Deadline: 2-May-22
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for the Oregon Washington Secure Rural Schools, Title II Grants Program.
Purpose
The purposes of this Act are:
- to stabilize and transition payments to counties to provide funding for schools and roads that supplements other available funds;
-
to make additional investments in, and create additional employment opportunities through, projects that –
- improve the maintenance of existing infrastructure,
- implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems; and
- restore and improve land health and water quality;
- enjoy broad-based support; and
- have objectives that may include –
- road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or obliteration;
- soil productivity improvement;
- improvements in forest ecosystem health;
- watershed restoration and maintenance;
- the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat;
- the control of noxious and exotic weeds; and
- the reestablishment of native species; and
-
to improve cooperative relationships among –
- the people that use and care for Federal land; and
- the agencies that manage the Federal land.
Goals
- Road and Trail Maintenance
- Forest Health Improvement; Watershed Restoration & Maintenance; Soil Productivity Improvement and Control of Noxious Weeds
- Forest Health Improvement; Watershed Restoration & Maintenance; Soil Productivity Improvement and Control of Noxious Weeds
- Fuels Management/Prevention
Funding Information
- Maximum Award: $250,000
- Minimum Award: $5,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 50
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Individuals
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338421
