Opportunity Information: Apply for L25AS00302
The FY25 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management - Bureau wide funding opportunity (Opportunity No. L25AS00302; CFDA 15.224) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through BLM. The overall purpose is to build and strengthen partnerships that improve public and professional access to heritage resources and increase their responsible use, while highlighting their educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational value. Projects are expected to align with Department of the Interior priorities as well as the goals of BLM's Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Program, with an emphasis on practical outcomes that advance stewardship and public benefit on BLM-managed lands.
Funded projects must address one or more specific objectives tied to cultural and paleontological resource management. This includes field and collections work that improves knowledge of Americas natural and cultural history, such as inventories, excavations, records research, and research based on existing collections. It also supports ongoing monitoring of at-risk heritage resources to understand condition trends over time and evaluate whether management actions are working. Another major focus is direct stabilization efforts for resources that are vulnerable, which can include activities intended to reduce deterioration or protect sites and materials from further harm.
A strong workforce and capacity-building component is built into the program. BLM is looking to support training and professional development for future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists, including research projects, field schools, and internships that specifically feature BLM resources as the learning platform. In addition, the opportunity encourages work that improves cultural heritage data and records management, such as organizing and maintaining site and survey records, scanning and digitizing documentation, creating and maintaining geospatial datasets, and completing structured data entry that helps BLM manage and use information more effectively.
The program also supports museum and curation related outcomes, particularly the preservation of existing collections at recognized curation facilities. Examples include archival rehousing, stabilization, or conservation treatments that extend the life and research value of curated items. Beyond preservation, BLM also aims to broaden public access to museum collections, which can involve improving discoverability, access systems, or interpretive uses that connect collections to audiences in meaningful ways.
Engagement with Native American communities is a clear priority area. Projects can be designed to promote collaboration with Native American communities, strengthen partnerships with tribal governments and tribal programs, and support BLMs Tribal consultation efforts. Related work may include cooperative approaches to stewardship, culturally informed interpretation, or projects that facilitate respectful handling, documentation, or management of heritage resources in ways consistent with applicable laws, policies, and community priorities.
Public-facing education and outreach are also eligible and encouraged where they promote learning opportunities and reinforce conservation and preservation ethics. That can include heritage education programs, outreach events, interpretive products, and other communication efforts that help the public understand the importance of cultural and paleontological resources and how to interact with them responsibly. The opportunity further allows for work to develop and maintain historic sites that have interpretive and educational potential, supporting improved visitor understanding while protecting the underlying resources.
Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which typically indicates that BLM expects substantial involvement in project coordination, technical input, or oversight during the period of performance. The listed award ceiling is $30,000. The original closing date provided is July 11, 2025, and the opportunity was created on June 10, 2025.
Eligibility is limited to government entities, higher education, tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
There are also two important participation and budgeting constraints highlighted in the notice. First, this NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, because that statute is the only authority BLM cites for hiring interns under that framework. As a result, eligible Youth Conservation Corps entities that want to propose projects involving Public Lands Corps-style internships or crews are directed instead to apply under a different opportunity: NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. Second, for applicants applying as part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network, the notice reiterates the CESU indirect cost limitation: when a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement and the work is consistent with CESU purposes, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partners federally approved NICRA. CESU applicants are expected to state whether their proposal furthers CESU purposes and identify which CESU Network should be considered as the host.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a small, partnership-oriented funding source intended to produce tangible stewardship, research, access, training, data improvement, and public engagement outcomes for cultural and paleontological resources on BLM lands, while reinforcing tribal collaboration and responsible public use.Apply for L25AS00302
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management- Bureau wide" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-06-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-11. (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 $30,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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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FAQs: FY25 BLM Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management (Bureau-wide) - Opportunity No. L25AS00302 (CFDA 15.224)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY25 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management - Bureau-wide discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through BLM (Opportunity No. L25AS00302; CFDA 15.224).
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program is intended to build and strengthen partnerships that improve public and professional access to heritage resources and increase their responsible use, while highlighting educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational value. Projects are expected to align with Department of the Interior priorities and the goals of BLM's Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Program, with an emphasis on practical outcomes that advance stewardship and public benefit on BLM-managed lands.
What types of outcomes does BLM emphasize?
BLM emphasizes practical, tangible outcomes that advance stewardship and public benefit on BLM-managed lands. The opportunity description highlights stewardship, research and knowledge-building, monitoring, stabilization, training and workforce development, data and records improvements, museum/curation preservation and access, tribal collaboration, and public education and outreach.
