Opportunity Information: Apply for L21AS00330
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah is offering a discretionary funding opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, to support youth conservation work on public lands in Utah through a cooperative agreement. The program is designed to build partnerships with qualified youth conservation corps that can help plan, develop, and administer multiple-use conservation projects that advance BLMs natural and cultural resource stewardship mission. In practice, the grant is meant to fund hands-on projects on BLM-managed lands while also creating structured pathways for young people to gain paid work experience, training, and public service exposure tied directly to conservation and land management needs.
A central purpose of the opportunity is youth employment and development. Funded projects must prioritize providing employment, education, and public-service opportunities for U.S. citizens and legal residents between the ages of 16 and 30 (inclusive), with an extended eligibility range for veterans up to age 35 (inclusive). The intent is that participants are recruited from local and surrounding communities so the benefits of the program stay closely connected to the places where the work is being performed. The corps model emphasized here is not just short-term labor; it is meant to be meaningful, full-time, productive work carried out in a natural or cultural resource setting, paired with education, training, and support.
To qualify as a "qualified youth or conservation corps" under this opportunity, an applicant must be a program established by a state or local government, the governing body of an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization. Beyond the basic organizational type, the corps must be capable of delivering a well-rounded participant experience that mixes practical work experience with basic and life skills development, education and training, and supportive services that help young people succeed. The program also emphasizes transferable outcomes: participants should leave with stronger work habits, life skills, and an ethic of public service that can carry over into future employment and community engagement, not just skills tied to one project.
Eligibility is tightly limited to youth conservation corps that meet the definition above. The notice explicitly states that no other entities are eligible to respond. Nonprofit applicants must provide documentation of their IRS status determination letter for Section 501(c)(3) eligibility. While the source data lists a broad set of eligible applicant categories in the standard federal format, the narrative eligibility language is the controlling description for this specific opportunity and makes clear the competition is intended for qualified youth corps organizations rather than general-purpose applicants.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during project implementation. In other words, the BLM is not simply providing funds and stepping away; it expects to collaborate with the recipient to ensure the work aligns with agency priorities for multiple-use conservation and stewardship on public lands. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the listed CFDA (now commonly referred to under Assistance Listings) is 15.243, which corresponds to BLM assistance programs.
Key administrative details included in the posting are the opportunity number L21AS00330 and an original closing date of April 23, 2021. The award ceiling is listed as $300,000. The posting indicates expected awards, but the number is not specified in the provided source text. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a partnership-focused conservation corps grant: it funds on-the-ground public lands projects while deliberately investing in youth and veteran workforce development through structured, supervised service and training experiences tied to BLM Utah priorities.Apply for L21AS00330
- 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 Utah Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-03-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-04-23. (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 $300,000.00 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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