Deadline: 14-Apr-23
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for its Oregon/Washington Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program to manage and conserve 58 million acres of forest and woodland in 12 western States and Alaska.
These forests provide a range of ecosystem services including wildlife habitat, hydrologic function, carbon sequestration, and sustainable harvest of forest products valued by society. A primary activity of the program is to maintain and improve the resilience of forest and woodland ecosystems to wildfire, insects, disease, and drought through density management using timber sales, Stewardship agreements, and other agreements. In addition, the program conducts reforestation on lands that have been impacted by high severity disturbances such as wildlife, insect epidemics, and drought to restore forest cover and functioning forest ecosystems.
BLM Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist and collaborate with a recipient to access additional resources outside of the federal government, which not only furthers the BLM mission, but also reduces BLM staffing costs and improves our responsiveness to the public. In addition, efficiencies can be gained by working across jurisdictional boundaries, which results in greater public and private participation. Lastly, the BLM can maximize cost savings to the public by utilizing a recipient that shares similar goals of local economic improvement, environmental enhancement, and resource sustainability.
Program Strategic Goals
- Implement science-based forest restoration projects to improve forest health and resilience to wildfires, insects, disease, and drought.
- Sustainable harvest of forests and woodlands to produce a continuous supply of wood products and biomass for renewable energy.
- Salvage dead and dying timber to reduce fuels, in balance with the need for wildlife habitat, watershed function, and soil stability, while supporting local economies.
- Provide the public with commercial and personal use opportunities to harvest products such as firewood, Christmas trees, boughs, greenery, medicinal plants, fence posts, and pinyon pine nuts from forests and woodlands.
- Expedite the NEPA processes to accelerate the removal of beetle-killed timber to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire and minimize risks to the recreating public.
Funding Information
- Maximum Award: $500,000
- Minimum Award: $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.