Cooperative Agreement L19AC00015

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $206,851.49 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Phoenix School of Roseburg, a non-profit educational institution in Oregon. The funding will support a youth employment program that provides high school and college students ages 16-26 with opportunities to learn, earn, and serve on BLM lands in the Roseburg District. Over a three-year period, the Phoenix School will...

The Bureau of Land Management, under its Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234), awarded Antfarm DBA Redwind a $195,584 cooperative agreement to engage youth in conservation and land management efforts on public lands in Oregon from February 2022 through February 2025. Specifically, young people will remove noxious plant species from targeted sites, clean up abandoned campsites and dispose of garbage, perform infrastructure and trail maintenance work, and...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $121,735.38 Cooperative Agreement to Lane County, Oregon under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program. The agreement, effective from July 23, 2024 to July 23, 2027, will support the ORWA SRS LANE JUVENILE FOREST WORK TEAM project. Through this funding, Lane County will undertake activities to improve the management and conservation of BLM-administered lands in the Oregon-Washington region, including...

The Bureau of Land Management, Oregon-Washington awarded Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. a $209,146 cooperative agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program. The agreement will fund technical assistance and design services for the Glover Estuary and Paradise Creek watersheds through January 2025. As part of the Secure Rural Schools program, which supplements funding for schools and roads, the awardee will provide technical expertise and design work to...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded $258,488 to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement from January 3, 2022 to January 2, 2025. The funding supports culvert replacement work along Walker Creek as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program (CFDA 15.234). This program continues to provide supplemental funding for schools, roads, and additional employment opportunities through investments...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $309,298 Cooperative Agreement to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to deliver the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). This project builds upon a previous pilot program to provide employment opportunities for tribal youth throughout Oregon. The funding supports the development of stronger government-to-government partnerships in youth workforce development,...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $129,875.40 cooperative agreement to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. from November 15, 2021 to November 14, 2024 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234). Under this cooperative agreement, Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. will provide post-restoration services related to the ORWA SRS ARCHIE FIRE project located in Oregon. Specifically, the awardee...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Josephine County, Oregon from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program. The county will use the funding to continue operating the annual Ross Roe Memorial Tree Plant, through which approximately 1,000 local youth in grades K-8 from 18 area schools and organizations plant seedlings on county-owned land. For over 30 years, the program has provided...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $118,045.66 cooperative agreement to the Coquille Watershed Association from September 8, 2021 to September 8, 2024 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234). Under this cooperative agreement, the Coquille Watershed Association will implement improvements to the Twelvemile Creek Basin in Oregon. The Secure Rural Schools program aims to stabilize payments to...

This Cooperative Agreement award for $311,490.80 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon-Washington Region under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination (CFDA 15.234) federal grant program. The award will support a project focused on restoration and management activities within the Smith River watershed in southwest Oregon. Key products and services to be delivered include: replacing undersized culverts to improve fish...