BLM NV Master Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance | L19AS00039

Opportunity Information: Apply for L19AS00039

The BLM NV Master Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L19AS00039) is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, focused on reducing wildfire risk where communities meet or border wildlands. It supports the goals of the National Fire Plan by funding both the planning and on-the-ground implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas, along with education and outreach efforts aimed at helping residents and local partners build fire-adapted communities and more resilient landscapes. In practical terms, the program is geared toward activities that lower the chance of catastrophic wildfire impacts to homes, critical infrastructure, and public safety, while also promoting longer-term stewardship and community readiness.

Funding is provided through cooperative agreements, which typically means recipients should expect substantial coordination with BLM during project design, execution, reporting, and compliance steps. The opportunity sits under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.228. The maximum award amount listed is $700,000, and BLM anticipated making about four awards, indicating a competitive process with a limited number of sizable project selections rather than many small awards.

Eligible applicants include a broad set of public and nonprofit entities that commonly lead or coordinate community wildfire mitigation work. This includes state and county governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding nonprofits that are institutions of higher education). This eligibility structure suggests the program is intended to support collaborative, cross-jurisdictional mitigation and preparedness work that may involve local governments, tribes, academic partners, and community-based organizations.

The application window opened May 8, 2019 and closed August 31, 2019 at 4:30 PM Eastern. The solicitation used rolling cut-off dates, with an initial Round One deadline of June 8, 2019 at 4:30 PM Eastern, followed by additional rounds every 30 days until the final closing date. This rolling structure typically allows applicants to submit earlier for earlier consideration while still leaving later submission opportunities for organizations needing more time to assemble partnerships, plans, and required documentation.

Overall, the opportunity is designed to move communities toward measurable wildfire risk reduction in WUI areas by supporting fuels mitigation actions (such as treatments that reduce hazardous vegetation and create defensible space in strategic locations) and complementary public education and outreach that improves preparedness, encourages risk-aware land management, and strengthens community capacity to live with wildfire. The emphasis on fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes reflects a dual aim: reducing immediate hazards and building long-term, community-wide systems and behaviors that lessen wildfire losses over time.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM NV Master Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2019 Rolling Cut-Off dates Open from May 8, 2019 until August 31, 2019, 430 PM EST Round One Applications Due June 8, 2019, 430 PM EST Round Two Applications Due Every 30 Days Thereafter until August 31, 2019 430 PM EST. (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 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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