Recovery Act BLM Utah Statewide Native Plant and Animal Studies

The summary for the Recovery Act BLM Utah Statewide Native Plant and Animal Studies 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.

Recovery Act BLM Utah Statewide Native Plant and Animal Studies: The Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has ARRA funding available to work with various entities in its native plant and threatened, endangered, and sensitive (TES) rare plant and animal programs for the purposes of preserving and creating jobs and promoting economic recovery; assisting those most impacted by the recession; providing investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and; investing in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. These projects will provide local Universities, non-profit organizations, and State agencies provide employment opportunities for those interested in natural resource management. The six specific projects identified in this RFA are all concerned with some aspect of natural resource management. They range from the inventory and monitoring of rare plants and animals to the determination of fire history and the impact of wild fire on native vegetation. The objective of this effort is to provide employment opportunities and provide critical information that can be used in the management of rare and native plant and animal species and their habitats located on BLM administered lands in Utah.