Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00258
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) IIJA Alaska Hazardous Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity designed to support work in Alaska that reduces wildfire risk and strengthens community wildfire preparedness. Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through BLM, the program focuses on hazardous fuels management and community fire assistance activities that align with natural resource stewardship and wildfire mitigation goals. The funding is offered through cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects substantial involvement in project planning, execution, coordination, or oversight rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal federal engagement.
This opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00258 under CFDA 15.228 and was created on February 13, 2023, with an original application closing date of April 14, 2023. The maximum (ceiling) award amount listed is $750,000. While the notice references expected awards, it does not clearly state a specific number in the provided text, so applicants generally should not assume a guaranteed volume of awards and should instead treat the competition as potentially selective based on priorities, readiness, and demonstrated capacity to deliver the proposed work.
Eligible applicants are broadly defined and include many public and nonprofit entities that commonly deliver fuels reduction, fire adaptation, and community assistance projects. Eligible categories include state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status. In practical terms, the eligibility list is designed to include local and regional government partners, tribal entities, community organizations, and education institutions that can plan and implement wildfire risk reduction and related community assistance efforts in Alaska.
The notice also includes several important restrictions that applicants need to understand upfront. Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In addition, the NOFO specifically states it does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 for projects funded through this opportunity. The key point is that the Public Lands Corps Act is the legislative authority that allows BLM to directly "hire" interns under that specific framework, and this NOFO is not the vehicle for that. As a result, youth-focused projects that depend on Public Lands Corps-style internship or crew arrangements are directed elsewhere: eligible Youth Conservation Corps organizations may only apply for projects developed under a different program announcement, NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. This effectively separates hazardous fuels and community fire assistance funding from the youth corps hiring authority, so organizations should plan staffing and workforce development components accordingly and avoid proposing PLC-based intern or crew hiring under this specific opportunity.
Overall, the program is best understood as a BLM Alaska-focused investment in wildfire risk reduction and community resilience work, delivered through cooperative agreements with eligible governmental, tribal, nonprofit, housing authority, and higher education partners. Applicants considering similar opportunities in the future should pay close attention to the cooperative agreement nature of the award, the $750,000 award ceiling, and the clear eligibility and workforce-related limitations, especially the prohibition on individuals and for-profit applicants and the redirection of Youth Conservation Corps projects to the separate NOFO 15.243 pathway.Apply for L23AS00258
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bureau of Land Management IIJA Alaska Hazardous Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-14. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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