BLM Utah Monticello Field Office Local School Outdoor Education Program

The summary for the BLM Utah Monticello Field Office Local School Outdoor Education Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Land Management, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
BLM Utah Monticello Field Office Local School Outdoor Education Program: Background: The BLM Utah Monticello Field Office Local School Outdoor Education Program is an ongoing annual program led by local educators, in cooperation with BLM Monticello Field Office Resource Specialists, that teaches local high school students about natural and cultural resources found on public lands and about public lands management. The program has operated intermittently since 2011 and provides one to two outdoor field trips per month, throughout the school year, on public lands in San Juan County and Grand County, Utah. BLM specialists and specialists from other land management agencies will often accompany educators and students on field trips to help lead activities, provide interpretation, and provide career mentorship. The program will engage students in hands on educational activities that promote learning about our natural environment. On the field trips, students will investigate and experience their natural world by participating in activities such as plant and animal identification, visiting cultural and paleontological sites, resource monitoring, participating in various outdoor recreation pursuits, and performing volunteer work. Students will learn about ecosystems, native plants, history, wildlife, archeology, geology, paleontology, public lands management, and Leave No Trace practices.

Objectives: The program objectives are to provide an opportunity for local youth to learn about their local public lands resources and public lands management in a hands-on, outdoor classroom setting, as well as provide an opportunity for career mentorship for students interested in pursuing a career in public lands management.

Public Benefit: This project will provide environmental education and public lands management knowledge to local youth, which will help foster and inspire future generations of public land stewards. In addition, the project will help local youth understand how and why the BLM manages public lands, which may help to increase community support.
Federal Grant Title: BLM Utah Monticello Field Office Local School Outdoor Education Program
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of Land Management
Grant Categories: Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: L16AS00196
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 324050, 324054
CFDA Descriptions: Recreation Resource Management
Current Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2016
Posted Date: Jun 15, 2016
Creation Date: Jun 15, 2016
Archive Date: Sep 30, 2016
Total Program Funding: $500
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $500
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $1
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Grant Announcement Contact
Grants Management Specialist Melanie Beckstead (801) 539-4169 [email protected]
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Bureau of Land Management 801-539-4178