Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00311
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a discretionary funding opportunity for Alaska-focused Recreation and Visitor Services projects under Funding Opportunity Number L21AS00311 (CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.225). Awards are expected to be made through cooperative agreements, which generally means BLM anticipates having substantial involvement in the project’s design, execution, oversight, or coordination rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The overall activity category is Natural Resources, and the opportunity is aimed at supporting work that improves recreation-related services and visitor experiences on public lands managed by BLM in Alaska.
Eligibility is limited to public and mission-driven entities rather than private commercial applicants. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments (including special districts); independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments; other Tribal organizations; public/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), so proposals must come from an eligible governmental, Tribal, educational, housing authority, or nonprofit entity.
A key restriction in this NOFO is that it is not intended to support the hiring of interns or the creation of intern or crew positions. The notice emphasizes that BLM’s authority to "hire" interns is tied specifically to the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II, Public Lands Corps). Because of that limitation, organizations such as eligible Youth Conservation Corps groups that want to develop projects centered on youth crews or intern hiring are directed to apply under a separate BLM funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands." In practical terms, applicants to this Alaska Recreation and Visitor Services NOFO should design proposals that do not rely on internship programs or youth crews as the central staffing model, and should instead focus on deliverables aligned with recreation management and visitor services that can be accomplished within the rules of this announcement.
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $75,000. The original application deadline for the posted cycle was May 3, 2021, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of March 4, 2021. While the number of expected awards is not specified in the provided data, the ceiling suggests relatively small to mid-sized projects or scoped components of larger efforts, such as visitor information improvements, recreation site support, planning and coordination work, partnerships to enhance visitor services, or similar public-facing recreation priorities consistent with BLM’s Alaska mission and on-the-ground needs.
In short, this opportunity is a BLM Alaska cooperative agreement program for strengthening recreation and visitor services on BLM-managed public lands, open to governmental, Tribal, educational, housing authority, and nonprofit applicants, capped at $75,000 per award, and explicitly not a vehicle for intern or crew hiring (with youth crew/intern-focused work redirected to the separate Public Lands Corps-related NOFO).Apply for L21AS00311
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Alaska Recreation and Visitor Services" 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 2021-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-03. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on Alaska Recreation and Visitor Services projects. It is offered under Funding Opportunity Number (FON) L21AS00311 and Assistance Listing (CFDA) 15.225.
Who is the funding agency?
The funding agency is the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What is the program focused on?
The opportunity supports projects that improve recreation-related services and visitor experiences on public lands managed by BLM in Alaska. The overall activity category is Natural Resources.
What geographic area does this opportunity target?
This opportunity is Alaska-focused and is intended to support recreation and visitor services work on BLM-managed public lands in Alaska.
What type of award will BLM use?
Awards are expected to be made through cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means BLM anticipates substantial involvement in the project. That involvement can include participation in project design, execution, oversight, and/or coordination rather than issuing funding with minimal federal engagement.
What kinds of projects are a good fit for this NOFO?
Projects should be aligned with recreation management and visitor services that improve visitor experiences on BLM public lands in Alaska. Based on the information provided, examples of potentially relevant work include visitor information improvements, recreation site support, planning and coordination work, and partnerships that enhance visitor services.
Is this opportunity intended for small projects or large projects?
The award ceiling is $75,000, which suggests small to mid-sized projects or specific scoped components of a larger effort, rather than large-scale capital projects.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $75,000.
Is the number of awards known?
The number of expected awards is not specified in the information provided.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and mission-driven entities. Eligible applicants include:
- State, county, and local governments (including special districts)
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Tribal governments
- Other Tribal organizations
- Public/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories)
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO.
Can a nonprofit apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations are eligible, including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, as long as they are not applying as nonprofit institutions of higher education under those nonprofit categories.
Can a university or college apply?
Yes. Both public/state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Can Tribal entities apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations are included among eligible applicants.
Can local governments and special districts apply?
Yes. State, county, and local governments are eligible, including special districts.
Can independent school districts apply?
Yes. Independent school districts are listed as eligible applicants.
Can housing authorities apply?
Yes. Public/Indian housing authorities are listed as eligible applicants.
Is this NOFO meant to fund internships or youth crews?
No. A key restriction is that this NOFO is not intended to support the hiring of interns or the creation of intern or crew positions.
Why does the NOFO restrict intern or crew hiring?
The notice explains that BLM authority to "hire" interns is tied specifically to the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II, Public Lands Corps). Because of that limitation, internship/crew-centered projects are not the intent of this opportunity.
Where should youth crew or intern-centered proposals be submitted instead?
Organizations that want to develop projects centered on youth crews or intern hiring are directed to apply under a separate BLM funding opportunity: Assistance Listing 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands."
If our organization is a Youth Conservation Corps group, should we apply here?
If the project is centered on youth crews or intern hiring, the information provided indicates you should apply under the separate BLM opportunity for youth conservation (Assistance Listing 15.243) rather than this Alaska Recreation and Visitor Services NOFO.
Can a project include staffing at all, as long as it is not internships or crews?
The information provided only specifies that this NOFO is not intended to support hiring interns or creating intern/crew positions. Applicants should design proposals that do not rely on internship programs or youth crews as the central staffing model and should focus on recreation and visitor services deliverables allowed under this announcement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this NOFO?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L21AS00311.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 15.225.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity record shows a creation date of March 4, 2021.
What was the application deadline for this cycle?
The original application deadline for the posted cycle was May 3, 2021.
What is the main purpose of this NOFO in plain terms?
In practical terms, it is a BLM Alaska cooperative agreement opportunity to strengthen recreation and visitor services on BLM-managed public lands in Alaska, aimed at eligible public/mission-driven entities, capped at $75,000 per award, and not intended for internship or youth-crew hiring.
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