Opportunity Information: Apply for L26AS00063
The FY26 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management - Bureau-wide funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L26AS00063; CFDA 15.237) is a discretionary federal grant competition offered through cooperative agreements to support rangeland management work with national significance. The program centers on the core rangeland management functions BLM is responsible for on public lands: conducting inventories, assessments, and evaluations of soil and vegetation conditions and overall land health, then collecting and analyzing monitoring data to track whether management actions are moving landscapes toward established land health standards. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at projects that strengthen the scientific and management foundation needed to keep rangelands productive and sustainable over time, with an emphasis on measurable monitoring, assessment, and evaluation outcomes rather than one-off activities.
A defining feature of this NOFO is that funded projects must address high-priority needs that affect the rangeland program nationally and cross state boundaries. BLM is explicitly looking for work with broader applicability or transferability across multiple jurisdictions, rather than projects confined to a single local site or a single state issue. Priority themes include maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing soil carbon sequestration, and building resilient landscapes that can better withstand stresses such as drought, invasive species, altered fire regimes, and long-term climate variability. The agency frames this as an investment in benefits that extend to both current and future generations, meaning proposals are strongest when they connect near-term on-the-ground outcomes to long-term ecological function and management capacity.
Examples of eligible activities highlighted in the opportunity include facilitating restoration of rangelands, which can cover planning and implementation approaches that improve vegetation composition, stabilize soils, and recover ecological processes at meaningful scales. Another emphasized area is soils mapping and the development of ecological site descriptions, both of which are foundational tools used to interpret rangeland potential, set realistic objectives, and evaluate whether observed conditions align with expected reference states. The NOFO also signals strong interest in people-focused components that expand rangeland stewardship capacity, including mentoring, training, and educational programs that engage community members and other stakeholders. In this context, engagement is not presented as generic outreach; it is tied to building skills, shared understanding, and the ability to participate in or support monitoring, adaptive management, and restoration strategies.
Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit entities and certain educational institutions. Eligible applicants include state, county, city/township, and special district 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 (other than institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply under this NOFO, which is an important screening criterion for project teams that might otherwise consider a private-sector lead applicant. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means BLM expects substantial involvement in the funded work (for example, coordination on technical approach, data standards, monitoring protocols, or deliverables), so applicants should anticipate a more collaborative federal partner role than in a standard grant.
There is also a specific restriction related to youth and internship hiring. This NOFO does not support recipients hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, and BLM notes that the Public Lands Corps Act is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that framework. As a result, youth conservation corps or similar organizations should not propose PLC-style internship or crew hiring under this announcement; instead, eligible Youth Conservation Corps are directed to apply under a separate funding opportunity, NOFO 15.243 (BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands), for projects developed specifically under that authority. This distinction matters for workforce development proposals: training and education elements can be relevant here, but PLC-type intern/crew hiring mechanisms belong under the youth-focused NOFO, not this one.
Funding details indicate an award ceiling of $250,000, with an anticipated total of 7 awards. The original application closing date is August 14, 2026, and the opportunity was created on June 12, 2026. Because this is a bureau-wide, cross-boundary competition with a limited number of awards, proposals are likely to be most competitive when they demonstrate multi-state relevance, a clear rationale tied to land health standards and monitoring needs, credible technical methods (especially for soils/ecological site work and monitoring design), and deliverables that can be adopted or scaled by multiple BLM offices or partners across regions.Apply for L26AS00063
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY26 Bureau of Land Management Rangeland 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): 15.237.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-06-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-08-14. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district 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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FY26 BLM Rangeland Resource Management (Bureau-wide) - FAQs
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY26 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management - Bureau-wide discretionary federal grant competition offered through cooperative agreements. It is identified as Funding Opportunity Number L26AS00063 with CFDA 15.237. The focus is rangeland management work with national significance.
2) What is the main purpose of the program?
The program supports BLM's core rangeland management responsibilities on public lands: inventories, assessments, and evaluations of soil and vegetation conditions and overall land health, plus monitoring data collection and analysis to determine whether management actions are moving landscapes toward established land health standards. Projects are expected to strengthen the scientific and management foundation needed for productive, sustainable rangelands over time.
