Opportunity Information: Apply for L12AS00019
Apply for L12AS00019
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Whole Watershed Restorative Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 31, 2012 and posted on Jan 31, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 17, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $50,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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 Whole Watershed Restorative Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number L12AS00019) is a Bureau of Land Management discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement focused on natural resources work in the Pacific Northwest. Its central purpose is to accelerate and complete "whole watershed" restoration in selected river basins in Oregon and Washington, with a strong emphasis on securing and rebuilding core habitat needed for the recovery of important at-risk fish stocks. The program is designed around the idea that durable fish and aquatic ecosystem recovery depends on restoring the underlying watershed-scale ecological processes that create and maintain healthy habitat over time, not just fixing isolated site-level symptoms.
A defining feature of the initiative is its targeted, place-based approach. Project partners first identify Priority Basins and, within them, Focus Watersheds that are judged to have both high ecological value and a strong likelihood of responding well to restoration actions. Funding is then directed to projects within those areas that aim to restore and protect key ecological functions by reducing or removing risk factors and repairing damaged habitat-forming processes. In practical terms, this frames restoration as rebuilding the drivers of habitat quality (such as hydrology, sediment transport, floodplain connectivity, riparian function, and channel processes) so that streams and rivers can again produce resilient habitat conditions for fish and other aquatic species.
The initiative also makes clear that its geographic emphasis is not meant to be static. Once major ecological processes have been restored within a given Focus Watershed to a meaningful level of completion, the program shifts restoration attention and funding toward other watersheds. This rotating focus is intended to concentrate resources where they can achieve watershed-scale outcomes, rather than spreading funds thinly across many locations without reaching completion anywhere.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted January 31, 2012, with an application deadline of February 17, 2012, and it was later archived on January 30, 2013. It anticipated one award. The estimated total funding amount listed is $50,000, while the award ceiling is shown as $250,000 and the award floor as $1, indicating flexibility in possible award size depending on project scope, partner roles, and final negotiation under the cooperative agreement model. No cost sharing or matching was required. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any applicant type unless further limited by the full announcement instructions.
The program is tied to CFDA 15.231 (Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management). For applicants, the cooperative agreement structure typically signals substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as coordination on planning, implementation, technical direction, or monitoring. The announcement directed applicants to the full instructions and application package via the application materials link, and provided a point of contact for access issues: Jessica Clark, Grants Management Specialist, at 503-808-6226 or j1clark@blm.gov.
Whole Watershed Restorative Initiative (L12AS00019) FAQs
What is the Whole Watershed Restorative Initiative?
The Whole Watershed Restorative Initiative is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement. It supports natural resources work in the Pacific Northwest, with a central purpose of accelerating and completing "whole watershed" restoration in selected river basins in Oregon and Washington.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The primary goal is to secure and rebuild core habitat needed for the recovery of important at-risk fish stocks. The initiative emphasizes restoring watershed-scale ecological processes that create and maintain healthy aquatic habitat over time, rather than only addressing isolated site-level problems.
What does "whole watershed" restoration mean in this program?
In this program, "whole watershed" restoration focuses on restoring the underlying, watershed-scale processes that drive habitat quality and resilience. The idea is that long-term fish and aquatic ecosystem recovery depends on repairing the systems that build and maintain habitat, not just treating symptoms at a single site.
What kinds of ecological processes does the initiative aim to restore?
The initiative is framed around rebuilding key habitat-forming drivers and functions, including hydrology, sediment transport, floodplain connectivity, riparian function, and channel processes, so that streams and rivers can once again produce resilient habitat conditions for fish and other aquatic species.
Where is the initiative focused geographically?
The initiative is focused on selected river basins in Oregon and Washington, within the Pacific Northwest.
How does the program decide where to fund work?
The program uses a targeted, place-based approach. Project partners identify Priority Basins and then, within those basins, Focus Watersheds that have high ecological value and a strong likelihood of responding well to restoration actions. Funding is then directed to projects within those areas.
What are Priority Basins?
Priority Basins are river basins identified by project partners as places where whole-watershed restoration efforts will be concentrated under this initiative.
What are Focus Watersheds?
Focus Watersheds are watersheds within Priority Basins that are selected because they have high ecological value and are likely to respond well to restoration actions. Projects supported by the program are directed to these Focus Watersheds.
Does the initiative fund projects outside the identified Focus Watersheds?
Based on the program description, funding is directed to projects within identified Priority Basins and Focus Watersheds. The intent is to concentrate resources where watershed-scale outcomes can be achieved.
What types of restoration actions are encouraged?
Projects are intended to restore and protect key ecological functions by reducing or removing risk factors and repairing damaged habitat-forming processes. The description emphasizes actions that rebuild the drivers of habitat quality (for example, restoring hydrology, sediment transport, floodplain connectivity, riparian function, and channel processes).
Why does the initiative emphasize processes instead of isolated site-level fixes?
The program is designed around the idea that durable recovery for fish and aquatic ecosystems depends on restoring underlying ecological processes at the watershed scale. Restoring these processes is intended to create and maintain healthy habitat over time, rather than repeatedly addressing site-level symptoms.
Is the geographic focus permanent, or can it change over time?
The geographic emphasis is not meant to be static. Once major ecological processes in a given Focus Watershed have been restored to a meaningful level of completion, the program shifts restoration attention and funding to other watersheds. This rotating focus is meant to concentrate resources to achieve watershed-scale outcomes.
How many awards were anticipated under this opportunity?
The announcement anticipated one award.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $50,000. The award ceiling is shown as $250,000 and the award floor as $1, indicating flexibility in potential award size depending on project scope, partner roles, and final negotiation under the cooperative agreement model.
What is the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $250,000 and the award floor is $1.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching was required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any applicant type unless further limited by the full announcement instructions.
What type of funding instrument is this?
This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement.
What does a cooperative agreement imply for this program?
The cooperative agreement structure typically signals substantial federal involvement during the project period. In this context, that may include coordination on planning, implementation, technical direction, or monitoring, consistent with the cooperative agreement model described in the opportunity information.
What agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What CFDA program is this associated with?
The program is tied to CFDA 15.231, titled Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the deadline?
The opportunity was posted on January 31, 2012, and the application deadline was February 17, 2012.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on January 30, 2013.
Where were applicants directed to find the full instructions and application package?
Applicants were directed to the full instructions and the application package via the application materials link referenced in the announcement.
Who can be contacted for access issues with the application materials?
The point of contact listed for access issues was Jessica Clark, Grants Management Specialist. Phone: 503-808-6226. Email: j1clark@blm.gov.
What natural resources outcomes is the initiative trying to achieve?
The initiative seeks watershed-scale outcomes that support resilient aquatic habitat and the recovery of important at-risk fish stocks by restoring and protecting key ecological functions and reducing or removing risk factors in targeted watersheds.
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