Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00094
The grant opportunity titled "BLM-OR/WA CWMA Coordination and Development for the Southern Oregon Coast" (Funding Opportunity Number L17AS00094) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding program designed to strengthen coordinated noxious weed management across the Southern Oregon Coast, within the Oregon Coast physiographic province. The core problem it targets is that most land managers in the region are currently tackling invasive and noxious weeds on their own, which can limit effectiveness when infestations spread across property and jurisdictional boundaries. While there have been occasional successful cooperative treatments between a few neighboring managers, the opportunity is focused on moving from ad hoc collaboration to a structured, region-wide approach.
The primary goal is to coordinate and develop a Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) for the Southern Oregon Coast. A CWMA is essentially a formal partnership framework that brings multiple landowners and land-managing organizations together to plan and carry out weed inventory, prioritization, and treatment in a coordinated way. In practical terms, this means aligning strategies across adjacent lands so that monitoring and control efforts are not undermined by untreated neighboring areas, and so that limited resources can be directed to the highest-priority infestations and most effective intervention points.
This opportunity is built around the idea that key stakeholders already share the need and willingness to collaborate. The description notes that the BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, the Coos County Weed Advisory Board, Oregon State Parks, and some timber companies have verbally agreed to work together under a CWMA framework. The funding supports the organizing and coordination work required to turn that shared intent into an operational partnership, with clearer roles, shared priorities, and more consistent approaches to inventory and treatment. By formalizing cooperation, the CWMA is intended to improve overall efficacy and increase the likelihood of long-term weed control success across the landscape rather than on isolated parcels.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal federal engagement. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.230. The award ceiling is $35,000, and BLM anticipated making one award, suggesting a single coordinating entity would be selected to lead or facilitate the CWMA development effort for the region.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of applicant, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that might appear in the full announcement text. The opportunity was created on May 8, 2017, with an original application closing date of July 7, 2017. A notable in-kind support detail is that BLM agreed to provide office space for a coordinator, reducing overhead burdens and signaling BLM commitment to the coordination role as a central project function.
Overall, the grant is aimed less at paying for large-scale on-the-ground herbicide application or field crews and more at building the organizational backbone that makes coordinated weed management possible: convening partners, establishing shared priorities, organizing inventory efforts, improving cross-boundary communication, and setting up a durable cooperative structure that can support more strategic and effective treatments over time.Apply for L17AS00094
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-OR/WA CWMA Coordination and Development for the Southern Oregon Coast" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.230.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 07, 2017. (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 $35,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM-OR/WA CWMA Coordination and Development for the Southern Oregon Coast."
What is the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L17AS00094.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What problem is this grant trying to solve?
The grant targets the challenge that many land managers in the Southern Oregon Coast region are addressing invasive and noxious weeds independently. When infestations cross property lines and jurisdictional boundaries, isolated efforts can be less effective. The opportunity is meant to move the region from occasional, ad hoc cooperation to a structured and consistent approach.
What is the main goal of the project funded by this opportunity?
The primary goal is to coordinate and develop a Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) for the Southern Oregon Coast within the Oregon Coast physiographic province.
What is a Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) in this context?
A CWMA is a formal partnership framework that brings multiple landowners and land-managing organizations together to plan and carry out coordinated weed inventory, prioritization, and treatment. The intent is to align strategies across adjacent lands so control efforts are not undermined by untreated neighboring areas.
Where is the project focus area?
The focus is the Southern Oregon Coast, within the Oregon Coast physiographic province.
What kinds of activities is the funding intended to support?
The funding is aimed at building the organizational backbone for coordinated weed management. Examples described include convening partners, clarifying roles, establishing shared priorities, organizing inventory efforts, improving cross-boundary communication, and setting up a durable cooperative structure to support strategic and effective treatments over time.
Is this grant primarily intended to fund on-the-ground weed treatment work?
No. Based on the description, the emphasis is less on paying for large-scale herbicide application or field crews and more on organizing and coordination work required to create and operationalize the CWMA.
Who are the stakeholders mentioned as already willing to collaborate?
The description notes verbal agreement to work together under a CWMA framework from the BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, the Coos County Weed Advisory Board, Oregon State Parks, and some timber companies.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates the agency expects substantial involvement in the project, rather than issuing funding with minimal federal engagement.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 15.230.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $35,000.
How many awards does BLM expect to make?
BLM anticipated making one award, which suggests a single coordinating entity would be selected to lead or facilitate CWMA development for the region.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of applicant, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement text.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on May 8, 2017.
What was the application closing date?
The original application closing date was July 7, 2017.
Does BLM provide any in-kind support for the project?
Yes. BLM agreed to provide office space for a coordinator. This reduces overhead burden and signals BLM commitment to the coordinator role as a central project function.
Why does the opportunity emphasize coordinated management across boundaries?
The description highlights that infestations can spread across property and jurisdictional boundaries. Coordinated inventory, prioritization, and treatment across adjacent lands helps prevent situations where work on one parcel is undermined by untreated neighboring areas, and helps focus limited resources on the highest-priority infestations and most effective intervention points.
What is the intended long-term benefit of developing a CWMA?
By formalizing cooperation, the CWMA is intended to improve overall effectiveness and increase the likelihood of long-term weed control success across the broader landscape, rather than achieving only isolated results on individual parcels.
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