Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00027
The BLM-Alaska Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Project is a federal funding opportunity from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on building and improving a consistent, science-based approach to understanding the condition of renewable natural resources on public lands across Alaska. The project sits under BLMs broader national AIM Strategy, which is designed to bring different BLM programs onto the same page by using shared indicators, common field protocols, and defensible sampling designs. In practical terms, the opportunity supports work that helps BLM measure what is on the ground, where it is, how it is changing over time, and what those changes mean for land management decisions.
At the core of this opportunity is the AIM Strategy concept: integrated, cross-program monitoring of renewable resources at multiple management scales. The description highlights a broad set of resource topics, including vegetation, soils, water, air, and wildlife habitat. Rather than relying on ad hoc observations or incompatible datasets, the AIM approach emphasizes quantitative information collected in a standardized way. That includes using a set of core indicators (so results can be compared across areas and years), standardized field methods (so different crews collect data the same way), remote sensing (to extend and interpret field observations over larger areas), and a statistically valid study design (so findings are defensible and can be used to make inferences beyond just the sampled sites).
The goal is to generate reliable information on multiple dimensions of resource status and change, including status and condition (what resources look like now), trend (how they are changing), amount and location (how much of a resource exists and where), and spatial pattern (how resources are arranged across the landscape). In Alaska, where landscapes are vast and access can be difficult, the emphasis on combining field methods with remote sensing and rigorous sampling is especially important for producing consistent information that can support planning, habitat assessments, and other land stewardship responsibilities.
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, such as collaborating on workplans, methods, data standards, or implementation details. The funding activity category is Natural Resources and the CFDA number listed is 15.237, indicating it falls within BLMS assistance programs.
In terms of basic administrative details, the funding opportunity title is "BLM-Alaska, Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Project" with funding opportunity number L17AS00027. It was created on February 3, 2017, with an original application closing date of April 3, 2017. The opportunity anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $500,000. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that might have been provided in the full announcement text.
Overall, the grant is best understood as support for an organized monitoring and assessment effort that helps BLM Alaska collect consistent, repeatable, statistically defensible data on key ecological indicators. The intended outcome is stronger, more comparable information about public-land resources across Alaska, allowing BLM to better track conditions, detect trends, and use that evidence to inform management decisions over time.Apply for L17AS00027
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-Alaska, Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.237.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 03, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 03, 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 $500,000.00 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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