Opportunity Information: Apply for L24AS00142
The FY24 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Headquarters National Conservation Lands (NCL) Management Studies Support Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L24AS00142; CFDA 15.248) that will be awarded as a cooperative agreement. The program sits in the natural resources funding category and is intended to support work aligned with the management needs of BLMs National Conservation Lands through studies and related technical efforts. While the notice text provided focuses more on eligibility and administrative conditions than on a detailed scope of work, the framing makes clear that BLM is looking to fund management-oriented studies and support activities that can include research, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services, especially where those outputs inform stewardship and decision-making for NCL units.
Funding under this opportunity is relatively small and project-scaled, with an award ceiling of $40,000. The original application deadline listed is February 1, 2024, and the notice indicates an expectation of making awards, though the exact number of expected awards is not specified in the excerpt. Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, applicants should anticipate that BLM will likely have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, collaborating on study design, review of deliverables, coordination with field or program staff, or alignment with BLM protocols), which is a common distinguishing feature of cooperative agreements versus grants.
Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors but explicitly excludes certain applicant types. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status. Individuals and for-profit organizations are specifically ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which is an important screen for applicants that might otherwise participate as consultants or subcontractors rather than as prime recipients.
A key restriction in the NOFO is that it does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice emphasizes that the Public Lands Corps Act (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that authority, and as a result this particular NOFO is not the correct pathway for youth internship or conservation crew proposals. Youth Conservation Corps or similar eligible youth-focused entities are directed instead to pursue projects under a different funding opportunity, NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. Practically, that means proposals for this HQ NCL Management Studies Support Program should focus on management studies and technical deliverables rather than staffing models centered on interns, youth crews, or internship hiring mechanisms.
The NOFO also highlights the role of Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs). CESUs are partnerships designed to promote and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services, which closely matches the kinds of outputs this program supports. If an award is made to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement and the project is consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's federally approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Applicants are instructed to state whether their proposal furthers the purpose of the CESU program and, if it does, to specify which CESU Network should be considered as the host. This is a meaningful budgeting and administrative consideration, since the CESU indirect cost limitation can affect total project costs and the way applicants structure budgets and recover overhead.
In short, this opportunity is best suited for eligible government entities, tribes, universities, and nonprofits that can deliver targeted management studies and related technical products supporting BLM National Conservation Lands, within a modest budget cap and under a cooperative agreement framework. Applicants should avoid proposing youth internship or crew hiring components under the Public Lands Corps authority and should pay close attention to CESU-related requirements and the 17.5 percent indirect cost cap if applying as a CESU partner or proposing work intended to be hosted through a CESU Network.Apply for L24AS00142
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) National Conservation Lands-Management Studies Support Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.248.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-01. (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 $40,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: FY24 BLM Headquarters National Conservation Lands (NCL) Management Studies Support Program
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY24 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Headquarters National Conservation Lands (NCL) Management Studies Support Program, a discretionary federal funding opportunity. It is identified as Funding Opportunity Number L24AS00142 and CFDA 15.248, and it will be awarded as a cooperative agreement.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program is intended to support work aligned with the management needs of BLM's National Conservation Lands. Based on the information provided, the emphasis is on management-oriented studies and related technical efforts that inform stewardship and decision-making for NCL units.
What types of projects or activities does BLM expect to support?
While the excerpt is more focused on eligibility and administrative conditions than a detailed scope, it indicates the program supports management studies and technical support activities such as research, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services, especially when those outputs help guide management of National Conservation Lands.
What funding category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is in the natural resources funding category.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $40,000, indicating relatively small, project-scaled funding.
What is the application deadline?
The original application deadline listed in the provided information is February 1, 2024.
What type of award instrument will be used?
Awards will be made as cooperative agreements (not standard grants).
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, applicants should expect substantial involvement by BLM during the project period. The provided information notes this could include collaboration on study design, review of deliverables, coordination with field or program staff, and ensuring alignment with BLM protocols.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors. Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals and for-profit organizations are specifically ineligible to apply under this NOFO.
If for-profit organizations are ineligible, can a for-profit still participate in some way?
The information provided states that for-profit organizations are ineligible as applicants (prime recipients). It also notes that such entities might otherwise participate as consultants or subcontractors rather than as prime recipients, but it does not describe specific subcontracting rules for this opportunity.
Are youth internships, interns, or conservation crews allowed under this program?
No. A key restriction is that this NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. Proposals should not be built around intern/crew hiring mechanisms under that authority.
Why are internships and crews under the Public Lands Corps Act not supported here?
The provided information explains that the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that authority. As a result, this specific NOFO is not the correct pathway for youth internship or conservation crew proposals.
Where should youth internship or conservation crew proposals be directed instead?
Youth Conservation Corps or similar eligible youth-focused entities are directed to pursue projects under a different funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands."
How should applicants adjust project designs given the restriction on internships and crews?
Based on the information provided, applicants should focus on management studies and technical deliverables (such as research products, assessments, monitoring outputs, technical assistance, and educational services) rather than staffing models centered on interns, youth crews, or internship hiring approaches under the Public Lands Corps authority.
What are CESUs, and how do they relate to this opportunity?
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) are partnerships designed to promote and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services. The notice highlights CESUs because these services closely match the kinds of outputs this program supports.
Is there an indirect cost cap for CESU partners?
Yes. If an award is made to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement and the project is consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's federally approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA).
What exactly is capped at 17.5 percent for CESU awards?
The cap applies to indirect costs and is described as "no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base" recognized in the partner's federally approved NICRA, for qualifying CESU partner awards under a Master CESU agreement.
Do all applicants have a 17.5 percent indirect cost cap?
The provided information ties the 17.5 percent indirect cost cap specifically to awards made to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement, when the project is consistent with the CESU purpose. It does not state that the same cap applies to all applicants.
What should an applicant include in their proposal regarding CESU participation?
Applicants are instructed to state whether their proposal furthers the purpose of the CESU program and, if it does, to specify which CESU Network should be considered as the host.
Why does the CESU detail matter for budgeting?
Because the CESU indirect cost limitation can affect total project costs and how the budget is structured, applicants should pay close attention to whether the project will be handled through a CESU Network and whether the 17.5 percent indirect cost cap applies.
Is this program more appropriate for large, multi-year projects or smaller targeted efforts?
Based on the award ceiling of $40,000 and the description of project-scaled funding, this opportunity appears best suited for targeted, management-oriented studies and technical support work rather than large-scale efforts.
Which organizations are this opportunity best suited for?
The provided information frames this opportunity as a good fit for eligible government entities, tribes, universities, and nonprofits that can deliver targeted management studies and related technical products supporting BLM National Conservation Lands, within a modest budget cap and under a cooperative agreement framework.
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