Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands Management Studies Support Program

Applications are due by July 11, 2025.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting proposals from $5,000 to $45,000 under the Management Studies Support Program. The National Conservation Lands program financially supports studies aimed at increasing our understanding of the resources present on BLM lands, the values these areas protect, and the effectiveness of BLM’s resource management decisions. The program seeks to develop and maintain strong partnerships with state, local, university, tribal, and nonprofit stakeholders in shared conservation stewardship by engaging partners in conducting management-focused studies on the National Conservation Lands. Results from these studies will inform management strategies throughout BLM, as well as other land management entities. The Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation Lands will use partnerships with university, state, local, tribal, and nonprofit entities to gather the best available data and synthesize information to support BLM’s land management decision processes, citizen science, and tribal co-stewardship initiatives.