BLM-NV 2018 Recreation Resources Programs and Projects | L18AS00073

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The BLM-NV 2018 Recreation Resources Programs and Projects opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L18AS00073) was a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on supporting recreation-related programs and projects on BLM-managed public lands in Nevada. Issued as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.225 (Natural Resources), the opportunity emphasized hands-on, on-the-ground work that improves public recreation experiences while also protecting the natural and cultural values that make those places worth visiting in the first place. Because it was structured as a cooperative agreement, applicants should have expected active involvement from BLM staff in planning, coordination, or project implementation rather than a purely hands-off grant arrangement.

The core purpose of the funding was to maintain and enhance a wide range of recreation resources that directly benefit the public. This includes improvements to recreation facilities (such as trailheads, campgrounds, day-use areas, and other site infrastructure), support for visitor centers, and assistance with organized or competitive recreation activities where appropriate. A major theme is balancing recreation access with responsible stewardship: projects were expected to help identify, protect, and sustain wilderness values, and to support recreation planning and visitor use monitoring so that BLM can understand how sites are being used and manage impacts over time.

Another major priority area involved travel and access management across public lands. The opportunity highlighted trails and access, river management, and broader transportation and travel planning, including off-highway vehicle (OHV) management and public access initiatives. In practical terms, this could include projects that improve trail systems, signage, route designation and compliance efforts, river corridor management needs, mapping and planning efforts, or other work that helps guide recreation use into sustainable patterns while maintaining legitimate access for a variety of users.

The opportunity also stressed visitor services and public-facing education. Projects could support information services, interpretation, and stewardship education aimed at helping visitors understand rules, safety considerations, and responsible recreation practices. It also specifically called out health and safety and accessibility for persons with disabilities, signaling that proposals improving inclusive access, addressing hazards, or modernizing visitor services to better serve diverse audiences would align well with the program goals.

In addition, the notice referenced management of commercial recreation and fee-based use in a way that benefits the public. It noted that the public should receive fair market value for commercial ventures on public lands and that use and entrance fees should be used to benefit the public. While the listing does not spell out specific allowable activities tied to these points, the language indicates program interest in strengthening the systems, planning, and on-the-ground improvements that ensure fee revenues and commercial permitting outcomes translate into tangible public benefits and well-managed recreation settings.

Partnerships were an explicit component of the program design. The opportunity encouraged recreation and community support partnerships that can expand marketing outreach and educational interpretation, particularly through collaboration with volunteer groups and youth. This suggests that community-based stewardship, volunteer coordination, youth conservation corps-style efforts, and cooperative outreach campaigns were viewed as valuable mechanisms for extending BLM capacity and building long-term public investment in public lands.

From an administrative standpoint, eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications contained in the full notice under additional eligibility information. The opportunity was created on July 18, 2018, with an original closing date of August 18, 2018. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $231,000, and BLM anticipated making approximately three awards. Overall, the opportunity targeted projects that combine practical recreation management improvements with stewardship, planning, monitoring, accessibility, safety, and partnership-driven outreach to ensure BLM recreation resources remain sustainable, welcoming, and beneficial to the public.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-NV 2018 Recreation Resources Programs and Projects" 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 Jul 18, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2018. (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 $231,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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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