OR/WA Rangeland Resource Management | L20AS00002

Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00002

The OR/WA Rangeland Resource Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00002) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement program focused on improving the health, productivity, and resilience of rangelands and associated soil resources on public lands in Oregon and Washington. Through the BLM Rangeland Management Program, the agency administers grazing across more than 155 million acres nationwide, and this funding opportunity supports on-the-ground work and applied coordination that help keep those lands sustainable for multiple uses. The scope is broad and centered on practical rangeland stewardship: assessing current conditions, addressing key threats, and implementing improvements that reduce long-term degradation while maintaining the working landscape role of public rangelands.

Projects supported under this opportunity can include inventorying rangeland conditions, controlling and managing noxious weeds and invasive plant species, and improving rangelands through better grazing management. The announcement also highlights vegetation restoration treatments and the installation or improvement of grazing management structures, along with soil resource management actions aimed at maintaining soil function. A strong emphasis is placed on coordination with land managers and other stakeholders to complete priority soil surveys and develop ecological site descriptions, which are foundational tools used to match management actions to the capability and limitations of specific landscapes. Funded work is expected to translate into measurable field outcomes such as improved soil stability, reduced erosion, and better functioning plant communities.

Another central theme is supporting BLM's broader multiple-use responsibilities by ensuring rangeland and soil resources are managed appropriately in contexts that may include energy development, recovery of endangered or special status species, domestic livestock grazing, recreation, forest management, hazardous fuels reduction, and post-fire rehabilitation. In practice, this means proposals that integrate rangeland health with real-world land use pressures and that demonstrate collaboration, technical grounding, and clear benefits to land condition and resource objectives are aligned with the intent of the program.

The funding mechanism is a discretionary cooperative agreement, indicating that recipients should expect substantial involvement and coordination with BLM during project planning, implementation, and reporting. The award ceiling listed is $300,000, with an anticipated six awards. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education for the nonprofit categories). The opportunity is administered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, under CFDA 15.237.

The opportunity was created on November 20, 2019, with a rolling submission structure: monthly cut-off dates on the 20th, continuing until the final closing date of July 20, 2020. This rolling format suggests BLM intended to review proposals in cycles, allowing applicants multiple chances to submit within the open period. Overall, the grant is designed to fund partnerships that deliver tangible rangeland and soil improvements, informed by inventory and ecological knowledge, and implemented in coordination with BLM and local stakeholders across Oregon and Washington.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OR/WA Rangeland Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.237.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 20, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 20, 2020 Rolling cut-off dates monthly on the 20th until July 20,2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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