Oregon Department Of Forestry

The Oregon Department of Forestry is a state government entity registered with the federal government to receive contracts and grants, headquartered in Salem, Oregon. As Oregon's primary forestry agency responsible for managing approximately 16 million acres of public and private forestlands across the state, ODF provides specialized services in wildland fire protection, forest management, ecosystem restoration, and natural resource conservation. The department serves as a critical partner to federal agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Army Corps of Engineers, delivering expert forestry services that support federal land management objectives and enhance forest health and community resilience throughout the Pacific Northwest region.

Oregon Department of Forestry has engaged in limited federal contract work, with two significant purchase orders documented in its recent history. The primary contract award came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $456,147.63 to provide Willamette Valley fire suppression and protection services, representing the exercise of option year 2 under a longer-term contract arrangement with an ultimate completion date of July 14, 2027. Additionally, ODF received a smaller purchase order from Region 6 of the U.S. Forest Service valued at $12,004.36 for the purchase of western red cedar (THPL) seed from the department to support reforestation efforts in the Mt. Hood, Umpqua, and Willamette National Forests. Both contracts were awarded without set-aside designations, reflecting ODF's established role as a reliable provider of specialized forestry services to federal agencies seeking to leverage state expertise and local capabilities.

Oregon Department of Forestry has been a prolific recipient of federal grant funding, demonstrating substantial expertise across multiple forestry and fire management grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Economic Development Administration. Major grant awards include large-scale forest conservation initiatives such as the Inflation Reduction Act Forest Legacy Program acquisition of conservation easements in the Blue Mountains ($22 million) and East Cascades Forest Legacy Area ($12.4 million), the Minam Conservation and Connectivity Program ($13 million), and the Growing Equity in Oregon's Urban and Community Forests initiative ($22.9 million) focused on environmental justice in underserved communities. ODF has received significant funding under wildfire mitigation and community protection programs, including multiple awards under the Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) totaling several million dollars for fuels reduction and community protection in Lane County, Josephine County, and Grant County, as well as extensive Cooperative Fire Assistance and State Fire Assistance grants supporting volunteer fire department capacity building and hazardous fuels reduction. The department has also managed substantial grants for forest health protection, particularly addressing Sudden Oak Death through multiple Cooperative Agreements with the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), with combined funding exceeding $4 million for survey, treatment, outreach, and monitoring activities. Additional grant work includes the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supporting forest management, reforestation, and private landowner engagement; Good Neighbor Authority projects (CFDA 10.691) enabling ODF to perform restoration and timber management services on federal lands; Forest Stewardship Program awards addressing emergency forest restoration on private lands affected by wildfires and disasters; and environmental quality initiatives through the Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program providing technical assistance to non-industrial private forest landowners. ODF has also received multiple FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grants for facility repair and disaster recovery following significant wildfire events, and participated in specialized projects such as LIDAR data collection for forest inventory and post-wildfire recovery planning. Sub-award partnerships have included federal and state military departments, conservation districts, local fire districts, and nonprofit organizations, allowing ODF to extend reach and implementation capacity across Oregon's diverse landscapes and communities.