BLM NV Ely SNPLMA White Pine County Wilderness Restoration and Implementation

Post Date

April 9th 2010

Application Due Date

April 21st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

L10AS00021

CFDA Number(s)

15.235

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $210000

• Award Range:

  $None - $210000

Grant Description

The Ely District Office, Bureau of Land Management nominated and was awarded a Round 10 Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) Conservation Initiatives Project to engage the Great Basin Institute to contribute to the management, protection, and conservation of public lands by enhancing the ability of professional BLM staffs to collect information necessary for making informed decisions regarding the management of Wilderness in Eastern Nevada. The White Pine County Wilderness Restoration and Implementation, SNPLMA Conservation Initiative Project BL67, Priority 10-1 will allow the BLM Ely District to be in compliance with the legal requirement of having written legal descriptions and legal maps for all 8 wilderness areas identified in the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 (P.L 109-432). It would also aid in implementation and management of wilderness within White Pine County, through illegal route restoration and through the development of wilderness management plans.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Tanya E Arnberger, Grants and Agreements Specialist, 775-753-0379
  tarnberg@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  tarnberg@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  tarnberg@blm.gov

• More Information:

  Grants.gov