The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced the California Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
BLM Headquarters California Forest and Woodland Resource Management Program manages and conserves 56 million acres of forest and woodland in 12 western States and Alaska.
Funded projects under this program will focus on high priority work such as activities that promote forest and woodland health, sustainable forest management, fire resiliency, biomass utilization for bioenergy, habitat conservation needs, and insect, disease and fire recovery on public lands. These activities could include, but are not limited to: planting trees, pre-commercial and commercial thinning, salvage/sanitation forest treatments, control of competing vegetation, fuels reduction, riparian or upland restoration, project development and layout, planning analysis and document preparation needed in concert with or to carry out NEPA, Endangered Species Act or cultural clearances, data collection, and monitoring.
Program Goals
- Restore resilience to wildfire, insect and disease, and drought through active management
- Sustainable wood products
- Reforestation to restore carbon stocks after severe wildfire
Program Strategic Goals
- Implement science-based forest restoration projects to improve forest health and resilience to wildfires, insects, disease, and drought.
- Sustainable harvest of forests and woodlands to produce a continuous supply of wood products and biomass for renewable energy.
- Salvage dead and dying timber to reduce fuels, in balance with the need for wildlife habitat, watershed function, and soil stability, while supporting local economies.
- Provide the public with commercial and personal use opportunities to harvest products such as firewood, Christmas trees, boughs, greenery, medicinal plants, fence posts, and pinyon pine nuts from forests and woodlands.
- Expedite the NEPA processes to accelerate forest ecosystem restoration.
Priority activities under this announcement include preparation, administration, or implementation projects that treat forest and woodlands nationally:
- One or more components of preparing a project (site surveys, environmental clearances, NEPA preparation, project layout, timber cruising, timber marking, boundary designation, and other tasks related to preparing a project).
- One or more components of administering a project (subcontracting, advertising for bid, awarding a subcontract or timber sale, subcontract performance inspection, and other tasks related to administering a project.
- Activities to achieve Land Management Goals or acres/ units of forest or woodland treatments conducted.
Funding information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $50,000
Project Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 08/01/2025
- Anticipated Project End Date: 07/31/2030
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
