Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00157
The BLM CA Seed Strategy Action Item 2.4.2 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00157) is a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement aimed at advancing the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration in California. The core purpose is to help BLM quantify, in a defensible and repeatable way, the ecological and economic costs and benefits associated with planting native versus non-native species on public lands. Rather than funding on-the-ground seeding alone, the emphasis is on analysis and decision support: generating credible estimates of how different planting choices affect ecosystem services, restoration outcomes, and associated economic tradeoffs, so BLM and partners can make better-informed restoration and rehabilitation decisions.
A defining feature of the project is the required use of the InVEST platform (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs), an open-source suite of models and data workflows developed by the Natural Capital Project and its network. The recipient is expected to work jointly with BLM to design and implement studies that apply InVEST to relevant California public-land contexts, using transparent inputs and methods that can be reviewed and reproduced. Because InVEST outputs and applications are intended to become part of the public record, the work is structured to produce traceable datasets, documented assumptions, and modeling products that can be reused and adapted for future projects or different local conditions. The opportunity also highlights capacity-building, with the expectation that training and knowledge transfer will enable BLM staff or other users to continue applying the tools after the period of performance.
In addition to technical analyses, the project scope explicitly includes education and outreach components tied to Seed Strategy Action Item 2.4.2. That typically implies developing materials and engagement activities that explain findings to land managers and stakeholders, demonstrate how InVEST-based assessments can inform restoration planning, and translate model results into practical guidance. In other words, the recipient is not only producing modeling results but also helping BLM socialize the approach, improve understanding of the tradeoffs between native and non-native plantings, and promote consistent use of the methodology across future rehabilitation and restoration efforts.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted in general, but with a major program-specific requirement: the recipient must already be a Natural Capital Project partner and must be familiar with InVEST. This effectively narrows the applicant pool to organizations with established ties to the Natural Capital Project network and demonstrated technical capability with the platform. The award is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, under CFDA 15.231, and the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which signals substantial involvement by BLM in shaping, guiding, and collaborating on the work as it proceeds.
Financially, the opportunity anticipated a single award with a ceiling of $700,000. The original posting indicates it was created June 12, 2017, with an original closing date of August 11, 2017, and expected awards listed as 1. Overall, the grant is best understood as an applied ecosystem-services and restoration decision-support partnership: using an open, repeatable modeling framework to quantify and communicate the ecological and economic implications of planting choices on California public lands, while building lasting agency capacity to run similar assessments in the future.Apply for L17AS00157
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Seed Strategy Action Item 2.4.2" 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 Jun 12, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 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 $700,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the BLM CA Seed Strategy Action Item 2.4.2 funding opportunity?
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00157) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement focused on advancing the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration in California by improving how planting choices are evaluated for public-land rehabilitation and restoration.
What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to help BLM quantify, in a defensible and repeatable way, the ecological and economic costs and benefits of planting native versus non-native species on public lands, so restoration and rehabilitation decisions can be better informed.
Is the funding mainly for on-the-ground seeding projects?
No. The emphasis is on analysis and decision support rather than funding on-the-ground seeding alone. The work is intended to generate credible estimates of tradeoffs and outcomes tied to different planting choices.
What kinds of questions is the project expected to answer?
Based on the description, the work is expected to estimate how native versus non-native planting choices affect ecosystem services, restoration outcomes, and economic tradeoffs, and to translate those findings into information BLM and partners can use in planning and decision-making.
What modeling platform is required for this project?
The opportunity requires use of the InVEST platform (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs), an open-source set of models and data workflows developed by the Natural Capital Project and its network.
What is InVEST in the context of this opportunity?
InVEST is the required decision-support and ecosystem-services modeling framework for the project. The recipient is expected to apply InVEST in relevant California public-land contexts using transparent inputs and methods that can be reviewed and reproduced.
How closely will BLM be involved in the work?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which signals substantial involvement by BLM in shaping, guiding, and collaborating on the project as it proceeds. The recipient is expected to work jointly with BLM to design and implement the studies.
What does "defensible and repeatable" analysis mean for deliverables?
It means the work should be transparent and reproducible. The opportunity highlights traceable datasets, documented assumptions, and modeling products that can be reviewed, repeated, and reused for future projects or different local conditions.
Are the InVEST outputs intended to be public?
Yes. The description notes that InVEST outputs and applications are intended to become part of the public record, which is why the work is structured around traceable data, documented assumptions, and repeatable methods.
What is meant by "decision support" in this opportunity?
Decision support refers to producing analyses and modeling outputs that help land managers compare ecological and economic implications of different planting strategies (native vs. non-native) and make more consistent, evidence-based restoration and rehabilitation decisions.
Does the scope include education and outreach?
Yes. The scope explicitly includes education and outreach tied to Seed Strategy Action Item 2.4.2. This generally implies developing materials and engagement activities to explain findings, demonstrate how InVEST-based assessments inform restoration planning, and translate model results into practical guidance.
Is capacity-building part of the project?
Yes. The opportunity highlights capacity-building, with an expectation of training and knowledge transfer so BLM staff or other users can continue applying the tools after the period of performance.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted in general, but with a major program-specific requirement: the recipient must already be a Natural Capital Project partner and must be familiar with InVEST.
How does the Natural Capital Project partner requirement affect eligibility?
It effectively narrows the applicant pool to organizations that have established ties to the Natural Capital Project network and demonstrated technical capability with the InVEST platform.
Which federal agency is administering the award?
The award is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is identified under CFDA 15.231.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award (expected awards: 1).
What was the maximum funding amount (ceiling) for the award?
The ceiling for the anticipated single award was $700,000.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The original posting indicates it was created on June 12, 2017, with an original closing date of August 11, 2017.
What geographic focus does this opportunity target?
The work is framed around California public-land contexts and is aligned with implementing the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration in California.
What is the core comparison being analyzed?
The work focuses on comparing planting native species versus non-native species, including ecological outcomes, ecosystem services implications, and economic tradeoffs.
What makes this opportunity different from a typical restoration grant?
Rather than primarily paying for field implementation, it emphasizes analytical modeling and decision-support products using a required open-source platform (InVEST), along with reproducible workflows, public-record outputs, and training/outreach to support ongoing use.
What is the overall intent of the project in plain terms?
It is an applied ecosystem-services and restoration decision-support partnership meant to quantify and communicate the ecological and economic implications of planting choices on California public lands, while building lasting capacity for BLM to run similar assessments in the future.
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