Opportunity Information: Apply for L18AS00022
The BLM ORWA 2018 Master Fish and Wildlife Restoration Access opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L18AS00022) was a Bureau of Land Management discretionary grant offered through a cooperative agreement to support natural resource work in Oregon and Washington. The program sat under CFDA 15.231 and was created on July 19, 2018, with an original application closing date of August 18, 2018. The BLM anticipated making about five awards, with individual awards capped at $250,000.
At its core, the opportunity was designed to continue and expand a long-running, two-decade partnership model in which BLM works alongside watershed associations, local governments, and state agencies to coordinate large-scale fish and wildlife restoration projects across OR/WA. The main purpose of the funded work was to increase fish and wildlife populations by improving the condition and function of key habitats, especially streams and wetlands. The underlying premise is that restoring these aquatic and riparian systems (for example, improving stream structure, reconnecting floodplains, enhancing wetland function, and addressing habitat degradation) helps ensure habitats are capable of supporting healthier, more resilient populations over time.
A notable feature of this opportunity was that it did not focus only on ecological restoration. It also emphasized public benefits tied to access and engagement. Specifically, the BLM highlighted exploring new opportunities to provide fishing and hunting access on many of the public land areas involved in these restoration efforts. In practice, that points to projects that consider how restored landscapes can be enjoyed and used responsibly by the public, potentially including planning and on-the-ground actions that improve or formalize access in ways consistent with resource protection and land management goals.
The opportunity also underscored the importance of communication and accountability as part of restoration. Public education about the restoration projects was identified as a key component, meaning applicants were expected to help explain what is being done, why it matters, and how communities can understand or participate in the outcomes. Alongside education, project monitoring was also emphasized, reflecting an expectation that funded projects would track results and performance, document ecological responses, and support adaptive management over time rather than treating restoration as a one-time construction effort.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many entity types, subject to any further clarifications that might have appeared in the full eligibility text. Overall, the grant opportunity was structured to fund collaborative, landscape-scale restoration and associated access improvements on BLM-related public lands in Oregon and Washington, while also supporting the monitoring and outreach needed to demonstrate outcomes and build long-term community support for fish and wildlife recovery work.Apply for L18AS00022
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM ORWA 2018 Master Fish and Wildlife Restoration Access" 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 Jul 19, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2018. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 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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