Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00037
The BLM-CO Youth Corps Conservation Opportunities on Colorado's Public Lands funding opportunity (Opportunity No. L17AS00037) is a Bureau of Land Management, Colorado program designed to fund qualified youth conservation corps to carry out conservation-focused projects on BLM-managed public lands across Colorado. Structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.243 (Natural Resources), the program targets engaging youth and young adults ages 16 to 30 in hands-on service projects that combine paid work experience with education, training, and supportive services. A central goal is to help participants build practical job skills while also strengthening civic engagement and stewardship values through service to local communities and the United States, with exposure to natural and cultural resource career pathways.
Projects funded through this announcement are not submitted as one single, generic application. Instead, this is a "master" Funding Opportunity Announcement that works alongside separate Youth Project Announcements, each of which lists specific projects and includes its own submission deadlines. Applicants must submit a separate application package for each individual project they want to compete for, and they must follow the deadlines and requirements for each associated project announcement. The master announcement was created March 10, 2017, with an original closing date of August 15, 2017, but the controlling deadlines are the ones tied to each specific project posting. The expected number of awards is three, and the stated award ceiling is $500,000.
The program emphasizes meaningful training and mentorship, with projects developed collaboratively between the BLM Colorado Youth Program State Lead and BLM district and field offices. BLM describes a strong commitment to connecting diverse youth to public lands and to Colorado's natural and cultural heritage by offering service projects, recreation-based experiences, and especially natural resource-based employment and educational opportunities, including opportunities connected to scientific research. The intent is to create real-world learning environments where participants can gain workforce-ready skills, receive mentorship and professional development, become more aware of higher education and land-management career options, and internalize long-term stewardship principles.
Work is expected to be delivered through one of three common participation models: (1) traditional crew-based projects where members work intensively as a team on defined field objectives, (2) smaller collaborative teams organized around specific tasks, and (3) youth corps members serving as interns on public-lands projects. Across all models, the youth corps or partner organization is responsible for providing direct supervision through trained and experienced crew leaders or staff. BLM staff are positioned as technical advisors and mentors who provide project guidance, coaching, and professional context, but they are not intended to serve as the day-to-day supervisors of participants.
The types of projects envisioned are broad but clearly tied to conservation and public-land stewardship priorities. Example activities include trail construction, maintenance, and restoration; upgrades to visitor and recreation infrastructure such as signage, kiosks, and campground improvements; habitat restoration work like invasive species removal, tree planting, fence removal or installation, and river restoration; and landscape-scale assessment, inventory, and monitoring efforts such as collecting vegetation condition data. The opportunity also supports planning and education-oriented deliverables, including the development and implementation of natural and cultural resource stewardship plans and the creation of educational or informational materials for visitors. Additional eligible work examples include natural, cultural, and paleontological interpretation and outreach; visitor education programs; and studies ranging from scientific and habitat surveys to historic or archival research, archaeological fieldwork, oral history collection, and historic preservation activities. Other project areas highlighted include wildlife protection, preservation of historic structures, and broader enhancements to recreation opportunities on public lands.
Finally, the announcement notes a funding uncertainty typical of federal budgeting cycles at the time it was released: it was issued before passage of the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Because of that, BLM cautioned that continuing resolutions or later appropriations decisions could change the availability of funds or the overall funding levels for the program.Apply for L17AS00037
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-CO Youth Corps Conservation Opportunities on Colorado's Public Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2017 Individual application package must be submitted for each project listed under this master Funding Opportunity Announcement. Each Project Announcement has specific deadlines that must be followed.. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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