Opportunity Information: Apply for L18AS00086
The BLM-CO Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Shared Conservation Project (Royal Gorge Field Office) is a Bureau of Land Management funding opportunity focused on improving recreation and stewardship along the Arkansas River within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA). AHRA includes public lands managed by BLM's Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado. The Royal Gorge Field Office manages a large and diverse landscape, covering about 687,000 acres of public land and overseeing roughly 3.3 million acres of federal mineral estate stretching from the Continental Divide eastward to the state line. These lands are heavily used and valued for outdoor recreation and local economic activity, with well-known sites such as Shelf Road (rock climbing) and Guffey Gorge (day-use recreation) illustrating the range of visitor experiences the field office supports.
Through this announcement, BLM is looking for a partner or cooperator to help enhance visitor experiences and maintain high-quality recreation opportunities specifically along the Arkansas River corridor. The central work is the development and management of a combined outreach, education, and stewardship program. The program is expected to promote responsible river corridor use, educate youth about the river environment, and ensure regular contact with public land visitors to share information, reinforce good behavior, and support safety and resource protection. In addition to the public-facing education and engagement component, the partner is also expected to help BLM manage visitor use more effectively, which can include on-the-ground presence, coordinated messaging, and actions that reduce conflicts or resource impacts in high-use areas.
A notable expectation of the project is that the partner will also be responsible for infrastructure improvements that enhance visitor access along the Arkansas River. While the announcement does not list specific construction items, this kind of language typically points to practical, visitor-oriented improvements that can help people access recreation sites and move through them safely and sustainably, such as small access upgrades, wayfinding or informational signage, site hardening, or other improvements that reduce impacts while improving the experience. The overall intended public benefit is increased and better-managed access to activities such as fishing, wildlife watching, whitewater rafting, hiking, and other forms of river-based and corridor-based recreation on public lands.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates BLM expects substantial involvement and coordination with the recipient during project implementation. The funding activity category is Natural Resources under CFDA 15.225. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to all applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement). The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L18AS00086) was created July 27, 2018, with an original closing date of August 29, 2018. BLM anticipated making one award with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $50,000.
The project is framed as directly supporting the Department of the Interior Strategic Plan (2018-2022) by increasing access to recreation opportunities, improving visitor experience, and strengthening public-land infrastructure and facilities. In practical terms, BLM is using this partnership to combine education, stewardship, visitor engagement, and targeted access improvements into one coordinated effort that protects resources while keeping the Arkansas River corridor welcoming, functional, and enjoyable for a broad range of users.Apply for L18AS00086
- 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 Shared Conservation Project, Royal Gorge Field Office" 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 Jul 27, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 29, 2018. (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 $50,000.00 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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