Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00346
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a discretionary funding opportunity titled "California Recreation and Visitor Services" under Funding Opportunity Number L21AS00346. Awards are issued as cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work (for example, coordinating activities, providing technical guidance, or collaborating on implementation) rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant. The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.225. The original posting indicates a creation date of March 1, 2021, with an original closing date of May 3, 2021. The maximum federal funding amount listed per award is $50,000, and the number of expected awards is not specified in the provided source data.
The focus of the opportunity, as reflected in the title and description, is to support recreation and visitor services work connected to BLM-managed public lands in California. While the short description provided does not list specific project types, programs with this label generally cover activities that improve visitor experiences and public access, maintain or enhance recreation-related infrastructure and information, and support safe, sustainable use of public lands. Because it is framed as "Recreation and Visitor Services," it is best understood as funding aimed at on-the-ground or programmatic support that helps the public engage with BLM sites, such as visitor services improvements, interpretive or informational support, and related recreation management assistance, consistent with BLM priorities and local field office needs.
Eligibility is clearly restricted. Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Eligible applicant types include a broad range of public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education, which are listed separately). In practical terms, the opportunity is designed for governmental, educational, tribal, and nonprofit partners rather than private businesses or individual applicants.
A major restriction in the notice is that this NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews. The description explains the reason: the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is described as the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns. As a result, youth internship or youth crew-style projects are not intended to be funded through this particular recreation and visitor services NOFO. Instead, the notice directs eligible Youth Conservation Corps and similar youth-focused entities to pursue youth internship/crew projects through a different, specific funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands." This distinction is important for applicants because it signals that proposals centered on staffing interns, youth crews, or comparable workforce development models would likely be considered nonresponsive or ineligible under L21AS00346, even if the work itself relates to recreation or visitor services.
In summary, this is a BLM California cooperative agreement opportunity (up to $50,000 per award) intended for public, tribal, educational, and nonprofit partners to support recreation and visitor services on BLM lands, with explicit exclusions for individuals and for-profit organizations and a clear prohibition on using the program to hire interns or crews. Organizations whose primary approach relies on youth crews or internship hiring are instructed to apply under the separate BLM youth conservation funding authority rather than this NOFO.Apply for L21AS00346
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management California Recreation and Visitor Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-03-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-03. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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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