BLM-CO Strengthening Partnerships for Invasive Vegetation Management, Southwest District | L18AS00068

Opportunity Information: Apply for L18AS00068

The BLM-CO Strengthening Partnerships for Invasive Vegetation Management, Southwest District opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L18AS00068) is a Bureau of Land Management Colorado grant designed to slow and reduce the spread of invasive and noxious weeds on public lands in Colorado. The program is framed around a core BLM priority: improving overall ecosystem health. The premise is that invasive plants can spread quickly across boundaries, outcompete native vegetation, and create long-lasting or even permanent changes to plant communities. This, in turn, threatens wildlife habitat, watershed function, and common land uses such as grazing and agriculture. The opportunity emphasizes that without timely eradication or sustained control, weeds can degrade land health and limit the range of activities that the public depends on across BLM-managed lands.

Funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected partner is expected to work closely with BLM staff rather than operate entirely independently. The activity category is Natural Resources and the CFDA number associated with the program is 15.230. The intent is to build on existing coordinated weed management efforts, including cooperation with county, district, and state weed programs and the formation or support of Weed Management Area partnerships. BLM also highlights education and awareness as part of the broader strategy, recognizing that long-term success often depends on coordinated prevention, early detection, and shared best practices across jurisdictions.

Eligible applicants are limited to government entities in Colorado with relevant authority and responsibility for weed control. Specifically, this includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments. The opportunity is aimed at cooperators that can enforce or carry out state and federal requirements related to noxious weed eradication and control, and that can operate effectively across multiple land ownerships where infestations often spread.

The funded work focuses on integrated weed management, which combines multiple control strategies based on site conditions and best available methods. Key project activities include conducting inventory and mapping to identify the location and extent of current infestations, followed by treatment and monitoring consistent with an integrated weed management plan. Monitoring is treated as a necessary component, not an optional add-on, because BLM relies on these data for land management decisions and for assessing land health conditions over time. The recipient is expected to implement a mix of approaches as appropriate, including chemical treatments (such as herbicide applications consistent with applicable requirements), mechanical treatments (such as mowing, hand removal, or other physical controls), and biological control methods. The work may also include land management planning elements and other techniques deemed suitable, with methods and priorities shaped through coordination and input from BLM staff.

In terms of funding details, the opportunity was posted on July 15, 2018, with an original application closing date of August 17, 2018. The award ceiling listed is $40,000, and BLM anticipated making one award. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted partnership tool for on-the-ground weed inventory, treatment, and follow-up monitoring in the BLM Colorado Southwest District, using integrated methods and coordinated planning to protect ecosystem function and sustain multiple uses on public lands.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-CO Strengthening Partnerships for Invasive Vegetation Management, Southwest District" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2018. (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 $40,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments.

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