Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00276
The "IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Youth and Conservation Corps" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00276) is a discretionary federal grant run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under CFDA 15.243, focused on natural resources work and delivered through a cooperative agreement. The program is tied to youth conservation corps-style projects in California and aligns with the broader goals of engaging young people in hands-on public lands conservation, stewardship, and related workforce development activities. Because it is issued as a cooperative agreement, applicants should expect active involvement from BLM in planning, coordination, and oversight during the period of performance, rather than a hands-off pass-through grant.
Applications are required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, with an original closing date of April 24, 2023, and a listed award ceiling of $80,000. While the notice indicates an expected awards field, it is not clearly populated in the provided data, so applicants would typically look to the full NOFO text for details on how many awards BLM anticipated making and how funding might be distributed across projects.
Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors, including state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where noted). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply under this NOFO, which is an important screening criterion for anyone considering submission.
A key feature of this opportunity is its connection to the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II). The notice emphasizes that this statute is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to recruit interns under this mechanism. In practical terms, that means the program is structured to support organizations that recruit and deploy interns or conservation crews consistent with the Public Lands Corps framework, rather than ad hoc internship programs outside that authority. The notice also clarifies an important limitation: eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects that are developed under NOFO 15.243, titled "BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands." In other words, this California-specific opportunity is not meant to be used as a stand-alone route for any youth program idea; it is tied to projects and structures that fit within the established BLM youth conservation program authority and requirements.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as a BLM-supported, IIJA-aligned conservation corps effort in California that funds eligible public and nonprofit entities to carry out natural resource stewardship projects on public lands while engaging youth and interns through the legally authorized Public Lands Corps pathway, with applications routed through Grants.gov and awards capped at $80,000.Apply for L23AS00276
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Youth and Conservation Corps." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-24. (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 $80,000.00 in funding.
- 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), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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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