Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Partnerships And Audit Controls topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council reviews Foundation for America's Public Lands' Utah incorporation and duplicate‑funding safeguards
Summary
Staff outlined that the Foundation for America's Public Lands agreed to establish a Utah corporate entity to meet grant criteria; the division described pre‑scoring audits designed to prevent overlapping or duplicate funding between federal field offices and nonprofit 'Friends' groups.
Staff briefed the council on structural modifications to the Foundation for America's Public Lands and on risk-mitigation strategies to avoid overlapping funding. The D.C.-based 501(c)(3) agreed to establish a Utah corporate entity to satisfy state grant requirements; staff noted the foundation funds both motorized and non-motorized public-lands projects and that its historical work did not appear detrimental to motorized OHV recreation.
The division described audit controls that are applied during pre-scoring to prevent federal field offices and their affiliated 'Friends' groups from receiving duplicate grant funding for the same trail system. Staff cited the Cricket Mountains trail system partnership as a model where the foundation procures materials via the grant while the BLM provides labor. The division also requested a future formal presentation from the foundation’s outreach counsel.
