BLM Idaho Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey History Project | L17AS00131

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The BLM Idaho Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey History Project (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00131) is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to have an active role in the project beyond simply providing funding, such as collaborating on the scope, reviewing deliverables, coordinating access to resources, or helping guide how the work is carried out. The activity falls under the Natural Resources category and is associated with CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.231.

The purpose of the grant is to initiate a history project focused on the designation of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA). The project is tied specifically to a commemorative milestone: it is intended to support the 25th anniversary celebration connected to the NCA designation. In practical terms, that suggests the project would likely involve researching, documenting, and presenting the story of how the NCA came to be designated, why it mattered, and how that designation shaped conservation, public land management, and community involvement over time. While the notice is brief, a history project of this kind commonly includes collecting archival records, compiling timelines, reviewing agency and legislative history, conducting interviews or oral histories with key participants, and producing materials that can be used for public interpretation or anniversary events.

The opportunity was open to a broad range of applicants, listed as "unrestricted," meaning any type of entity could apply (for example, nonprofits, universities, tribal governments, state or local governments, or potentially private organizations), subject to any added eligibility details that would have appeared in the full posting. The funding parameters were relatively small and targeted: the award ceiling was $15,000, and BLM anticipated making one award. This size and single-award structure indicates BLM was likely looking for one partner to produce a defined set of historical research and outreach deliverables that could be completed within a manageable scope and timeframe and then used as part of the anniversary commemoration.

The timeline for the opportunity shows it was created on May 31, 2017, with an original application closing date of July 30, 2017. Overall, this grant was essentially a short, focused investment intended to kick off an anniversary-oriented historical documentation effort related to the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, pairing modest funding with cooperative collaboration from BLM to ensure the final work aligns with public land stewardship goals and commemorative needs.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Idaho Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey History Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 31, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2017. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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