BLM WO Statistical support for the BLM Landscape Monitoring Project

Post Date

July 26th 2013

Application Due Date

August 15th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

L13AS00150

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Intent to single source to Iowa State University

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1900000

• Award Range:

  $350000 - $350000

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to work with the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology at Iowa State University, so the BLM can obtain statistical support for conducting the Landscape Monitoring Project. The landscape monitoring project is part of BLM implementation of the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy. It provides the overall framework for developing random sample locations for all vegetative data collected on BLM lands that uses core indicators and standard methods. Statistical support is required to implement the landscape monitoring project. The Bureau collects landscape monitoring information in coordination with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and their Natural Resources Inventory (NRI). Statistical support is needed to design a valid survey, provide quality assurance and control for data and to produce estimates for the indicators from data collected on BLM lands by NRCS.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Michelle Elliott, Grants Management Officer, (303) 236-6402
  melliott@blm.gov
  Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer, 801-539-4178
  maria_gochis@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  melliott@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  melliott@blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov