BLM CA Forests and Woodlands Resource Management | L20AS00041

Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00041

The BLM CA Forests and Woodlands Resource Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00041) is a discretionary federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to remain substantially involved in the funded work (for example, through coordination, technical direction, shared planning, or oversight) rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The program sits within the Natural Resources funding activity area and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 15.233.

The purpose of the opportunity is to support work tied to the BLM Forest and Woodland Resource Management Program, which is responsible for managing and conserving roughly 58 million acres of forests and woodlands across 12 western states and Alaska. These landscapes provide important public benefits, including wildlife habitat, watershed and hydrologic function, and sustainable forest product outputs that communities and markets rely on. A central focus of the program is improving the resilience of forest and woodland ecosystems in the face of major stressors such as wildfire, insect outbreaks, disease, and drought. In practical terms, that resilience work is often accomplished through density management and fuels-related treatments, using tools and contracting/partnership mechanisms like timber sales, Stewardship agreements, and Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) agreements.

Under this specific announcement, priority projects are those that directly support the preparation, administration, or on-the-ground implementation of timber sales and Stewardship or GNA projects that treat forests and woodlands. That framing indicates the funding is geared toward the planning and execution pipeline that makes active forest management happen, such as activities needed to move a timber sale or stewardship treatment from concept to completion, or to help administer and deliver those projects effectively in coordination with BLM.

Eligibility is listed as “unrestricted,” meaning applications are generally open to a wide range of entity types (with the caveat that any additional eligibility details would be in the full notice text under “Additional Information on Eligibility”). The opportunity was posted on February 26, 2020, with an original closing date of April 28, 2020. The award ceiling is $300,000, and the BLM anticipated making around 10 awards. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support for partners who can help BLM accelerate or strengthen forest and woodland management projects that reduce risk and improve ecosystem resilience while maintaining other forest values like habitat and water resources.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA Forests and Woodlands Resource Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.233.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 26, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 28, 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 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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