TONOPAH BOOTSTRAPS FOR LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS
At a glance
TONOPAH BOOTSTRAPS FOR LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Land Management (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was June 7, 2010. Individual awards are listed as $25K, with about 1 award expected and $25K in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.230 (Invasive and Noxious Plant Management).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 18, 2010Posted
- Jun 7, 2010Application deadline
- Posted
- May 18, 2010
- Close date
- Jun 7, 2010
- Award floor
- $25,000
- Award ceiling
- $25,000
- Est. total funding
- $25,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
Bootstraps is an established employment program for young adults who are not in school and are not working. It is a collaborative program between a recipient and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District Office to accomplish natural resource projects on public lands while teaching work skills and job responsibility. The joint objectives of the project are: 1) to provide program participants with life and job skills, a positive, income earning experience, opportunities for further employment or higher education and an awareness of public land resources and stewardship 2) to forge strong positive relationships between the BLM and the local community 3) to provide local employers with an expanded and experienced entry level work force and 4) to enhance habitat for wildlife, with an emphasis on sage grouse and other special status species.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.230
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 15.230
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 111 grant awards had funding actions under Invasive and Noxious Plant Management. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- EASTERN NEVADA LANDSCAPE COALITION$1.14M
- TRI COUNTY CWMA$1.11M
- COUNTY OF HARNEY$659K
- THE CENTENNIAL VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC$526K
- WHITE PINE COUNTY$275K
Agency contact (as published)
Bureau of Land Management
susan_kaller@blm.gov
801-539-4178
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “TONOPAH BOOTSTRAPS FOR LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS”?
The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.
How much funding is available through “TONOPAH BOOTSTRAPS FOR LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $25k, total estimated program funding is $25,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “TONOPAH BOOTSTRAPS FOR LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity L10AS00089), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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