Opportunity Information: Apply for L25AS00175
The FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Recreation and Visitor Services opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L25AS00175) is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the Bureau of Land Management that will be issued as cooperative agreements. It is designed to support recreation and visitor service projects on BLM-managed public lands in Wyoming, with an emphasis on practical, on-the-ground or programmatic efforts that improve how the public accesses, experiences, and learns about these places. The Recreation and Visitor Services Program frames recreation as both a public benefit and an economic driver for nearby communities, and it ties proposed work to broader federal priorities around equity, climate resilience, and sustainable outdoor access.
The program goals are explicitly aligned with several major federal laws and executive priorities, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, and the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. It also points applicants toward Executive Order 13985 on advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities, and Executive Order 14008 on tackling the climate crisis. In practical terms, BLM is looking for FY25 projects that help build healthier communities and economies, advance environmental justice, address climate impacts, and provide safe and equitable outdoor recreation access for all Americans. Successful proposals are expected to do at least one of the following: connect with youth, tribes, and underserved communities to encourage stewardship and long-term engagement with public lands; enhance access to high-quality outdoor recreation while promoting climate resiliency; identify and remove barriers that prevent people from participating in outdoor recreation and expand opportunities to groups that have historically been left out; and modernize the visitor experience by providing current, engaging visitor information both online and in person in ways that are more sustainable over time.
Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit-oriented entities rather than private individuals or commercial applicants. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity, which means proposals must come from an eligible governmental, tribal, nonprofit, or academic organization.
There are also important boundaries on what this funding will and will not support. This notice does not support applicants hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The BLM notes that the Public Lands Corps Act is the specific authority that governs hiring interns under that framework, and organizations that want to propose youth crew or intern-style projects under that law need to apply through a different funding pathway: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. This distinction matters for project design because it signals that proposals under L25AS00175 should focus on recreation access, visitor services, and related stewardship and information delivery outcomes without relying on PLC hiring authority.
For applicants that are part of a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), the announcement highlights a special indirect cost limitation. CESUs are partnerships intended to support research, monitoring, technical assistance, and education, and if an award is made to a CESU partner under a negotiated Master CESU agreement that fits the CESU purpose, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the approved indirect cost base recognized in the partner’s federal Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Applicants are asked to state whether their proposal advances the CESU mission and, if so, identify which CESU Network should be considered as the host, which helps BLM route and administer the cooperative agreement appropriately.
From a funding and timing standpoint, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $60,000 per award. The opportunity was created on December 16, 2024, and the original closing date is February 17, 2025. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, the CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 15.225, and the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates meaningful involvement by BLM staff during project implementation (for example, coordination on planning, data, outreach, site-specific compliance, or deliverables). Applicants planning to apply should shape proposals around measurable recreation and visitor service improvements, demonstrate how the work advances equity and access, and show how project choices account for climate resilience and sustainability while aligning with BLM’s Wyoming-focused recreation management priorities.Apply for L25AS00175
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Recreation and Visitor Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-17. (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 $60,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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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FAQs: FY25 IIJA/IRA BLM Wyoming Recreation and Visitor Services (L25AS00175)
What is the FY25 IIJA/IRA BLM Wyoming Recreation and Visitor Services opportunity?
It is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming focused on recreation and visitor service projects on BLM-managed public lands in Wyoming. Awards under this notice are expected to support practical, on-the-ground or programmatic efforts that improve how the public accesses, experiences, and learns about these places.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L25AS00175.
What type of award will be used?
The announcement will be issued as cooperative agreements. This typically means BLM staff may have meaningful involvement during implementation, such as coordination on planning, outreach, site-specific compliance, data needs, or deliverables.
What is the main purpose of the Recreation and Visitor Services Program in this notice?
The program frames recreation as both a public benefit and an economic driver for nearby communities. Projects should improve recreation access and visitor services while tying the proposed work to federal priorities around equity, climate resilience, and sustainable outdoor access.
Where must the proposed work take place?
