High Desert District
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory, | |||
| 307-352-0205 |
JIO-PAPO Accepting Applications for Off-site Mitigation Projects
The Jonah Interagency Office (JIO) and Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) will accept applications for funding off-site mitigation projects until Nov. 1.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the JIO-PAPO website at www.wy.blm.gov/jio-papo/ and review the JIO-PAPO strategic plans and mitigation goals to ensure that proposed projects fall within appropriate parameters. Applicants are also encouraged to visit the Jonah Infill Drilling Project and the Pinedale Anticline Project Area Records of Decision at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/Pinedale.html
The Funding Application on www.wy.blm.gov/jio-papo/jio/index.htm for JIO projects or www.wy.blm.gov/jio-papo/papo/index.htm for PAPO projects should be used by applicants. Supporting documentation establishing the value and relevancy of the proposal to JIO or PAPO goals is required and will be used to evaluate applications.
Project applications and supporting documentation can be submitted by email to: JIO_WYMail@blm.gov (files larger than 3 MB cannot be accepted) or as hard copy to: JIO-PAPO, P.O. Box 768, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, WY 82941. Receipt of applications will be verified with senders within five business days.
Project applications may be submitted at any time during the year until the deadline of Nov. 1 for consideration for the next calendar year’s funding; applications received after Nov. 1 will be considered during the next application cycle. Additional information is available at www.wy.blm.gov/jio-papo/docs/applicationguidelines.pdf or contact John MacDonald, Acting JIO-PAPO Project Coordinator, at 307-367-5386.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
High Desert District 1625 West Pine Street Pinedale, WY 82941