Opportunity Information: Apply for L19AS00099
The Nevada Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada funding opportunity focused on protecting, managing, and responsibly sharing cultural heritage and paleontological resources found across roughly forty-eight million acres of federal land in Nevada. These resources include prehistoric archaeological sites, historic-era sites, artifact and archival collections, places that hold traditional cultural importance to American Indians and other communities, and paleontological resources that document millions of years of natural history. Taken together, the program frames these materials as a fragile and nonrenewable scientific record that reflects more than 10,000 years of human occupation as well as deep-time environmental change, and it emphasizes that careful stewardship is essential if the public and future generations are going to benefit from them.
The opportunity is structured to build partnerships, including work aligned with the Lincoln County Archaeological Initiative Group, to encourage the public to learn about and engage with Nevada heritage resources in ways that support long-term conservation and community benefit. The program highlights broad public-facing goals such as strengthening conservation stewardship, improving trust and being a good neighbor to local communities, and supporting the sustainable development of energy and natural resources while still meeting heritage protection responsibilities. In practical terms, projects funded under this program are meant to help BLM coordinate preservation, education, outreach, appropriate public use, and the creation of economic and recreational opportunities tied to heritage resources, without compromising the integrity of sites and collections.
BLM outlines several core objectives that proposals should support. These include protecting and preserving cultural and paleontological resources for the benefit of future generations; improving professional and public understanding of the nation’s cultural and natural history; providing educational, recreational, and economic opportunities for local communities and the broader public; increasing American Indian access to places and natural resources important to traditional cultural practices and beliefs; and ensuring that heritage collections and related records are managed to appropriate professional standards, with access provided to the public and to American Indians as appropriate. In short, the program is not only about compliance or site protection in the abstract, but also about making stewardship tangible through research, interpretation, collections care, and community-centered engagement.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, and it falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category (CFDA 15.224). Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that specific nonprofit category). Applications were required to be submitted in English and filed electronically through Grants.gov, with late applications not accepted. The opportunity listed an award ceiling of $300,000, with an expectation of about 7 awards. The posting shows a creation date of July 1, 2019, and an original closing date of September 3, 2019, under funding opportunity number L19AS00099.Apply for L19AS00099
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Nevada Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 01, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 03, 2019 Proposals must be submitted in English. Late applications will not be accepted. BLM requires applicants to submit their applications online through Grants.gov. Follow these steps to apply through Grants.gov.. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- 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), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Nevada Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program (BLM Nevada)
What is the Nevada Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program?
It is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada funding opportunity focused on protecting, managing, and responsibly sharing cultural heritage and paleontological resources across roughly 48 million acres of federal land in Nevada. The program treats these resources as a fragile, nonrenewable scientific record and emphasizes careful stewardship so the public and future generations can benefit.
Who is the issuing agency for this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada.
What kinds of resources does the program support?
The program covers a wide range of cultural and paleontological resources, including:
- Prehistoric archaeological sites
- Historic-era sites
- Artifact and archival collections
- Places with traditional cultural importance to American Indians and other communities
- Paleontological resources documenting millions of years of natural history
Why does BLM describe these resources as fragile and nonrenewable?
Because they are considered a scientific record that cannot be replaced once damaged or lost. The program frames them as reflecting more than 10,000 years of human occupation as well as deep-time environmental change.
What is the main purpose of the funding?
The funding is intended to help protect, preserve, manage, and responsibly share Nevada cultural heritage and paleontological resources while supporting public learning, appropriate public use, and long-term conservation.
Is the program only about compliance and site protection?
No. The program explicitly frames stewardship as something made tangible through activities such as research, interpretation, collections care, and community-centered engagement, not only compliance or site protection in the abstract.
What public-facing goals does the program highlight?
The program highlights goals such as strengthening conservation stewardship, improving trust and being a good neighbor to local communities, and supporting sustainable development of energy and natural resources while still meeting heritage protection responsibilities.
How does the program approach public use of heritage resources?
Funded projects are meant to support education, outreach, and appropriate public use, while avoiding impacts that would compromise the integrity of sites and collections.
What kinds of partnerships does the opportunity encourage?
The opportunity is structured to build partnerships and includes work aligned with the Lincoln County Archaeological Initiative Group. More broadly, it encourages partnerships that help the public learn about and engage with Nevada heritage resources in ways that support long-term conservation and community benefit.
What are the core objectives proposals should support?
BLM listed several core objectives for proposals, including:
- Protecting and preserving cultural and paleontological resources for future generations
- Improving professional and public understanding of the nation’s cultural and natural history
- Providing educational, recreational, and economic opportunities for local communities and the broader public
- Increasing American Indian access to places and natural resources important to traditional cultural practices and beliefs
- Ensuring heritage collections and related records are managed to appropriate professional standards, with access provided to the public and to American Indians as appropriate
What geographic area does the program focus on?
The program focuses on cultural and paleontological resources found across roughly 48 million acres of federal land in Nevada.
What funding mechanism was used for this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The program is identified as CFDA 15.224.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education within that nonprofit category)
Were applications required to be submitted in a specific language?
Yes. Applications were required to be submitted in English.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were required to be filed electronically through Grants.gov.
Were late applications accepted?
No. Late applications were not accepted.
What was the maximum award amount?
The opportunity listed an award ceiling of $300,000.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity indicated an expectation of about 7 awards.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is L19AS00099.
When was the opportunity created and when did it originally close?
The posting shows a creation date of July 1, 2019, and an original closing date of September 3, 2019.
What types of outcomes does BLM want funded projects to support for communities?
Based on the stated objectives, the program seeks outcomes that can include educational opportunities, recreational opportunities, and economic opportunities tied to heritage resources, while ensuring those opportunities do not compromise site or collections integrity.
How does the program address American Indian interests?
One of the program’s core objectives is increasing American Indian access to places and natural resources important to traditional cultural practices and beliefs, and providing access to heritage collections and records to American Indians as appropriate.
Does the program include paleontology as well as archaeology and history?
Yes. The program explicitly includes paleontological resources and frames them as documenting millions of years of natural history and deep-time environmental change.
What does the program say about collections and records management?
The program emphasizes ensuring that heritage collections and related records are managed to appropriate professional standards, and that access is provided to the public and to American Indians as appropriate.
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