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Opportunity Summary:

The BLM OR/WA BLM Colorado Statewide Stewardship Projects opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L15AS00102) is a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement focused on improving ecosystem health across Colorado by supporting on-the-ground stewardship work. The program is rooted in the idea that many of Colorado's landscapes no longer experience the kinds of natural disturbance patterns they had before large-scale settlement, and that those altered conditions, combined with climate change, have shifted vegetation in ways that raise the risk of severe, uncharacteristic wildfire and broader ecosystem decline. The overall intent is practical restoration: using targeted land management treatments to keep forests, woodlands, and other habitat types productive, resilient, and better able to support wildlife.

Projects funded under this agreement are meant to improve forest health and wildlife habitat through a mix of treatments that can be applied in both forested and non-forested ecosystems. Eligible work can include commercial and non-commercial forest thinning, along with hand or mechanized vegetation treatments designed to reduce hazardous fuels and/or improve habitat conditions. Another major component is seeding work, including seeding wildlife browse and forage species for habitat enhancement and seeding for erosion control and noxious weed management on sites disturbed by treatments. The expectation is that seed mixes will use native species whenever possible, with non-native species only considered when science and field experience show that a non-native option is non-invasive and more effective for the specific goal.

The opportunity also anticipates field implementation support activities that are often necessary to carry out vegetation and fuels projects correctly. That includes layout of treatment unit boundaries and timber marking, which must occur under direct supervision of BLM staff. Prescribed fire can be included as part of a broader restoration strategy, but the BLM makes clear that federal agency personnel will lead prescribed fire planning and operations, and that all fire personnel involved must meet NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group) requirements. In addition to implementation, the agreement emphasizes accountability and learning through pre- and post-treatment monitoring tied to specific objectives, allowing both the BLM and the recipient to evaluate whether treatments are meeting forest health, fuels reduction, habitat, and watershed goals.

A defining feature of the award is its collaborative management approach. The BLM plans to work closely with the selected recipient to plan projects, carry them out, and monitor results. The agency will also help the recipient navigate compliance and permissions, including assisting with required permits and ensuring that appropriate NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) analysis is completed as needed before work proceeds. On the recipient side, the BLM expects a quality control and monitoring plan that will be reviewed and approved by the agency, reinforcing that the work must be implemented to a consistent standard and that outcomes must be documented.

Administration of the work is structured around an Annual Operating Plan (AOP) that gets developed jointly each year by the BLM and the recipient. The AOP is where the parties spell out the specific projects to be undertaken, identify partners and authorized contacts, detail funding and any contributions, define project requirements, and set the project management plan for that year. These AOPs are formally incorporated into the agreement as annual modifications, which allows the overall partnership to continue while adapting the year-to-year work plan to changing priorities, site readiness, and conditions on the ground.

From a funding and eligibility standpoint, this is a discretionary natural resources grant offered as a cooperative agreement, with one expected award. The estimated total funding is $40,000, with an award ceiling of $40,000 and an award floor of $1. The listing notes no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement package. The opportunity was posted May 11, 2015, with a closing date of July 10, 2015, and it was later archived May 11, 2016. The CFDA program number associated with the opportunity is 15.233, Forests and Woodlands Resource Management.

The public benefit the BLM highlights is broad but straightforward: healthier and more resilient landscapes, improved watersheds, better wildlife habitat and overall aesthetic conditions, and a reduced likelihood of catastrophic wildfire by restoring and maintaining ecosystem function. For applicants, the emphasis is on being able to operate in close coordination with BLM staff, deliver tangible field treatments, document results through monitoring, and follow federal requirements for planning, compliance, and, where relevant, fire qualifications and leadership roles. For questions or difficulties accessing the full application materials, the contact listed is Walter B. Bert Ullrey, Grants and Agreements Specialist, at wullrey@blm.gov.

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