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The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit grant applications that propose to: (1) support the maintenance of existing Environmental Epidemiology Cohorts (EECs) and to (2) enrich research infrastructure to improve scientific activities and facilitate broader sharing of data and resources with the scientific community. The ultimate goal is to maintain and maximize NIEHS cohort investments within the environmental epidemiology community by supporting the infrastructure needed to prepare for future research opportunities and to promote broader scientific collaborations.

BLM has an opportunity to work with a partner organization to assist BLM with providing support for an interagency collaboration of the National Vegetation Classification that provides for national consistency for comprehensive work across organization and landscape boundaries. Because of the interagency nature of this work, it enables efficient and effective use of data across boundaries for emergencies, planning, management and operations. Research, development and coordination by top industry expertise is provided via many levels of federal, state and private monies working together to provide development, updates, maintenance and housing, and access portals of important vegetation data sets, used by wildlife officials, researchers, and the public. This opportunity will assist BLM in stewardship of national resources at landscape, Eco regional, regional and national levels.

This will require a coordinated effort, as Montanaâ¿¿s intermingled land ownership patterns make it impossible to fight this battle alone. For example, a single lake may have multiple entities managing the shoreline. If only one area were treated, the untreated areas would likely serve as a source area for re-invasion. The project will include detection, eradication, education (prevention), and monitoring. All four of these steps are key to the success of the project. Implement actions to prevent, control, and contain including education and awareness monitoring and reporting aquatic invasive species in cooperation between Bureau of Land Management Districts through implementation of cooperative agreements. Promote the Bureau of Land Management interests in an Integrated Weed management (IWM) system approach to undesirable plants and aquatic invasive species. Implement an IWM system using all available methods or a combination of methods including: (1) the most efficient and effective method of preventing, containing, or controlling undesirable plants species; (2) scientific evidence and current technology; (3) the physiology and habitat of a plant species; and (4) the economic, social, and ecological consequences of implementing the program