Opportunity Information: Apply for L24AS00418
The IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management (HQ-HR) DHA-Resource Assistant Internships Master Cooperative Agreements opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L24AS00418) is a discretionary funding program from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that uses cooperative agreements to support Resource Assistant internship placements connected to BLM work. It sits within the Natural Resources funding activity category and is listed under CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.243. The central purpose is to build and sustain partnerships that can place interns into meaningful, structured, full-time work experiences on or in support of BLM-managed lands, with an emphasis on developing the next generation of the natural and cultural resources workforce while also advancing BLM mission needs.
A key feature of this opportunity is that it is explicitly grounded in 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 this funding is designed for partner organizations that can recruit, place, and support interns (and potentially crews) consistent with Public Lands Corps requirements and definitions. The internships are not framed as casual or ad hoc temporary jobs; they are intended to be structured developmental experiences that combine productive work with education, training, and participant support.
Eligibility is limited to non-federal entities that can operate in the way the Public Lands Corps Act envisions. Eligible applicant types include state, county, city/township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, as long as they otherwise meet program expectations). Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply under this NOFO, which is an important screening factor for potential applicants and partner consortia.
The notice also draws a bright line between this internship-focused master cooperative agreement approach and Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) projects. While the NOFO supports entities recruiting interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act, it states that eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under a different notice: NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. In other words, organizations that specifically function as YCC applicants need to use the separate YCC-specific vehicle rather than trying to place YCC projects into this particular internship NOFO.
The opportunity description highlights what BLM expects from participating partner organizations, described as "youth partner organizations" under the Public Lands Corps Act definition of resource assistants. These organizations may be established by a state or local government, an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization, and they must be capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for participants who are at least 17 years old. The work must occur in a natural resource or cultural resource setting, aligning with the kind of on-the-ground and programmatic mission work BLM carries out. Beyond the work itself, the program model is meant to provide a blend of work experience, basic life skills development, education, training, and other support services that help participants succeed during the internship and build longer-term employability.
From a program outcomes standpoint, the NOFO stresses participant development as much as operational support to BLM. Internships should help participants develop life skills and work ethics through real responsibilities tied to BLM lands, with the intention that these skills transfer beyond the project to their communities and to the broader U.S. workforce. This places the program in a workforce development and public service pipeline context, not simply a short-term labor solution. Projects that clearly connect internship duties to tangible resource stewardship, cultural resource work, or related BLM priorities, while also showing how interns will be trained and supported, are the best conceptual fit for what the notice describes.
Administratively, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency compared to a standard grant. Applicants should be prepared for active coordination with BLM on project implementation, intern placement logistics, and performance expectations. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $1,000,000. The notice was created on 2024-07-15, and the original closing date is 2024-09-13. While the synopsis does not specify the number of expected awards in the provided text, the "master cooperative agreement" framing suggests BLM may establish agreements with multiple qualified partners to facilitate placements over time rather than funding only a single standalone project.
Overall, this NOFO is best understood as BLM headquarters human-resources-related partnership funding, aimed at enabling qualified public, tribal, nonprofit, and higher education partners to recruit and support resource assistant interns under the Public Lands Corps Act framework. It excludes individuals and for-profit entities, limits Youth Conservation Corps applicants to a different BLM YCC NOFO, and prioritizes internships that are full-time, mission-relevant, and deliberately designed to combine hands-on natural/cultural resource work with training and life-skill development for participants age 17 and older.Apply for L24AS00418
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management (HQ-HR) DHA-Resource Assistant Internships Master Cooperative Agreements" 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 2024-07-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-13. (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 $1,000,000.00 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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