, but targeted actions that reduce, contain, or eliminate harmful weed infestations and prevent further spread across BLM-managed lands and surrounding areas.

This funding is offered under Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00071, with assistance listing (CFDA) number 15.230, which corresponds to BLM assistance programs in the natural resources space. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, meaning award recipients should generally expect a more collaborative relationship with BLM than under a standard grant. In practice, cooperative agreements often involve substantial federal involvement such as joint planning, coordination on treatment priorities, shared monitoring approaches, or alignment with BLM land use plans and integrated weed management strategies. The activity category is Natural Resources, reflecting the land stewardship and conservation purpose of the work.

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to state governments, indicating the program is structured to be implemented through state-level agencies or state-led partnerships that can operate at the scale needed to address invasive weeds across large landscapes. The solicitation anticipated making around 10 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $2,500,000. This ceiling signals that BLM expected some projects to be sizable, potentially covering multiple field seasons, large treatment areas, or coordinated efforts across jurisdictions where weeds move readily along roads, waterways, grazing allotments, and other corridors. The opportunity was created on May 3, 2017, and had an original application closing date of July 10, 2017, placing it within a defined seasonal planning window that typically aligns with treatment timing and field operations.

Overall, this opportunity can be understood as BLM New Mexico seeking to invest in coordinated weed management actions on public lands, using state government capacity to carry out or oversee work such as surveying and mapping infestations, prioritizing treatment areas, implementing mechanical, chemical, biological, or integrated control methods, and conducting follow-up monitoring to verify effectiveness and prevent reinvasion. The program also implicitly supports broader land management goals by reducing the ecological and economic damage caused by noxious weeds and by improving the resilience and function of native plant communities on BLM-managed landscapes.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM New Mexico Noxious Weed Control Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 03, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2017. (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 $2,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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