Projects should support recreation and visitor services on BLM-managed public lands in Wyoming, consistent with BLM Wyoming-focused recreation management priorities.
What kinds of projects is BLM looking to fund?
BLM is emphasizing practical, on-the-ground or programmatic efforts that measurably improve recreation and visitor services. The notice highlights projects that improve access, enhance the visitor experience and information delivery, encourage stewardship, and reduce barriers to participation, while incorporating climate resilience and sustainability.
What outcomes does a successful proposal need to support?
Successful proposals are expected to do at least one of the following:
- Connect with youth, tribes, and underserved communities to encourage stewardship and long-term engagement with public lands.
- Enhance access to high-quality outdoor recreation while promoting climate resiliency.
- Identify and remove barriers that prevent people from participating in outdoor recreation, and expand opportunities to groups that have historically been left out.
- Modernize the visitor experience by providing current, engaging visitor information online and in person in ways that are more sustainable over time.
How does this opportunity align with federal priorities and laws?
The program goals are aligned with major federal laws and executive priorities, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Great American Outdoors Act, and the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The notice also points applicants to Executive Order 13985 on advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities, and Executive Order 14008 on tackling the climate crisis.
Is equity and inclusion part of what BLM is looking for in FY25 proposals?
Yes. The notice emphasizes advancing racial equity, supporting underserved communities, addressing environmental justice, and providing safe and equitable outdoor recreation access for all Americans. Proposals are expected to demonstrate how the work advances equity and access.
How important is climate resilience and sustainability in proposed projects?
Climate resilience and sustainability are specifically called out. BLM is looking for projects that enhance recreation access and visitor services while accounting for climate impacts and promoting sustainable outdoor access over time.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit-oriented entities. Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice.
Can a nonprofit without 501(c)(3) status apply?
Yes. Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status are included as eligible applicants, provided they are not institutions of higher education.
Does this notice fund Public Lands Corps (PLC) interns or youth crews?
No. This notice does not support applicants hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993.
If our project is a youth crew or intern-style project under the Public Lands Corps Act, where should we apply?
The announcement directs applicants seeking PLC intern/youth crew funding to a different pathway: NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands."
What is the award ceiling (maximum amount) per award?
The award ceiling is $60,000 per award.
What is the closing date for applications?
The original closing date listed is February 17, 2025.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 16, 2024.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing number is 15.225.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Natural Resources.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement rather than a grant?
Based on the notice description, a cooperative agreement indicates meaningful involvement by BLM staff during project implementation. This can include coordination related to planning, outreach, site-specific compliance, deliverables, or other implementation details.
What should applicants emphasize in their project design and narrative?
Applicants are encouraged to shape proposals around measurable recreation and visitor service improvements, show how the work advances equity and access, and explain how project choices account for climate resilience and sustainability, while aligning with BLM's Wyoming-focused recreation management priorities.
What are CESUs, and does this opportunity mention special rules for CESU partners?
Yes. The notice discusses Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs), which are partnerships intended to support research, monitoring, technical assistance, and education. If an award is made to a CESU partner under a negotiated Master CESU agreement that fits the CESU purpose, a special indirect cost limitation applies.
What is the indirect cost cap for CESU partners under this opportunity?
For awards made to a CESU partner under a negotiated Master CESU agreement consistent with CESU purposes, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the approved indirect cost base recognized in the partner's federal Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA).
If we are a CESU partner, what does BLM ask us to include in the application?
Applicants are asked to state whether the proposal advances the CESU mission and, if so, identify which CESU Network should be considered as the host so BLM can route and administer the cooperative agreement appropriately.
Does the notice indicate what BLM expects in terms of visitor information improvements?
Yes. The notice highlights modernizing the visitor experience by providing current, engaging visitor information both online and in person, with an emphasis on approaches that are more sustainable over time.
Does the notice connect recreation improvements to community economic benefits?
Yes. The Recreation and Visitor Services Program frames recreation as an economic driver for nearby communities as well as a public benefit, and proposals are expected to support healthier communities and economies.
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