Willamette Valley Project (WVP) 2026 NRM Education and Training of Botanically Sophisticated Restoration Workers
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- W9127N-26-2-R001
- Agency
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ENDIST Portland
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- $3,000 to $250,000
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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- Independent School Districts
- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- County Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District (USACE) seeks qualified organizations to provide Natural Resource Management education and training in botanically sophisticated ecological restoration at the Willamette Valley Project. The cooperative agreement will support environmental stewardship activities including native landscape restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, riparian and wetlands enhancement, native grassland management, plant propagation, and fisheries habitat work, while delivering hands-on education to young professionals, veterans, displaced workers, college students, and local K-12 students. Eligible applicants must be non-Federal public entities or nonprofit organizations with documented commitment to youth, student, or veteran education in conservation-oriented environments and demonstrated past performance in resource management, conservation, and recreation management. Merit review will evaluate applications equally on three factors: program goals and objectives, management capability and plan, and past performance in relevant resource management areas. The application deadline is May 20, 2026, with submission required through Grants.gov or email to Melanie.A.Barrett@usace.army.mil.
The base award is $50,000 for a one-year period (award date through April 30, 2027), with four optional 12-month renewal periods also valued at $50,000 each, for a total potential award of $250,000 with no cost-sharing requirement. Recipients must provide approximately 22 crew days of work annually with one work crew comprising three to ten participants plus one supervisor, along with workers' compensation insurance, transportation, and safety training. Program activities will concentrate at southern Willamette Valley lakes including Fern Ridge, Fall Creek, Dexter, Lookout Point, Hills Creek, Cottage Grove, and Dorena, with limited work expected at northern sites such as Cougar, Foster-Greenpeter, and Detroit-Big Cliff.
Synopsis
Willamette Valley Project (WVP) 2026 Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training of Botanically Sophisticated Restoration Workers
This Agreement will assist NWP in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities consisting of restoration and management of native landscapes and wildlife habitat at NWP Projects while providing education and training in botanically sophisticated ecological restoration design, implementation, and community involvement to young professionals, veterans, displaced workers, college students, or other community members; and to provide opportunities for local primary and secondary school students to produce and install native plant materials in restoration sites, participating in stewardship of local habitats and gaining knowledge and appreciation of the environment on USACE Portland District (NWP) lands. The recipient's participants will gain experience with project planning, development, and implementation at water resources projects under USACE jurisdiction at the Willamette Valley Project. Program activities may occur at any site in the Willamette Valley Project but will be concentrated at the southern lakes: Fern Ridge, Fall Creek, Dexter, Lookout Point, Hills Creek, Cottage Grove and Dorena. USACE expects no more than a week at Cougar, Foster-Greenpeter, or Detroit-Big Cliff during the period of performance.
Work projects will consist of education and task assignments in land stewardship and restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, riparian enhancement, wetlands restoration and enhancement, native grassland restoration and management, plant propagation and greenhouse operations, fisheries habitat management, park and recreation site improvement, and outreach activities for public education and interpretive services.
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