Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)/Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Bureau of Land Management California Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Department of Interior |
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| CFDA: | 15.228 |
| Federal FON: | L25AS00205 |
| Office: | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 03/11/2025 (Application) |
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| Solicitation Date: | 01/10/2025 |
| Match Required: | Recommended |
| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | $10,000,000 (Estimated) |
| Award Range: | $50,000 (Min) / $10,000,000 (Max) |
| Number of Awards: | 5 (Estimated) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordination, reducing the amount of hazardous fuels, and furthering the education of landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation. These activities will assist in addressing the effects of climate change by working to create resilient landscapes and communities, create jobs, and further conservation and restoration efforts by providing an opportunity to support planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland urban interface (WUI) areas and education and outreach programs that help create fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes.
The program's strategic goals are to:
- Accomplish fuels management activities on federal and nonfederal land
- Develop and implement fire education, training, and/or community action plans/programs
- Conduct community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs), community wildfire assessments, and planning activities
- Expand community capability to enhance local employment opportunities
- Develop and implement short- and long-term monitoring and maintenance plans for hazardous fuels reduction, community fire education and training, and community action programs
Projects must also assist the funding agency in meeting one or more of the agency's priorities, as well as one of the priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration detailed on pages 6-7 of the NOFA file.
Projects must state a benefit to the public and indirectly benefit the funding agency in conservation activities.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- State governments
- County, city, and township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status
- Private institutions of higher education
It is unclear if program eligibility is limited to California. The program officer has been contacted, and eCivis Grants Network will be updated if additional information becomes available.
Consideration will be given during the evaluation to applicants proposing projects that demonstrate effective partnerships to share resources and expertise.
Tribes are required to submit a tribal resolution for the project.
Prior to applying, applicants proposing projects that cross multiple states or are national in scope are encouraged to contact Jason Simmons at [email protected].
For-profit organizations are ineligible.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentAcademic Institutions
Native American Tribe
Non Profits
State Government
Tribal Organizations/Institutions
Application Notes:
Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 11, 2025.
Prior to applying, applicants are encouraged to contact the fuels or community assistance program lead at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) district or field office using the information provided online at www.blm.gov where the work is proposed to take place to discuss project eligibility.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- SF 424A (if applicable)
- SF LLL (if applicable)
- Project abstract summary
- Project narrative proposal (15 pages max)
- Budget narrative
- Conflict of interest and unresolved matters disclosures
- Overlap or duplication of effort statement
- Other documentation (as applicable)
The project narrative proposal must be formatted on pages with one-inch margins using 11-point font.
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
- SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Statement of need
- Technical approach
- Public benefit and program interest of the funding agency
- Applicant qualifications/past performance
- Leveraging of resources
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | $10,000,000 (Estimated) |
| Award Range: | $50,000 (Min) / $10,000,000 (Max) |
|---|---|
| Number of Awards: | 5 (Estimated) |
Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program; however, the leveraging of resources will be considered during the review process as a tiebreaker among applications with equivalent scores after evaluation against all other factors. Applicants should demonstrate how they will leverage funds or resources to carry out the proposed project. Leveraging of resources includes projects that demonstrate effective partnerships to share resources and expertise.
Funding Notes:
An estimated $10 million is available to support an expected five cooperative agreement awards ranging from $50,000 to $10 million through this program.
Project periods will last for 60 months with an estimated start date of August 1, 2025, and an estimated end date of September 30, 2030.
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) partners proposing a project are subject to the CESU indirect cost rate cap that is currently 17.5 percent of the award.
Funds may not be used for hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993.
Contacts:
Jessica Gallimore
jgallimore@blm.gov
Shanice Shay
sshay@blm.gov
Agency Address
Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the program staff.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US17027_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (132.3 Kb)Application File: US17027_Application_FY2025.zip (108.3 Kb)
Federal Forms:
SPOC (67.7 Kb)File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Application folder contains the required forms for submission. The SPOC file contains information on the state Single Point of Contact program.
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