3) What kinds of outcomes does BLM emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes measurable monitoring, assessment, and evaluation outcomes. Proposals are expected to show how work will produce useful data, analysis, tools, or capacity that improves BLM's ability to track land health and guide management decisions, rather than funding one-off activities with limited broader value.
4) What does "bureau-wide" and "national significance" mean in practice?
Funded projects must address high-priority needs that affect the rangeland program nationally and cross state boundaries. BLM is looking for work that is broadly applicable or transferable across multiple jurisdictions, not projects limited to a single local site or confined to a single state issue.
5) What are the priority themes for projects?
Priority themes include maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing soil carbon sequestration, and building resilient landscapes that can better withstand drought, invasive species, altered fire regimes, and long-term climate variability.
6) What kinds of activities are mentioned as examples of eligible work?
Examples highlighted include: facilitating restoration of rangelands (including planning and implementation approaches that improve vegetation composition, stabilize soils, and recover ecological processes at meaningful scales); soils mapping; development of ecological site descriptions; and mentoring, training, and educational programs that build rangeland stewardship capacity and support monitoring, adaptive management, and restoration strategies.
7) Are restoration projects eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly highlights facilitating rangeland restoration, including approaches that improve vegetation composition, stabilize soils, and help recover ecological processes at meaningful scales. Stronger proposals tie restoration work to monitoring and evaluation that supports land health standards.
8) Are soils mapping and ecological site descriptions eligible?
Yes. The NOFO emphasizes soils mapping and the development of ecological site descriptions as foundational tools for interpreting rangeland potential, setting realistic objectives, and evaluating whether observed conditions align with expected reference states.
9) Are training, mentoring, and education activities eligible?
Yes, when they are designed to expand rangeland stewardship capacity and are tied to building skills and shared understanding that support monitoring, adaptive management, and restoration. The emphasis is on capability-building, not generic outreach.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit entities and certain educational institutions. Eligible applicants include: state, county, city/township, and special district 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 (other than institutions of higher education).
11) Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply under this NOFO.
12) Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply under this NOFO.
13) What is the funding instrument and what does it imply?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically means BLM expects substantial involvement in the funded work, such as coordination on the technical approach, data standards, monitoring protocols, or deliverables. Applicants should anticipate a more collaborative federal partner role than in a standard grant.
14) What is the restriction related to youth internships or crews?
This NOFO does not support recipients hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps (PLC) Act of 1993. BLM notes that the PLC Act is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that framework, and this opportunity does not use that authority.
15) If a project involves a Youth Conservation Corps, is there an alternative opportunity?
Yes. Eligible Youth Conservation Corps are directed to apply under a separate funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243 (BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands) for projects developed specifically under that authority.
16) Can proposals still include workforce development elements?
Training and education elements can be relevant under this opportunity when they build rangeland stewardship capacity tied to monitoring, adaptive management, and restoration. However, PLC-style internship or crew hiring mechanisms should not be proposed under this announcement.
17) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $250,000.
18) How many awards does BLM anticipate making?
BLM anticipates making 7 awards.
19) When is the application due?
The original application closing date is August 14, 2026.
20) When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on June 12, 2026.
21) What makes an application more competitive based on the description provided?
Because this is a bureau-wide, cross-boundary competition with a limited number of awards, more competitive proposals are likely to: demonstrate multi-state relevance; clearly connect the project to land health standards and monitoring needs; present credible technical methods (especially for soils/ecological site work and monitoring design); and offer deliverables that multiple BLM offices or partners can adopt or scale across regions.
22) Does the opportunity focus only on short-term results?
No. BLM frames this as an investment with benefits for both current and future generations. Strong proposals connect near-term on-the-ground outcomes to long-term ecological function and long-term management capacity.
23) Is this opportunity limited to a single state or local project area?
Projects should not be confined to a single local site or a single state issue. The NOFO requires addressing high-priority needs that cross state boundaries and have broader applicability.
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