OR/WA Forest and Woodlands Resource Management | L20AS00004

Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00004

The OR/WA Forest and Woodlands Resource Management grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00004) is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is designed to support practical, on-the-ground forest and woodland projects in Oregon and Washington that address high-priority resource management needs. Awards are issued through cooperative agreements, which generally means recipients should expect active involvement or coordination with BLM during project planning and implementation rather than a simple pass-through grant.

The program’s main focus is improving forest and woodland health and long-term sustainability. Priority work includes actions that strengthen fire resiliency, support sustainable forest management, and build or improve infrastructure that helps enable future sustainable timber harvest. It also emphasizes biomass utilization (using woody material that might otherwise be waste), habitat conservation, and recovery efforts in areas impacted by insects, disease, or wildfire. In practice, this is a broad forest management opportunity meant to reduce risk, restore ecological function, and improve the ability of landscapes to withstand future disturbance.

Eligible projects can cover a wide range of activities. Examples listed in the opportunity include tree planting; pre-commercial and commercial thinning; salvage or sanitation treatments (such as removing hazard trees or diseased material); controlling competing vegetation; fuels reduction work to lower wildfire intensity and spread; and riparian or upland restoration. The program also supports the “behind-the-scenes” work that is often necessary to make field projects possible, such as project development and layout, planning analysis, and preparation of documents needed to align with land use planning decisions and compliance requirements (including Endangered Species Act considerations and cultural resource clearances). Data collection and monitoring are also allowable, reflecting the program’s interest in tracking outcomes and supporting informed management over time.

A wide set of applicant types are eligible, including state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled universities and colleges; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status. This mix suggests the program is intended for partnerships across public agencies, tribes, academic institutions, and community-based or conservation organizations that can implement or support forest and woodland management work.

Funding details indicate a maximum award (ceiling) of $50,000, with an expectation of about 10 awards. The opportunity was created on November 20, 2019, and used a rolling submission structure with monthly cutoffs on the 19th, continuing until the final closing date of July 19, 2020. The assistance listing associated with this program is CFDA 15.233, and the activity category is Natural Resources, which aligns with its emphasis on restoration, fuels management, habitat work, and sustainable forestry outcomes.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OR/WA Forest and Woodlands Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.233.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 20, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 19, 2020 Rolling Cut off dates Monthly on the 19th until July 19,2020.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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