BLM NM Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Community Fire Assistance | L19AS00059

Opportunity Information: Apply for L19AS00059

The BLM NM Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Community Fire Assistance grant (Funding Opportunity Number L19AS00059) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on helping New Mexico communities that are at risk of catastrophic wildland fire. The program is designed to support partnerships that reduce wildfire risk where development and wildland vegetation meet, often called the wildland-urban interface. Funding is offered through cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects to be actively involved in the project rather than acting only as a pass-through funder.

The core purpose of this opportunity is to reduce hazardous fuels and strengthen community readiness in high-risk areas. The work BLM is looking to support falls into four main categories. First, projects can implement hazardous fuels reduction activities, including related training, monitoring, and maintenance. These activities may occur on federal land managed by BLM or on nearby non-federal land when the work directly helps protect communities and natural resources from severe wildfire impacts. Second, the grant supports community programs that build local capability, such as conducting risk assessments, developing or updating wildfire protection plans, and carrying out on-the-ground mitigation actions that reduce fire exposure. Third, BLM is encouraging proposals that emphasize community and homeowner education, including outreach that helps residents understand wildfire risk and adopt practical action plans around homes, neighborhoods, and community facilities. Fourth, the opportunity also places value on efforts that enhance local and small business employment, recognizing that mitigation and preparedness work can create jobs and build a more resilient local workforce.

Eligible applicants cover a wide range of public, nonprofit, tribal, and educational entities. This includes 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; other tribal organizations; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 15.228.

In terms of funding scale and competitiveness, the award ceiling is $400,000, and BLM anticipated making two awards under this announcement. The opportunity opened May 15, 2019 and closed July 31, 2019, with multiple submission rounds to give applicants more than one chance to apply during the open period. The listed application due dates were June 14, 2019 (Round One), July 15, 2019 (Round Two), and July 31, 2019 (Round Three), all due by 4:30 PM Eastern Time. Overall, this program is aimed at practical, partnership-driven wildfire mitigation and preparedness work that measurably lowers risk to people, property, and natural resources while also supporting community capacity and local economic benefits.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM NM Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Community Fire Assistance" 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 May 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2019 Open from May 15, 2019 through July 31, 2019, 430 PM ET Round One Applications Due June 14, 2019, 430 PM ET Round Two Applications Due July 15, 2019, 430 PM ET Round Three Applications Due July 31, 2019 430 PM ET. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• 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), 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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