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Federal Funding and Contracting Opportunities

As part of its efforts to manage wild horses and burros on public lands and under BLM care in off-range facilities, the Wild Horse and Burro Program will issue solicitations for proposals to partner with the program or to provide various services to the program. Partnerships that provide a public good are typically funded through cooperative agreements (a form of grant), while services are typically procured through contracts. The program funds these agreements and services through a competitive solicitation process, including by issuing Funding Opportunities to which the public may submit their proposals. Find examples of the partnerships that help support the BLM's mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands. 

Open Opportunities

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking proposals for new off-range corral facilities to serve as adoption and sales centers for wild horses and burros gathered from public lands in the West. The BLM will award contracts to one or more corral facilities across the eastern United States that can provide safe, temporary care for these animals. 

Region 1: Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina: SAM.gov

Region 2: Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

Region 3: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

Region 4: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan

Region 5: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland

Region 6: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina

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Funding Opportunity and Contracting Resources

Past Webinars

Off-Range Corrals, Off-Range Pastures and Contracting

The Bureau of Land Management hosted a free webinar via Zoom on Jan. 24, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Central Time. This webinar was for prospective vendors interested in submitting a proposal to a future solicitation for wild horse and burro off-range corral and pasture facilities. The webinar provided foundational knowledge about the proposal process as well as an overview of the BLM’s off-range corral and pasture requirements. The BLM anticipates releasing solicitations for off-range corrals and pastures in 2024 on SAM.gov. 

Navigating the Path to Wild Horse and Burro Grant Funding

On September 28, 2023 the BLM hosted a webinar titled "Navigating the Path to Wild Horse and Burro Grant Funding" to provide valuable instruction for applying for grant funding through a BLM Notice of Funding Opportunity as well as an overview of BLM’s 2023 off-range, on-range and research priorities for future grant funding. 

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