FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Forest and Woodlands Resource Management
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00087
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000 to $100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking applicants for its FY25 IIJA/IRA Forest and Woodlands Resource Management grant program (Solicitation L25AS00087, CFDA 15.233). This program will fund projects focused on forest and woodland health, sustainable management, fire resiliency, biomass utilization, and habitat conservation on public lands in Oregon and Washington. Eligible activities include tree planting, thinning, salvage treatments, vegetation control, fuels reduction, restoration, environmental clearances, data collection, monitoring, and research. Applicants may include state/local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and educational institutions. The application deadline is February 12, 2025, with an anticipated project start date of February 28, 2025 and end date of September 30, 2030.
The program will award approximately $150,000 total across 3 projects ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 each, with no cost-sharing requirement. Projects must be implemented on BLM-managed lands in Oregon and Washington, supporting priorities like science-based restoration, sustainable harvests, and cross-boundary management through partnerships.
Synopsis
Funded projects under this program will focus on high priority work such as activities inform and promote forest and woodland health, sustainable forest management, fire resiliency, biomass utilization for bioenergy, habitat conservation needs, and insect, disease and fire recovery on public lands. These activities could include, but are not limited to: planting trees, pre-commercial and commercial thinning, salvage/sanitation forest treatments, control of competing vegetation, fuels reduction, riparian or upland restoration, Endangered Species Act or cultural clearances, data collection, monitoring, and research. Priority activities under this announcement include implementation projects that treat forest and woodlands nationally and projects that produce data or research to support sustainable silviculture and forest management in Oregon (see following description):1. One or more components of preparing or implementing a project (site surveys, environmental clearances, project layout, timber cruising, timber marking, boundary designation, and other tasks related to preparing a project; planting trees, thinning, fuels reduction, riparian restoration, and other tasks involved with implementing a project).2. Data production or research to inform silvicultural practices for sustainable forest management, including projects related to density management, climate change adaptation, and understanding the effects of silvicultural treatments on forest structure and vegetation diversity. 3. Activities to achieve Land Management Goals (see Stewardship Manual for definition) or acres/ units of forest or woodland treatments conducted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Foa_Content_of_L25AS00087 v1.pdf | ||
| Attachment B Budget Narrative Template 2025.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 03 (M) 15.233 Attachment A Template 2025.docx | DOCX document |
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