Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training Opportunities for Non-Federal Public and Nonprofit Entities at Bonneville Lock and Dam, OR and WA
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- W9127N2420008
- Agency
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ENDIST Portland
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- $3,000 to $220,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 12.010 Youth Conservation Services
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is seeking a qualified non-Federal public entity or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to enter into a cooperative agreement for land stewardship and restoration services, as well as natural resource management education and training opportunities, at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Oregon and Washington. The recipient will be responsible for implementing best practices for environmental stewardship, recreation, and facilities maintenance, while offering training in areas such as vegetation management, park/trail upkeep, and litter removal. Eligible applicants must have experience providing services to low-security inmates or individuals performing community service in the local correctional system. The application is due by May 27, 2024, and the anticipated award date is June 12, 2024.
The total estimated funding for this one-year base period cooperative agreement is $220,000, with the potential for two one-year option periods. The required services will be performed over an estimated 105 targeted workdays on USACE lands in Skamania County, Washington and Multnomah County, Oregon. The cooperative agreement will be awarded under the USACE's Conservation and Recreation Management authority and is funded through the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010).
Synopsis
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public entity or nonprofit organization for land stewardship and restoration services on USACE land at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Skamania County, WA and Multnomah County, OR. This cooperative agreement will assist Portland District in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities consisting of restoration and management of native and historic landscapes and wildlife habitat while providing education and training opportunities to the recipient's participants in the local communities around Bonneville Lock and Dam. These education and training opportunities exist through the need for natural resource and maintenance services on public lands within Bonneville Lock and Dam's jurisdiction. The goals and objectives of this cooperative agreement are for the implementation of best natural resources management practices with regards to environmental stewardship, high and low density recreation areas, and operations/facilities maintenance. Environmental and maintenance training opportunities include but are not limited to:
- Vegetation Management
- Vegetation Planting
- Park and Trail Maintenance
- Litter Removal
- Trail Construction and Maintenance
This cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 USC 2339 Conservation and Recreation Management.
The recipient for this cooperative agreement must be a qualified non-Federal public entity or nonprofit organization that serves low security inmates and/or individuals executing community service sentences within the Skamania County, WA, Clark County, WA, Hood River, OR and/or Multnomah County, OR correctional system, and has experience in land stewardship and restoration using small work crews supervised by experienced leaders so that ecological concepts can be accurately conveyed to work crew and leaders.
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