Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00327
The FY23 IIJA Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakota Good Neighbor Authority funding opportunity (Opportunity Number L23AS00327) is a discretionary grant program offered by the BLM to support natural resource work in the Montana/Dakota region through the Good Neighbor Authority framework. Awards are issued as cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects to have substantial involvement during the life of the project (for example, coordination on planning, implementation, compliance, or monitoring), rather than simply providing funds with minimal federal participation.
Eligibility is tightly restricted. Only state governments, county governments, and tribal governments are eligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The listing also includes Native American tribal organizations, but the core message of the NOFO is that the program is limited to governmental entities at the state, county, and tribal level, and that all other applicant types are not eligible to submit proposals for projects under this program. In practical terms, nonprofits, universities, private entities, and other non-government applicants should treat this opportunity as off-limits unless they are formally partnering with an eligible governmental applicant that will serve as the lead recipient.
A major limitation in the NOFO is that it does not support projects that involve hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice emphasizes that the Public Lands Corps Act (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II) is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that specific authority, and that this Good Neighbor Authority NOFO is not the pathway for intern or youth crew hiring. As a result, organizations such as Youth Conservation Corps programs that want to develop youth or intern-based conservation projects are directed instead to apply under a separate funding opportunity: CFDA 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. The intent of this restriction is to keep this particular program focused on projects carried out through eligible governmental partners rather than functioning as a youth employment or internship vehicle.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was created on April 3, 2023, and had an original application closing date of June 16, 2023. The stated award ceiling is $1,000,000, indicating that individual awards could be substantial for qualifying projects. The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.015. While the excerpt does not specify the exact project types or required deliverables, the Good Neighbor Authority context and the natural resources category generally signal on-the-ground land management, restoration, fuels reduction, watershed or habitat work, and similar efforts that are implemented in coordination with BLM and aligned with the agency's land stewardship priorities in the Montana/Dakota area.
In short, this funding opportunity is best understood as a targeted cooperative agreement mechanism for state, county, and tribal governments to partner with BLM on natural resource projects in the Montana/Dakota region, with clear guardrails that exclude most non-government applicants and explicitly exclude using this NOFO to fund youth interns or conservation crews under the Public Lands Corps framework.Apply for L23AS00327
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 IIJA Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Good Neighbor Authority" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.015.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-06-16. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
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