What kinds of projects are eligible under this opportunity?
Funded projects must address one or more objectives tied to cultural and paleontological resource management. Eligible project themes described in the notice include field and collections work, monitoring at-risk resources, stabilization of vulnerable resources, workforce development, cultural heritage data/records management, museum and curation preservation, expanding access to collections, Native American collaboration and tribal consultation support, and public education/outreach connected to responsible use and preservation ethics.
Can projects focus on fieldwork or research?
Yes. The opportunity supports field and collections work that improves knowledge of America's natural and cultural history, including inventories, excavations, records research, and research based on existing collections.
Is monitoring of sites and resources an eligible activity?
Yes. The notice supports ongoing monitoring of at-risk heritage resources to understand condition trends over time and evaluate whether management actions are working.
Are stabilization or protection activities eligible?
Yes. Direct stabilization efforts for vulnerable resources are a major focus. This can include activities intended to reduce deterioration or protect sites and materials from further harm.
Does the program support training, field schools, or internships?
Yes, with an important limitation. The opportunity supports training and professional development for future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists, including research projects, field schools, and internships that feature BLM resources as the learning platform.
Are Public Lands Corps (PLC) internships or crews allowed under this NOFO?
No. This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. Entities that want to propose projects involving Public Lands Corps-style internships or crews are directed to apply under NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.
Does the opportunity support cultural heritage data and records management?
Yes. The notice encourages improvements to data and records management, including organizing and maintaining site and survey records, scanning and digitizing documentation, creating and maintaining geospatial datasets, and completing structured data entry to help BLM manage and use information more effectively.
Are museum and curation activities eligible?
Yes. The program supports preservation of existing collections at recognized curation facilities. Example activities include archival rehousing, stabilization, or conservation treatments that extend the life and research value of curated items.
Can projects work on improving public access to museum collections?
Yes. Beyond preservation, the opportunity aims to broaden public access to museum collections, which may include improving discoverability, access systems, or interpretive uses that connect collections to audiences.
How does the opportunity prioritize engagement with Native American communities?
Engagement with Native American communities is identified as a clear priority. Projects may promote collaboration with Native American communities, strengthen partnerships with tribal governments and tribal programs, and support BLM's Tribal consultation efforts. The notice also describes work such as cooperative stewardship approaches, culturally informed interpretation, and respectful handling, documentation, or management of heritage resources consistent with applicable laws, policies, and community priorities.
Are public education and outreach activities eligible?
Yes. Public-facing education and outreach are eligible and encouraged when they promote learning opportunities and reinforce conservation and preservation ethics. Examples include heritage education programs, outreach events, interpretive products, and other communication efforts that help the public understand the importance of cultural and paleontological resources and how to interact with them responsibly.
Can projects involve historic sites with interpretive potential?
Yes. The opportunity allows for work to develop and maintain historic sites that have interpretive and educational potential, supporting improved visitor understanding while protecting underlying resources.
What type of award will BLM make?
Awards are made as cooperative agreements. This typically indicates BLM expects substantial involvement during the period of performance, such as coordination, technical input, or oversight.
What is the maximum award amount?
The listed award ceiling is $30,000.
When was the opportunity posted and what is the closing date?
The opportunity was created on June 10, 2025. The original closing date provided is July 11, 2025.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to government entities, higher education, tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education).
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity.
Can nonprofits apply if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. The eligibility description includes nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education.
What is the CESU indirect cost limitation mentioned in the notice?
For applicants applying as part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network, the notice reiterates that when a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement and the work is consistent with CESU purposes, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's federally approved NICRA.
What should CESU applicants include in their proposal according to the notice?
CESU applicants are expected to state whether their proposal furthers CESU purposes and identify which CESU Network should be considered as the host.
What kinds of partnerships is this opportunity trying to build?
Based on the program purpose, the opportunity is partnership-oriented and aims to strengthen collaborations that improve access to and responsible use of heritage resources, support stewardship outcomes on BLM-managed lands, and reinforce tribal collaboration and consultation-related work.
Is this opportunity best suited for large, multi-year projects?
The description characterizes it as a small, partnership-oriented funding source with a $30,000 award ceiling, designed to produce tangible outcomes in stewardship, research, access, training, data improvement, and public engagement for cultural and paleontological resources on BLM lands.
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