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<i>I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people, as well as other indigenous tribes who traveled through the area known as Idaho who have stewarded
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Important news! The 2025 BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Notice of Funding Opportunity is now open and available on Grants.gov here:
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It will be open for only 30 days this year, closing on July 23, 2025.</div>
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