Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00220
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- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM OR/WA - Cooperative Research, Oregon, Washington and the Intermountain region (between the Rockies and the Cascades)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 26, 2016. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 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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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity focused on long-term research that supports practical, on-the-ground forest and natural resource management across Oregon, Washington, and the Intermountain region between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range. The overall aim is to generate durable, management-ready science that improves decision-making for public lands, particularly around how forests grow over time, how to keep them healthy, and how to make young plantations more successful under real-world conditions. Because the emphasis is long-term, the work is expected to span multiple years, with funding provided through annual payments that are approved year by year.
A major theme is long-term growth and yield research for Pacific Northwest tree species. This includes building or maintaining data sets and studies that track how stands develop over long periods, how different species and site conditions affect productivity, and how management choices influence timber and ecosystem outcomes. Another key area is forest health, especially the long-term development of guidance for managing forest diseases in western Oregon. The intention is not just to study disease presence, but to translate results into usable strategies that forest managers can apply, refine, and rely on over time.
The opportunity also targets the establishment and performance of young forest plantations, specifically examining how vegetation management and vegetation control influence early survival, growth rates, and longer-term yield. This line of work typically includes evaluating competing vegetation treatments, timing and intensity of control methods, and the downstream effects on plantation development. BLM is also interested in applying new technologies that can improve forest resource management, which can include improved monitoring, measurement, modeling, remote sensing, decision-support tools, or other innovations that make management more precise and cost-effective.
Tree improvement and genetics are a central component of the grant priorities, particularly for western Oregon as well as Oregon and Washington more broadly. The BLM highlights interest in tree breeding work that identifies controlled crosses most likely to produce clones with the highest genetic gain, and in assessing genetic gain in the progeny produced by existing breeding programs in Oregon and Washington. In plain terms, that means using breeding and evaluation data to determine which parent combinations and resulting lines deliver the best improvements in traits of interest (such as growth, form, wood characteristics, or disease resistance), and then quantifying how much improvement is actually being achieved in the next generation. This focus is intended to address specific knowledge gaps about genetic gains in regional tree breeding programs and to help guide future breeding and deployment decisions.
In addition to coastal and west-side forestry topics, the opportunity includes the long-term development of management guidance for Intermountain forest resources in the region between the Rockies and the Cascades. That broad scope is meant to support sustained research that can inform management approaches in these interior forest systems, which often face different disturbance regimes, climate stresses, and management constraints than west-side forests.
Administratively, this is a cooperative agreement, meaning BLM anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient during the project rather than a more hands-off grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.231 and was created June 25, 2016, with an original closing date of August 26, 2016. The stated award ceiling is $100,000 per award, with an expectation of around 12 awards. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full funding notice. The funding model is described as supporting multi-year study plans through year-to-year payments, reflecting the long-term nature of the research and the need for annual approval as projects continue.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to produce long-horizon research results that directly improve forest management practice: better forecasts of growth and yield, clearer guidance for disease management, stronger approaches to establishing and managing young plantations, smarter use of emerging technologies, and more defensible, data-backed decisions in tree breeding and genetic gain assessment for Oregon and Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this BLM funding opportunity about?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity supporting long-term forestry and natural resource research. The goal is to produce durable, management-ready science that improves on-the-ground decision-making for public lands, especially around forest growth over time, forest health, and the success of young plantations under real-world conditions.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is a cooperative agreement. That means BLM expects substantial involvement with the recipient during the project, rather than a more hands-off relationship typical of some grants.
What geographic areas does the opportunity cover?
The work is focused on Oregon, Washington, and the Intermountain region between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range.
What types of research are encouraged?
The opportunity prioritizes long-term research that can be translated into practical management guidance. Emphasis areas include growth and yield research, forest health and disease management guidance, young plantation establishment and performance, application of new technologies for forest management, tree improvement and genetics, and Intermountain forest management guidance.
What does BLM mean by “long-term†research in this opportunity?
