Project Grant 14DG11060600014

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded $862,201 to the Coquille Watershed Association under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) on September 19, 2025, for culvert replacement and fish passage restoration at Russell Creek in Coos County, Oregon. The project, which extends through September 2029, involves removing a deteriorated undersized culvert and installing a larger replacement structure during the 2026 in-water work season. This...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Award Details: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District awarded a $391,684.63 Cooperative Agreement to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) on March 13, 2026, under the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010). The agreement extends through July 14, 2027, and is performed in Junction City, Oregon. Products and Services: SCA will provide conservation and recreation internship placements at Willamette Valley Projects to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $311,490.80 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Smith River Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Reedsport, Oregon. The grant, with a performance period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030, will fund ecological restoration and watershed management projects within the 236,437-acre Smith River watershed in southwest Oregon. Key...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon-Washington Region, awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $408,000 to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 15.015) on September 24, 2025. Under this five-year agreement through September 23, 2030, ODF will provide six trained forestry technicians and one forester to conduct restoration and management activities on BLM lands in the Grants Pass Unit. The primary...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, awarded a $126,395 Cooperative Agreement to Applegate Partnership, Inc., a non-profit organization, on April 1, 2024. The funding supports invasive species removal, trail improvements, fuels reduction in day-use areas, and educational opportunities for students and community members related to natural resource stewardship. The project aims to promote ecological,...

Through a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District will provide natural resource conservation services in the Klamath Basin region of Oregon. The funding will support removal of encroaching western juniper to restore springs and riparian areas that feed the Sprague and Sycan Rivers, which have experienced significant declines in surface water flow due...

This $309,298 Cooperative Agreement award, made by the Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands), supports the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to build upon the Western Oregon Tribal Youth Corps project piloted in 2020. The award will provide paid workforce development opportunities for tribal youth throughout Oregon, focused on conservation and natural resource management work on public lands. Key activities include habitat...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Hood River County received a $170,939.34 Cooperative Agreement award dated September 25, 2025, from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). The five-year project, concluding September 24, 2030, establishes a full-time Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator position to lead comprehensive wildfire risk reduction efforts across Hood River County, Oregon, one of the nation's highest-risk...

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...