FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Wildlife Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- L25AS00164
- Agency
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Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Department of the Interior is seeking applicants for the FY25 IIJA/IRA Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Wildlife Program. The program aims to support wildlife habitat restoration, monitoring, and conservation projects that address climate change, restore balance on public lands, advance environmental justice, and promote clean energy. Key activities include maintaining or restoring habitats, conserving priority wildlife areas, monitoring wildlife populations, and increasing public awareness with a focus on underserved communities. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, higher education institutions, federally recognized tribes, and non-profit organizations. Applications are due by March 14, 2025, with projects to start March 31, 2025 and end no later than March 30, 2030.
The program will provide an estimated $2 million in total funding through approximately 10 awards, with individual award ceilings of $1.5 million and a minimum of $1, requiring no cost sharing. The funding will be provided through cooperative agreements with substantial BLM involvement in project implementation and oversight. Projects are to be performed on BLM-managed public lands in the Oregon/Washington region.
Synopsis
The BLM OR/WA Wildlife Program advances the Department of the Interior's priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future. Specific BLM OR/WA Wildlife Program priorities include:protect wildlife habitat, migration, habitat connectivity that supports biodiversity;increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions;contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030;support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives;engage communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; anduse the best science and data available to make decisions. The BLM OR/WA Wildlife Program works with partner organizations to meet the goals above on national or regional scale through: Activities that maintain or restore habitats for upland game, waterfowl, big game, pollinators, sensitives species, and watchable wildlife species. Conserving priority wildlife habitat (vegetation communities, water resources, or connectivity) or reducing threats to habitat or species.Monitoring and inventorying wildlife populations and habitats to provide complete, current, and accurate information on the distribution, abundance, and habitat of wildlife that depend on BLM managed public lands.Assessing wildlife habitat and measuring related resource management goals and objectives.Enhancing the understanding of opportunities to conserve wildlife populations that depend on BLM managed lands.Improving how BLM uses and integrates coordinated wildlife monitoring data such as Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) and North American Bat Monitoring Program (NaBat). Doing new research on success in meeting the objectives of wildlife habitat and land use plans at the ecosystem and watershed level.Performing education projects (including citizen science and student-based science) to facilitate wildlife stewardship and conservation for species that depend on BLM managed lands.Increasing public awareness of wildlife resources, conservation challenges and successes on BLM managed lands, including with a targeted focus on communities of color, low-income families, and rural and indigenous communities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Final Foa_Content_of_L25AS00164.pdf | ||
| Attachment B Budget Narrative Template revised 2025.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment A Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document |
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