The research is expected to span multiple years and to generate results that remain useful over time. Funding is described as being provided through annual payments that are approved year by year, reflecting that projects continue with annual approval rather than being fully funded all at once.
What is the overall aim of the research BLM wants to fund?
The overall aim is to generate durable, management-ready science that improves decision-making for public lands. Specifically, BLM is looking for research that helps explain and forecast how forests grow and respond to management, how to keep forests healthy, and how to improve young plantation success.
What is “growth and yield†research in this context?
Growth and yield research here refers to long-term studies and datasets that track how forest stands develop over time, how species and site conditions affect productivity, and how management choices influence timber and ecosystem outcomes.
Which tree species are emphasized for growth and yield work?
The opportunity highlights long-term growth and yield research for Pacific Northwest tree species.
What kinds of activities fit under growth and yield research priorities?
Activities can include building or maintaining long-term datasets and studies, tracking stand development over extended periods, and analyzing how different species, site conditions, and management choices affect productivity and outcomes.
What forest health topics are included?
A key focus is forest health, especially long-term development of guidance for managing forest diseases in western Oregon. The intent is to translate research results into usable strategies that forest managers can apply, refine, and rely on over time.
Is the forest disease work limited to identifying diseases?
No. The emphasis is not only on disease presence, but on producing long-term, practical guidance and strategies that can be used by forest managers.
What does the opportunity say about young forest plantations?
BLM is interested in the establishment and performance of young forest plantations, particularly how vegetation management and vegetation control affect early survival, growth rates, and longer-term yield.
What kinds of vegetation management questions are relevant to plantation work?
The opportunity points to evaluating competing vegetation treatments and examining timing and intensity of control methods, as well as understanding downstream effects on plantation development over time.
Does the opportunity support new technology in forest management?
Yes. BLM expresses interest in applying new technologies that can improve forest resource management, such as improved monitoring, measurement, modeling, remote sensing, decision-support tools, or other innovations that make management more precise and cost-effective.
How important are tree improvement and genetics in this opportunity?
Tree improvement and genetics are described as a central component of the grant priorities, particularly for western Oregon and more broadly across Oregon and Washington.
What specific tree breeding outcomes is BLM interested in?
BLM highlights interest in tree breeding work that identifies controlled crosses most likely to produce clones with the highest genetic gain, and in assessing genetic gain in progeny produced by existing breeding programs in Oregon and Washington.
What does “genetic gain†mean here?
In this opportunity, genetic gain refers to the measurable improvement achieved in the next generation from tree breeding efforts. The focus is on quantifying how much improvement is actually being realized in traits of interest based on breeding and evaluation data.
What traits might be considered in tree improvement work under this opportunity?
The opportunity gives examples of traits of interest such as growth, form, wood characteristics, and disease resistance.
Why is BLM emphasizing genetic gain assessment for Oregon and Washington?
The stated intent is to address knowledge gaps about genetic gains in regional tree breeding programs and to help guide future breeding and deployment decisions.
What is included under the Intermountain research focus?
The opportunity includes long-term development of management guidance for Intermountain forest resources in the region between the Rockies and the Cascades. This is meant to inform management approaches in interior forest systems that can differ from west-side forests in disturbance regimes, climate stresses, and management constraints.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted and open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full funding notice.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.231.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The stated award ceiling is $100,000 per award.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
BLM expects around 12 awards.
When was this opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on June 25, 2016, and the original closing date was August 26, 2016.
How is funding provided for multi-year projects?
The funding model supports multi-year study plans through year-to-year payments, with annual approval as projects continue. This aligns with the long-term nature of the research.
What kinds of outcomes is BLM looking for from funded projects?
BLM is aiming for practical results that improve forest management practice, including better forecasts of growth and yield, clearer disease management guidance, stronger approaches to establishing and managing young plantations, smarter use of emerging technologies, and more defensible, data-backed decisions in tree breeding and genetic gain assessment in Oregon and Washington.
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