Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00301
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a discretionary funding opportunity focused on fuels management and Community Fire Assistance program activities in Wyoming. The grant is intended to support work that reduces wildfire risk and improves community and landscape resilience by addressing hazardous fuels and strengthening local capacity to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to wildfire. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which generally means recipients should expect substantial involvement by BLM in project planning, coordination, or implementation rather than a purely hands-off pass-through award.
This opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number L21AS00301 and falls within the Natural Resources funding activity category, with assistance tracked under CFDA 15.228. The original application closing date was April 6, 2021, and the opportunity was created on February 4, 2021. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $20,000. The notice indicates expected awards but does not specify the number of awards in the provided source data.
Eligible applicants include a broad range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, unless they fall under the separate higher-ed eligibility categories). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), which means proposals must come from qualified governmental, tribal, educational, housing, or nonprofit organizations rather than private persons or commercial companies.
Overall, the program is structured to help communities and land managers in Wyoming undertake targeted wildfire fuels and community assistance activities at a relatively small grant size, with BLM actively collaborating through the cooperative agreement structure to ensure projects align with agency priorities and on-the-ground wildfire risk reduction goals.Apply for L21AS00301
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-02-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-04-06. (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 $20,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on fuels management and Community Fire Assistance program activities in Wyoming. The intent is to reduce wildfire risk and improve community and landscape resilience.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L21AS00301.
What is the assistance listing or CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tracked under CFDA 15.228.
What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
It falls within the Natural Resources funding activity category.
Where are projects expected to take place?
Projects are intended to support fuels management and Community Fire Assistance activities in Wyoming.
What is the main goal of the program?
The program is designed to support work that reduces wildfire risk and improves community and landscape resilience by addressing hazardous fuels and strengthening local capacity to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to wildfire.
What types of activities does the grant support?
The notice describes support for fuels management and Community Fire Assistance program activities. In general, the emphasis is on hazardous fuels reduction and efforts that build community capacity related to wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and response.
How is the award provided (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means recipients should expect substantial involvement by BLM in project planning, coordination, or implementation. It is not described as a purely hands-off, pass-through award.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling (maximum award amount) is $20,000.
Is this considered a small grant opportunity?
Based on the stated award ceiling of $20,000, this opportunity is structured at a relatively small grant size.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
The notice indicates expected awards, but the number of awards is not specified in the provided information.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on February 4, 2021.
What was the application closing date?
The original application closing date was April 6, 2021.
Who is eligible to apply?
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 Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities; Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted limitation that nonprofits must not be institutions of higher education unless applying under the higher-education eligibility categories).
Are nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status eligible?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status are listed as eligible (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, unless they qualify under the separate higher-education categories).
Are tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations are included in the eligible applicant types.
Are public housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are included in the eligible applicant types.
Are schools and universities eligible?
Yes. Independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
Are for-profit businesses eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO.
Can a project be submitted by a private person and later sponsored by an organization?
The provided information states that individuals are ineligible and proposals must come from qualified governmental, tribal, educational, housing, or nonprofit organizations. It does not describe sponsorship or fiscal-agent arrangements, so eligibility should be met by the applicant organization itself as listed.
What should applicants expect from BLM during the project?
Because the award is a cooperative agreement, applicants should plan for active collaboration with BLM, including substantial involvement in planning, coordination, or implementation to ensure alignment with agency priorities and on-the-ground wildfire risk reduction goals.
What broader outcomes is BLM trying to achieve with this funding?
The broader outcomes described are reduced wildfire risk, improved community and landscape resilience, targeted hazardous fuels work, and strengthened local capacity to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to wildfire.
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