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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "BLM OR WA Baseline Soil Water Data WEW" (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00272) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement focused on natural resources work in Oregon and Washington. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the BLM generally expects to stay involved in the project as it is carried out rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The overall purpose is to build a solid baseline dataset on soil and water conditions that can be used to support ongoing monitoring and better decision-making for land and habitat management.

The central objective is to collect and analyze baseline soil and water data to help with resource management, planning, and the recovery of native plant and animal species, including both aquatic and terrestrial species. The work is designed to capture conditions across two hydrologic seasons, which is important because water availability, groundwater-surface water interactions, and soil moisture and chemistry can change substantially across seasonal wet and dry periods. By sampling across two seasons, the project aims to produce a more defensible picture of typical conditions rather than a one-time snapshot that could be misleading if it happens during an unusually wet or dry period.

In addition to sampling and laboratory analysis, the opportunity calls for hydrology flow studies at prairie sites that include critical habitat. These studies are specifically tied to sites located next to projected Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) expansions along Highway 126 and to an area where an industrial building is proposed on fill adjacent to BLM-administered lands. The description notes that the BLM lands in question are also designated as critical habitat, which signals that the data will likely be used to evaluate potential impacts, guide mitigation or restoration strategies, and inform planning decisions in and around sensitive ecological areas. In practice, that typically means the baseline data could help land managers detect future changes, distinguish project-related impacts from natural variability, and prioritize recovery actions for species and habitats of concern.

Financially, the announcement listed an estimated total funding amount of $150,000, with an award ceiling of $80,000 and an award floor of $1, and it anticipated making one award. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces barriers for applicants that may not have non-federal funds available. The CFDA program number associated with the opportunity is 15.231, labeled "Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management," aligning the project with conservation-driven monitoring and habitat management goals.

Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to essentially any applicant type (such as universities, nonprofits, local governments, tribes, private entities, and others), subject to any clarifications that might have appeared in the full announcement. The opportunity was originally posted on August 24, 2012, with a closing date of September 9, 2012, and it was later archived on August 22, 2013. For applicants needing the full instructions and application package, the notice directed users to download materials via the announcement’s application tab, and it provided a contact for access issues: Sheryl Dowley, Grants and Agreements Specialist (503-808-6243, sdowley@blm.gov).

In plain terms, this funding opportunity supported field and analytical work to establish defensible baseline soil and water conditions and to conduct hydrologic flow investigations in high-sensitivity prairie habitats. The emphasis on critical habitat near planned transportation expansion and nearby industrial development indicates the data were intended to directly inform management, monitoring, and recovery planning where land-use changes could affect species, water dynamics, and soil conditions on or adjacent to BLM-managed lands.

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