FA BLM New Mexico State-Wide Internship Program

Post Date

May 16th 2014

Application Due Date

June 13th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

L14AS00077

CFDA Number(s)

15.231
15.236

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Qualified youth or conservation corps. The term "qualified youth or conservation corps" means any program established by a State or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe or by a nonprofit organization that is capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for individuals between the ages of 16-25 inclusive in a natural or cultural or resource setting, gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training and support services and provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $30000 - $500000

Grant Description

Implementation of this program in New Mexico will provide internships for recent college graduates and graduate students to gain firsthand experience with natural resources management; biology, ecology, endangered species, conservation of sensitive and non-sensitive species and communities and management of public lands. Through this program interns are hired by the recipient and are placed in BLM New Mexico Field offices to accomplish programmed tasks supporting the Bureau's Resource Programs; wildlife, plant conservation/botany, range, geology, engineering, forestry, recreation, NEPA, GIS/GPS, natural resource management, hydrology, soil science, cultural programs and business management under the mentorship of BLM staff specialists. The term of internships will vary from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 36 months depending on need and funding availability. Intern duties may include but not limited to: native seed collection, special status plant and animal id, collections, studies and inventory,vegetation monitoring, non-native/noxious weed inventory and treatment, foresty inventry, data entry, archeological inventory, identification and inventory of abandoned mine lands, manage and analyze data, collect measurements in mine settings, project construction and monitoring. The intent is accomplish needed BLM resource management work while improving the job candidate pool of natural resources gratudates who also possess experience with science-based stewardship

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Charise P Saiz, Grants Management Officer, 505 761-8725
  csaiz@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  csaiz@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  csaiz@blm.gov

• More Information:

  Click on APPLICATION tab above to download full announcement instructions and application package