Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00148
The BLM-CO Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Education Program (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00148) is a Bureau of Land Management Colorado funding opportunity designed to strengthen public education, interpretation, and visitor outreach on BLM-administered lands in the Arkansas River Valley, with a particular focus on the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) and the Royal Gorge Field Office (RGFO). BLM frames the need for this work in the context of Colorado's extensive public lands portfolio, which includes 8.3 million surface acres and 27 million acres of subsurface mineral estate, plus roughly one million acres of National Conservation Lands. Because many BLM recreation settings in Colorado are intentionally rustic, with relatively few developed sites and no entrance stations, the agency relies heavily on clear information, practical on-the-ground interpretation, and community-facing education to help visitors recreate responsibly while protecting natural and cultural resources.
The RGFO, which administers more than 668,000 surface acres along the Front Range and manages 6.8 million subsurface acres, is seeking a single cooperating partner to expand and professionalize its interpretive and educational reach. The core purpose of the award is to ensure the public and youth audiences receive accurate, engaging, and useful information about public lands and resources, especially in a high-use recreation corridor where visitors come for activities like hiking, mountain biking, rafting, camping, fishing, and hunting. The program is positioned as both a recreation support effort and a resource stewardship effort, recognizing that informed visitors and well-supported volunteer networks can reduce impacts, improve compliance, and build long-term public understanding of BLM's mission.
The selected recipient would be expected to produce and provide education and interpretive materials for public consumption and distribution at both the RGFO and AHRA offices. In addition to printed or take-home materials, the work also emphasizes delivering actual programming: developing and conducting educational activities for the general public and for youth in particular. Another major component is volunteer engagement, where the recipient would host and train volunteers who can help extend outreach capacity and provide person-to-person contact with visitors. Practical visitor assistance is also part of the scope, meaning the partner would help people navigate recreation opportunities and understand key topics such as natural resources, wildlife, and hunting on public lands, likely translating agency rules and best practices into accessible guidance.
Administratively, this opportunity was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, under CFDA 15.225 (Natural Resources). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity could apply as long as it met any additional criteria described in the full notice. The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $750,000. The notice was posted June 9, 2017, and originally closed August 9, 2017. Overall, the grant is best understood as BLM's effort to formalize a strong partner-led education and interpretation program that helps visitors enjoy AHRA and surrounding public lands while supporting stewardship, safety, and informed recreation across a large and diverse field office area.Apply for L17AS00148
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-CO Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Education Program" 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 Jun 09, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 09, 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 $750,000.00 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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