June 25, 2025
This month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 Bureau-wide solicitations, open to most geographic locations in the United States. The cooperative agreement and financial assistance awards will support wildlife and resource management and conservation, with individual focuses on forests, rangeland, wildfire prevention, native plants, recreation services, and invasive and endangered species. Thirteen opportunities have been released to date with deadlines of either July 11 or July 23, listed below.
Opportunities Due July 11, 2025
- Youth Conservation Corps
- National Conservation Lands - Management Studies Support Program
- Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management
Opportunities Due July 23, 2025
- Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance
- Forest and Woodlands Resource Management
- Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
- Invasive and Noxious Plant Management
- Wildlife Resource Management Program
- Rangeland Resource Management
- Environmental Quality Protection
- Threatened and Endangered Species
- Aquatic Resource Management
- Recreation and Visitor Services
Institutions of higher education, non-profits, state and local governments, and Native American tribal governments and organizations are eligible to apply for these opportunities. Please note that several opportunities are limited to specific states/regions. Overall, BLM intends to award up to $73.5 million through these programs.
Please see the Lewis-Burke report for more details on estimated program funding, expected number of awards, program goals, and specific eligibility requirements.