Bureau of Land Management Rangeland Resource Management – Bureau wide
🏛 Bureau of Land Management
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations managing rangelands and public lands. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, government agencies, tribal organizations, and educational institutions. For-profit organizations and individuals cannot apply. Projects must address land health, soil carbon sequestration, and rangeland resilience on a multi-state or national scale.
Funded activities include rangeland restoration, soils mapping, ecological site descriptions, and community engagement programs. Training and mentoring of stakeholders are supported. Youth Conservation Corps programs are excluded from this NOFO.
Geographic scope is national, with emphasis on work crossing state boundaries. Projects must align with BLM priorities for land health standards and monitoring.
Program description
The Rangeland Management program conducts inventories, assessments and evaluations of soil and vegetation conditions and land health. Monitoring data is collected and analyzed to ensure progress toward meeting land health standards.Funded projects under this program will focus on high priority work effecting the program nationally by crossing state boundaries, such as, activities that support maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing soil carbon sequestration, and creating resilient landscapes to benefit current and future generations. These activities could include, but are not limited to, such things as:Facilitating the restoration of rangelands.Soils mapping and development of ecological site descriptions.Engagement of community members and other stakeholders, through mentoring, training, and educational programs.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Proof of Organizational Status (501c3, government agency documentation, etc.)
- Letters of Support from BLM Field Offices
- Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Program contact
- 👤 Bureau of Land Management
- 📧 patricia_glass@ios.doi.gov
- 📞 303-202-3865
Funding track record
No recent recipient data available for CFDA 15.237 in our database.
This can happen for newer programs, programs that use non-standard award types (loans, direct payments, fellowships), or those funded through sub-agencies under different codes.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 15.237). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2019 | $841,371 | |
| 2020 | $2,546,736 | |
| 2021 | $2,605,374 | |
| 2022 | $3,502,100 | |
| 2023 | $17,733,464 | |
| 2024 | $14,467,974 | |
| 2025 est. | $1,010,000 | |
| 2026 est. | $1,000,000 |
FAQ
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Nonprofits, government agencies, tribal organizations, and educational institutions are eligible. Individuals and for-profit organizations cannot apply. Entities hiring interns under the Public Lands Corps Act are ineligible.
What activities are funded?
Rangeland restoration, soils mapping, ecological site descriptions, and community stakeholder engagement are supported. Projects must address land health standards and soil carbon sequestration.
Is there a geographic restriction?
No specific state restrictions. Projects should have multi-state or national impact and cross state boundaries.
What is the typical award amount?
Awards typically range from $50,000 to $250,000. The program has approximately $1.8 million in total annual funding.
Is cost-sharing required?
No, cost-sharing is not required for this grant.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize multi-state or national scope in your project narrative. Work confined to one state is less competitive.
- Demonstrate how your project directly supports BLM land health standards. Connect activities to measurable outcomes.
- Include clear monitoring and data collection methods. BLM expects rigorous evaluation of soil and vegetation conditions.
- Build in community engagement and stakeholder partnerships. Training and mentoring components strengthen applications.
- Align your budget with the award range ($50,000–$250,000). Requests outside this range may signal misunderstanding of program scope.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposing single-state or localized projects instead of multi-state work. Failing to align activities with BLM land health standards and soil carbon sequestration goals. Submitting weak monitoring and data analysis plans.
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