FY25 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management- Bureau wide | L25AS00302

Opportunity Information: Apply for L25AS00302

The FY25 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management grant aims to support partnerships that enhance understanding, preservation, and public appreciation of cultural and paleontological resources across BLM-managed lands. The goal is to promote the educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational value of heritage resources while aligning with the Department of the Interior’s priorities.

Projects funded under this opportunity should focus on one or more of the following:

- Research efforts like field studies, inventories, excavations, archival and collections-based research to deepen knowledge of U.S. cultural and natural history. - Monitoring and stabilizing heritage resources at risk due to environmental threats or damage. - Educating and training future professionals through internships, field schools, and research experiences focused on cultural or paleontological resources. - Managing heritage-related data by organizing and digitizing records, creating geospatial data, and performing data entry. - Preserving existing collections through conservation efforts in certified curation facilities. - Expanding public access to museum collections and heritage materials. - Building relationships and partnerships with Native American tribes to support cultural preservation and consultation. - Educating the public through outreach, interpretive programs, events, and educational products. - Developing and maintaining historic sites that offer educational and interpretive opportunities.

Nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal governments, and state/local governments are eligible to apply. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible. This grant does not fund intern hiring under the Public Lands Corps Act; applicants seeking to engage youth corps for such roles must apply through a separate NOFO.

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) may apply if projects align with the CESU mission to provide research and education support. If awarded through a CESU agreement, indirect costs are capped at 17.5% in line with the partner’s NICRA. Applicants should indicate alignment with CESU goals and specify their CESU network.

• 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 2025.)
• 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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