Opportunity Information: Apply for L26AS00057
The FY26 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management - Bureau wide funding opportunity (Opportunity Number L26AS00057; CFDA 15.230) supports cooperative agreements aimed at preventing, detecting, inventorying, controlling, and monitoring invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds on BLM-managed public lands. The program is grounded in the idea that invasive and noxious plants are one of the most serious, persistent threats to native plant communities, and that unchecked spread can permanently degrade landscapes that underpin wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation, working rangelands, and rural economies. BLM highlights that invasive species drive large ongoing public costs for control and management, and that increasing travel, trade, tourism, and disturbance events are accelerating the pace and scale of spread.
The core purpose of the funding is to protect resource values on public lands by improving both proactive and on-the-ground responses. Priority activities called out in the notice include advancing early detection and rapid response (EDRR) so new infestations can be found quickly and addressed before they become expensive, long-term problems; enhancing emergency stabilization and burned area rehabilitation, recognizing that wildfire and other disturbances increase site vulnerability and create openings for invasives to establish and expand; and conducting invasive species treatments to protect key resources and uses. The opportunity also emphasizes education, awareness, and citizen science as tools to expand detection capacity and strengthen prevention behavior among public land users and neighboring communities. In addition, BLM explicitly includes support for classical biological control agent development, which typically involves research, rearing, evaluation, and related coordination to deploy host-specific biocontrol agents as part of integrated weed management approaches.
The program description frames impacts broadly, noting that invasive and noxious weeds reduce the quality of recreational experiences (hunting, fishing, camping, hiking), degrade watershed health and ecosystem function, and generate economic losses that can be felt in both rural and urban communities. It also stresses that infestations do not stop at public land boundaries; spread onto adjacent private lands can harm farms, ranches, and other land uses, creating wider economic and ecological consequences. Noxious weeds are described as especially aggressive plants that states legally designate as injurious to public health, the environment, or the economy, underscoring the regulatory and interjurisdictional nature of the problem and the need for coordinated action.
Awards are made as cooperative agreements under the Natural Resources activity category, with an award ceiling of $400,000. BLM anticipates making around 40 awards. The opportunity opened on July 27, 2026, and the stated application deadline is September 25, 2026. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit partners: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice.
There are also notable restrictions tied to youth hiring. This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, because that statute is the specific authority BLM must use to "hire" interns under that framework. As a result, eligible Youth Conservation Corps groups are directed to pursue projects under a different announcement, NOFO 15.243 (BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands), rather than through this invasive and noxious plant management competition.Apply for L26AS00057
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY26 Bureau of Land Management Invasive and Noxious Plant Management - Bureau wide" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-07-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-09-25. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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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FAQs: FY26 BLM Invasive and Noxious Plant Management (Bureau-wide)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY26 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management - Bureau wide funding opportunity, offered under Opportunity Number L26AS00057 and CFDA 15.230. It supports cooperative agreements focused on invasive plant and state-designated noxious weed management on BLM-managed public lands.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to protect resource values on public lands by strengthening proactive prevention and improving on-the-ground responses to invasive plants and noxious weeds. The program is grounded in the view that invasive and noxious plants are a serious, persistent threat to native plant communities and can permanently degrade landscapes if left unchecked.
What types of impacts is BLM trying to address with this funding?
The program description highlights broad impacts, including degradation of wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation opportunities, working rangelands, and rural economies. It also notes ongoing public costs for control and management, and that increasing travel, trade, tourism, and disturbance events are accelerating spread.
Where do funded projects take place?
Projects supported under this opportunity are aimed at invasive plant and state-designated noxious weed work on BLM-managed public lands. The notice also emphasizes that infestations can spread beyond public land boundaries and affect adjacent private lands, which underscores the need for coordinated action.
What activities are supported by this opportunity?
The NOFO supports cooperative agreement projects to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds on BLM-managed public lands.
What priority activities does BLM specifically emphasize?
The notice calls out several priority areas, including:
- Advancing early detection and rapid response (EDRR) to find new infestations quickly and address them before they become expensive, long-term problems
- Enhancing emergency stabilization and burned area rehabilitation, recognizing that wildfire and other disturbances increase vulnerability and create openings for invasives
- Conducting invasive species treatments to protect key resources and uses
- Supporting education, awareness, and citizen science to expand detection capacity and strengthen prevention behaviors
- Supporting classical biological control agent development (for example: research, rearing, evaluation, and related coordination to deploy host-specific biocontrol agents as part of integrated weed management)
Does the opportunity support education or citizen science work?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes education, awareness, and citizen science as tools to expand detection capacity and strengthen prevention behavior among public land users and neighboring communities.
Does the opportunity support biological control work?
Yes. BLM explicitly includes support for classical biological control agent development. The notice describes this as typically involving research, rearing, evaluation, and related coordination to deploy host-specific biocontrol agents as part of integrated weed management approaches.
Why is early detection and rapid response (EDRR) a priority?
BLM highlights EDRR because finding and addressing new infestations quickly can prevent them from becoming expensive and persistent long-term problems.
How does wildfire connect to invasive and noxious plant management in this program?
The opportunity emphasizes emergency stabilization and burned area rehabilitation because wildfire and other disturbances can increase site vulnerability and create openings where invasive plants can establish and expand.
What kinds of resources and uses does BLM want to protect?
The notice points to protecting resource values tied to wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation (including hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking), ecosystem function, and working rangelands. It also notes economic impacts affecting rural and urban communities.
What are “noxious weeds” in the context of this opportunity?
The notice describes noxious weeds as especially aggressive plants that states legally designate as injurious to public health, the environment, or the economy. This framing highlights the regulatory and interjurisdictional nature of noxious weed issues and the need for coordinated action.
What is the award type for this funding?
Awards are made as cooperative agreements under the Natural Resources activity category.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $400,000.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
BLM anticipates making around 40 awards.
When did the opportunity open and when are applications due?
The opportunity opened on July 27, 2026. The stated application deadline is September 25, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this notice.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice.
Can a nonprofit apply if it does not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, provided they are not institutions of higher education.
Are tribal entities eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are eligible, and tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments) are also listed as eligible applicants.
What does the notice say about projects that involve youth hiring or youth crews?
This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, because that statute is the specific authority BLM must use to “hire” interns under that framework.
If a Youth Conservation Corps group wants to do invasive plant work, can it apply under this NOFO?
The notice directs eligible Youth Conservation Corps groups to pursue projects under a different announcement: NOFO 15.243 (BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands), rather than through this invasive and noxious plant management competition.
Why does BLM point out that invasive plants do not stop at public land boundaries?
The program description stresses that infestations can spread onto adjacent private lands, harming farms, ranches, and other land uses. This can create wider economic and ecological consequences and reinforces the need for coordinated action.
What is the overarching rationale for investing in invasive and noxious plant management?
BLM frames invasive and noxious plants as a persistent threat that can permanently degrade landscapes and drive large ongoing public costs. The notice also cites accelerating spread due to travel, trade, tourism, and disturbance events, which increases the urgency of prevention, detection, and response.
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