Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00073
The Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Management grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00073) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement focused on protecting ecosystem health on public lands by slowing, controlling, and preventing the spread of invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds. The BLM frames invasive weeds as one of the biggest obstacles to sustaining native plant communities because these species can spread quickly, outcompete native vegetation, and cause long-term or even permanent ecological damage. The opportunity emphasizes that unchecked infestations threaten wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation, rural economies, and working landscapes, while also spilling over onto adjacent private lands and creating broad economic losses, especially for agriculture. It also notes that human movement through trade, travel, and tourism accelerates the introduction and spread of invasive species, and that disturbances such as increasingly frequent wildfires can make sites more vulnerable to weed invasion.
Projects supported under this opportunity are expected to align with the full invasive plant management cycle: prevention, early detection, inventory, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up evaluation. Applicants are expected to inventory and document infestation locations, then apply an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to decide on the most effective combination of tools for a given site. That can include targeted herbicide treatments, grazing strategies, mechanical removal, and other approved methods. A key expectation is careful selection of the most effective and targeted herbicides when chemicals are used, paired with stabilization and rehabilitation of disturbed areas so that treated sites do not immediately re-invade. Implementation is not meant to stop at treatment; the BLM expects post-treatment monitoring to measure effectiveness, inform adjustments, and support adaptive management, including responding to newly detected weed species and incorporating newly approved treatments over time.
The program also stresses prioritization and geography-based strategy. Rather than treating weeds in a scattered way, proposals should show how they will prioritize target undesirable species (or groups of species) and apply treatments intended to control or contain them within a defined area. Monitoring and evaluation are central deliverables, not optional add-ons, and should cover both control actions and rehabilitation outcomes. In addition, the opportunity strongly encourages public education and outreach: developing and sharing materials, running outreach activities, and creating engagement and learning opportunities (events, educational products, and similar efforts) that help prevent new infestations and build community support for invasive plant management.
From BLMs perspective, the main public benefit is improved coordination across boundaries and jurisdictions. The agency is looking to work with partner organizations to plan and carry out inventories, treatments, monitoring, prevention, and outreach in a collaborative way that improves efficiency and reduces duplication. By leveraging partnerships, BLM aims to respond faster to new infestations, reduce the footprint of established weed populations, protect recreational and ecological values on public lands, and reduce impacts on neighboring private property.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity administered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, using a cooperative agreement instrument under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.230). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open broadly to applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full notice). The opportunity opened April 8, 2020, and originally closed June 8, 2020, with two submission rounds (Round One due May 7, 2020; Round Two due June 8, 2020, both at 4:30 PM Eastern). The award ceiling is $150,000, with an expected 8 awards.Apply for L20AS00073
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 08, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 08, 2020 Open from April 8, 2020 to June 8, 2020, 430 PM EST Round One Applications Due May 7, 2020, 430 PM EST Round Two Applications Due June 8, 2020, 430 PM EST. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Management (L20AS00073)
What is the Montana/Dakotas Invasive and Noxious Management grant opportunity?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The program is offered as a cooperative agreement focused on protecting ecosystem health on public lands by slowing, controlling, and preventing the spread of invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L20AS00073.
What type of award instrument is used?
The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement instrument.
Which federal agency is administering this funding opportunity?
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the opportunity.
What is the activity category and CFDA number?
The activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number listed is 15.230.
What problem is this opportunity intended to address?
The opportunity targets invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds, which BLM describes as a major obstacle to sustaining native plant communities. These species can spread quickly, outcompete native vegetation, and cause long-term or even permanent ecological damage.
Why does BLM consider invasive weeds a high priority?
The notice highlights that unchecked infestations threaten wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation, rural economies, and working landscapes. It also notes that infestations can spread onto adjacent private lands, creating broader economic losses, especially for agriculture.
What factors contribute to the introduction and spread of invasive species according to the opportunity?
The opportunity notes that human movement through trade, travel, and tourism accelerates introduction and spread. It also states that disturbances such as increasingly frequent wildfires can make sites more vulnerable to weed invasion.
What kinds of projects does BLM expect to fund under this opportunity?
Projects are expected to align with the full invasive plant management cycle, including prevention, early detection, inventory, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up evaluation.
What does BLM mean by the "full invasive plant management cycle" in this program?
Based on the opportunity description, the cycle includes: prevention, early detection, inventory, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up evaluation. Proposals should reflect this end-to-end approach rather than focusing only on a single step (for example, treatment alone).
Are inventory and documentation required parts of a project?
Yes. Applicants are expected to inventory and document infestation locations as part of the project approach.
What management approach does BLM expect applicants to use when selecting treatments?
The opportunity expects applicants to apply an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to determine the most effective combination of tools for a given site.
What types of treatment methods are mentioned as examples?
The opportunity mentions targeted herbicide treatments, grazing strategies, mechanical removal, and other approved methods as examples of tools that may be used within an IPM approach.
If herbicides are used, what does the opportunity emphasize?
It emphasizes careful selection of the most effective and targeted herbicides when chemicals are used.
Does the opportunity expect work beyond the initial treatment of weeds?
Yes. The BLM expects stabilization and rehabilitation of disturbed areas so treated sites do not immediately re-invade, and it expects post-treatment monitoring and follow-up evaluation to measure effectiveness and inform adjustments.
Is monitoring optional in this grant program?
No. Monitoring and evaluation are described as central deliverables, not optional add-ons. They should cover both control actions and rehabilitation outcomes.
What is meant by adaptive management in the context of this opportunity?
The opportunity describes using post-treatment monitoring results to adjust actions over time. It also includes responding to newly detected weed species and incorporating newly approved treatments over time as part of an adaptive approach.
Does BLM prefer targeted work in a defined geography or scattered treatments?
The opportunity stresses prioritization and a geography-based strategy. It indicates proposals should avoid treating weeds in a scattered way and instead show how target species will be prioritized and addressed through treatments intended to control or contain them within a defined area.
What does the opportunity say about prioritization of species?
Proposals are expected to show how they will prioritize target undesirable species (or groups of species) and apply treatments intended to control or contain them within a defined area.
Is public education and outreach part of the program?
Yes. The opportunity strongly encourages public education and outreach, including developing and sharing materials, running outreach activities, and creating engagement and learning opportunities such as events and educational products.
What is the primary public benefit BLM highlights for this opportunity?
BLM identifies improved coordination across boundaries and jurisdictions as the main public benefit, achieved by working with partner organizations to plan and carry out inventories, treatments, monitoring, prevention, and outreach collaboratively.
What kinds of partnership outcomes does BLM expect?
The opportunity emphasizes leveraging partnerships to improve efficiency and reduce duplication, respond faster to new infestations, reduce the footprint of established weed populations, protect recreational and ecological values on public lands, and reduce impacts on neighboring private property.
Is this opportunity competitive or discretionary?
It is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open broadly to applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full notice.
When did the opportunity open and close?
The opportunity opened on April 8, 2020, and originally closed on June 8, 2020.
Were there multiple submission rounds?
Yes. There were two submission rounds: Round One was due May 7, 2020, and Round Two was due June 8, 2020.
What was the submission deadline time zone and time?
Both rounds were due at 4:30 PM Eastern.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $150,000.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity indicated an expected 8 awards.
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