Grants for Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Natural Resources

This funding opportunity supports urban and community forestry projects in New Mexico, prioritizing initiatives that enhance tree canopy cover and green space access in disadvantaged communities.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and public entities in Seeley Lake, Montana, to implement projects that improve the community's social, cultural, economic, and environmental wellbeing.

This program provides funding for researchers studying geological and geophysical processes in marine environments, including ocean basins and the Great Lakes, to enhance our understanding of Earth's marine systems and their significance.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to government entities, municipalities, and private businesses in Vermont for projects that replace or upgrade diesel vehicles and equipment with electric alternatives to reduce harmful emissions and promote cleaner transportation technologies.

This program provides radio telemetry equipment to conservation researchers worldwide, focusing on projects that promote scientific research and conservation efforts, particularly for underrepresented species and in remote areas.

This funding opportunity provides financial and technical support for conservation projects on private lands to restore and protect habitats for at-risk wildlife, including migratory birds and endangered species, through partnerships with various organizations and landowners.

This program provides funding for researchers to develop innovative engineering solutions that protect human and ecological health by addressing pollution and improving environmental quality.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research in atmospheric, geospace, earth, and ocean sciences, encouraging collaboration among academic institutions, national laboratories, and industry to advance scientific knowledge and technology.

This grant provides funding to organizations in Philadelphia for planting and maintaining trees in underserved neighborhoods to improve green space and community health.

This program provides funding to various organizations, including government entities and nonprofits, to combat invasive species in Michigan through prevention, detection, and management projects.

This grant provides funding for conservation and public access projects in the Coachella Valley, prioritizing initiatives that benefit disadvantaged communities and protect natural resources.

This funding opportunity provides financial assistance to communities in Georgia for projects aimed at addressing emerging contaminants, particularly PFAS, in public water systems to protect public health and improve water quality.

The United States Department of the Interior (Department), Bureau of Reclamations (Reclamation) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (Program) aims to improve the skill of water supply forecasts via enhancing snow monitoring through the deployment of emerging technologies to complement existing monitoring techniques and networks. This new program was authorized in December 2020 by P.L. 116-260, Sec. 1111, Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act. The program was authorized for FY 2022 -FY 2026.Reservoir operations and related water management decisions rely on estimates of current and future water availability. These estimates depend on technologies to observe basin conditions such as snowpack. In many Western basins, snowpack and subsequent snowmelt runoff constitutes a significant portion of the annual water supply. Accordingly, monitoring snowpack is of great interest to water managers and water users alike. Traditionally, basin snowpack information is based on a sparse network of observing stations across large watersheds. These networks provide high quality information at station locations but extrapolating that information to an entire watershed is a challenge. This challenge, in large part, motivates the Program.As such, the NOFO invites proposals from eligible applicants that are invested in and capable of demonstrating emerging or deploying existing snow monitoring technologies and/or use of snow monitoring data to enhance water supply forecast skill. Considering this and the Acts emphasis on partner agency coordination, strong applications will have partnerships with water management and forecasting entities to facilitate transfer of knowledge, foster use of data in forecasts, and evaluate utility of information for informing water management decisions. This supports Department of the Interior priority of addressing the drought crisis by providing water managers the best available information to inform the management of this scarce and critical resource.In Phase I, applicants submit technical proposals in the required format and length as specified in Section D.2.1.4 Project Proposal as well as with the required content. Submission to Phase I is required for Phase II consideration.Reclamations application review committee (ARC) will select a set of highly qualified applications from Phase I to move to Phase II of the application process. Submission to Phase I is required for Phase II consideration. If the selected applicants are not present for Phase II, their proposals are automatically disqualified from proceeding further and will be ineligible for an award. Phase II will entail a 30-minute virtual (web meeting) project/proposal pitch presentation to a review panel, followed by 20 minutes of question and answer with the review panel. Those selected to advance to Phase II will be notified of the presentation requirements and logistics with a minimum 4 weeks notice.

History/Background: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar) has been an active installation since the 1940s, focusing on providing services, material support, and training venues that promote combat readiness. Since, its inception and the establishment of the Sikes Act in 1960, MCAS Miramar has actively been monitoring the effects of military land use on the overall condition of natural resources. In 1994, the Center for Earth Systems Analysis Research, a shared educational and research center located at San Diego State University, established a long term monitoring protocol to provide the mechanism for documenting the effects of military operations and training on vegetation native to MCAS Miramar. This protocol provided a continuous database of which to assist in altering land management actions to ensure long-term availability of natural areas for training and conservation. Brief Description of Anticipated Work: The project is to develop and implement a work plan for the current iteration of this monitoring effort, re-survey 82 permanently established monitoring plots according to MCAS Miramars standardized ecosystem monitoring program that inventories and monitors the condition of training lands and natural resources, identify and describe any ecological trends developing as indicated by the previous and current survey efforts for the monitoring plots, provide detailed site descriptions and information on disturbance and erosion, provide individual summaries of the composition, structure and site characteristics of the 82 plots surveyed in the 2003 LTEM report, provide contrast of summaries of the individual plots that comprise each major vegetation type for the three survey efforts, provide evaluation and discussion of management implications, provide photographic documentation of the plots, and submit draft and final reports along with all associated Geographical Information System (GIS) deliverables and maps for this monitoring effort that integrates all years efforts, results, analyses, evaluates the effectiveness of this effort. Please see enclosure 1 for full scope of work and enclosure 2 for applicable terms and conditions.

Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Arizona (AZ) State Office Wildlife Program

This funding opportunity provides financial support for governments, educational institutions, tribal organizations, and nonprofits to advance ecosystem restoration and biodiversity through the use of native plants, particularly in areas affected by disasters and invasive species.

This funding initiative provides financial support for innovative projects that enhance oil recovery methods in North Dakota, particularly targeting collaborations between oil operators, service companies, and research institutions.

This funding opportunity provides financial assistance to at-risk communities, including local governments and Tribes, to develop wildfire protection plans and implement projects that reduce wildfire risks and enhance resilience.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments, tribal entities, nonprofits, and educational institutions in Oregon and Washington to improve outdoor recreation access and services, particularly for underserved communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that protect and restore aquatic habitats and water resources on public lands in Idaho, prioritizing ecological health and community engagement, particularly for underserved populations.