BLM-AK Integrated Pest Management â¿¿ Anchorage CWMA | L17AS00106

Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00106

The "BLM-AK Integrated Pest Management - Anchorage CWMA" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00106) is a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on coordinated invasive plant (noxious weed) control in and around Anchorage, Alaska. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds, such as coordination, technical input, shared planning, or participation in implementation.

The core purpose is to support the Anchorage Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA), a partnership that brings together federal, state, and local land managers along with private citizens to reduce the spread and impact of invasive weeds. The premise behind the CWMA model is that invasive plant problems cannot be solved piecemeal because weeds spread across property lines and administrative boundaries. As a result, the opportunity emphasizes a landscape-level approach where multiple stakeholders work from a shared strategy, aligning priorities and treatments across a single geographic area rather than acting independently.

The geographic and operational focus highlighted in the notice is the BLM Campbell Tract Facility (CTF), which sits within the Anchorage city limits and directly neighbors the Municipality of Anchorage's Bicentennial Park. The announcement notes that multiple non-native invasive plant species have been documented at the CTF, in Bicentennial Park, and more broadly across the Anchorage municipality. Because these sites are adjacent and heavily influenced by shared human and ecological pathways (trails, roads, waterways, equipment movement, and disturbed ground), the grant is aimed at enabling collaborative invasive plant management in places where reinfestation is likely if neighboring lands are not treated in a coordinated way.

From an administrative standpoint, the funding activity category is Natural Resources and the CFDA listing is 15.230, indicating it falls within BLM assistance programs. The opportunity was created on May 12, 2017, with an original closing date of July 12, 2017. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $85,000, suggesting a single recipient would be selected to help organize, implement, or directly carry out the integrated pest management effort in partnership with the CWMA and BLM.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility details that may have been provided in the full notice. In practical terms, this kind of opportunity commonly attracts entities such as local governments, tribal organizations, nonprofits, conservation districts, universities, or other groups capable of coordinating field operations and stakeholder engagement. Overall, the opportunity is designed to strengthen cross-jurisdictional invasive plant prevention and control in Anchorage by supporting a unified, cooperative response rather than isolated, site-by-site weed treatments.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-AK Integrated Pest Management â¿¿ Anchorage CWMA" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 12, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2017. (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 $85,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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