Wyoming Wildlife Resource Management | L20AS00049

Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00049

The Wyoming Wildlife Resource Management grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00049) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on conserving and strengthening wildlife resources on public lands in Wyoming. At its core, the program is intended to support projects that help ensure self-sustaining wildlife populations, while also maintaining a natural abundance and a healthy diversity of species. The overarching public benefit is clear: protecting and managing wildlife so it can continue to be enjoyed and used by both current communities and future generations, consistent with long-term stewardship of public lands.

Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally means BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the life of the project. In practice, that can include collaborative planning, coordination on technical approaches, data standards, monitoring, reporting, or alignment with BLM land and resource management priorities. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the program is associated with CFDA number 15.247, indicating it sits within a recognized federal assistance line tied to natural resource conservation and management.

A wide range of applicants are eligible, reflecting the program's emphasis on partnerships and shared wildlife management responsibilities. Eligible entities include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). This eligibility structure supports multi-party efforts such as state-federal collaboration, local government implementation, university-supported research and monitoring, tribal wildlife initiatives, and nonprofit-led conservation delivery, all under the broader umbrella of BLM public land management.

From a funding perspective, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $250,000 per award and anticipates making about 16 awards. The opportunity was created on January 22, 2020, with an original application closing date of May 29, 2020. While the provided description is brief, the purpose statement strongly implies support for on-the-ground and programmatic work that sustains wildlife populations and biodiversity. Projects that typically align with this kind of goal often include habitat improvement or restoration, species population monitoring, wildlife movement and connectivity planning, mitigation of threats to wildlife, collaborative management planning, and efforts that balance wildlife conservation with appropriate public land uses. The emphasis on "public lands" and "self sustaining populations" signals a priority for durable, science-informed outcomes that persist beyond a single season or short project window.

Overall, the Wyoming Wildlife Resource Management opportunity is designed to fund collaborative, conservation-focused work that protects wildlife diversity and abundance across BLM-managed landscapes in Wyoming, using cooperative agreements to ensure close coordination and shared responsibility between the federal agency and its partners.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wyoming Wildlife Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.247.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 22, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 29, 2020. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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