Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00318
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming offered this discretionary funding opportunity as a cooperative agreement to support youth conservation work on public lands. The program is designed to partner with a qualified youth conservation corps to develop and administer multiple-use conservation projects that align with BLMs natural and cultural resource management mission. In practice, the intent is to put local young people to work on real, on-the-ground stewardship projects while also building job skills, work habits, and career exposure connected to conservation and public service.
Eligibility is tightly limited. Only a "qualified youth or conservation corps" may apply, meaning a program established by a state or local government, by the governing body of an Indian tribe, or by a nonprofit organization that meets the definition of being capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work in a natural or cultural resource setting. The corps must also be structured to provide participants with a blend of work experience, training, education, basic and life skills, and supportive services, with an emphasis on work that directly supports BLM priorities. The notice is explicit that no other types of entities are eligible to respond. For nonprofit applicants, documentation requirements are clear: any nonprofit responding must submit a copy of its IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter. The source data lists a wider range of applicant types commonly seen in federal listings, but the opportunity narrative narrows this to qualified youth conservation corps only, so applicants would need to fit that definition to be considered.
The project focus is youth employment and service tied to conservation outcomes on BLM-managed public lands in Wyoming. Participants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents, generally ages 16 to 30 inclusive, with an expanded upper age limit for veterans up to age 35 inclusive. Recruitment is intended to come from local and surrounding communities, reinforcing the goal of connecting nearby residents to stewardship, job training, and public land careers. The kinds of work supported are described broadly as conservation projects in natural or cultural resource settings, which typically can include activities like habitat restoration, invasive species control, trail building and maintenance, recreation site improvements, fencing or range improvements, cultural resource protection support, and similar field-based projects, so long as they fit BLM needs and the corps framework.
Administratively, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which usually means BLM expects to be actively involved with the recipient during project execution rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The funding activity category is natural resources, and the program is associated with CFDA number 15.243. The opportunity number is L21AS00318, it was created on February 16, 2021, and the original closing date for applications was April 19, 2021. The listed award ceiling is $11,000. While the posting references expected awards, the specific number of awards is not provided in the source data shown, so applicants would normally look to the full announcement or contact the agency point of contact for details on anticipated funding distribution, project period, and any matching or cost share expectations.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a small, targeted BLM Wyoming partnership meant to fund hands-on conservation work while delivering workforce development for young adults and veterans. The core requirements are that the applicant must truly operate as a qualified youth conservation corps, must place eligible participants into meaningful, full-time conservation service on BLM lands, and must be able to deliver both measurable public land project outcomes and the training and life-skill development that the corps model is intended to provide.Apply for L21AS00318
- 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 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-02-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-04-19. (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 $11,000.00 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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| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management New Mexico/Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas (NM) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Apply for L21AS00316 Funding Number: L21AS00316 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
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| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management New Mexico/Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas (NM) Recreation and Visitor Services Apply for L21AS00319 Funding Number: L21AS00319 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management New Mexico/Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas (NM) Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Apply for L21AS00322 Funding Number: L21AS00322 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| BLM Bureau-wide Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation Lands Apply for L21AS00284 Funding Number: L21AS00284 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program Apply for F21AS00274 Funding Number: F21AS00274 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement for Fiscal Year 2021 Apply for G21AS00258 Funding Number: G21AS00258 Agency: Geological Survey Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $125,000 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Apply for F21AS00306 Funding Number: F21AS00306 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $800,000 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Apply for F21AS00314 Funding Number: F21AS00314 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $940,000 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Apply for F21AS00313 Funding Number: F21AS00313 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management California Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Apply for L21AS00339 Funding Number: L21AS00339 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands Apply for L21AS00343 Funding Number: L21AS00343 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management California Recreation and Visitor Services Apply for L21AS00346 Funding Number: L21AS00346 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management AK Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands Apply for L21AS00333 Funding Number: L21AS00333 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Alaska Recreation and Visitor Services Apply for L21AS00311 Funding Number: L21AS00311 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (HQ) Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Apply for L21AS00356 Funding Number: L21AS00356 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
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