FY24 Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Secure Rural Schools Title II

Background
The Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Secure Rural Schools Title II grant opportunity is issued under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, Public Law 106-393 (16 U.S.C. 500) as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). The grant aims to support projects that improve maintenance of existing infrastructure, implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems, restore and improve land health and water quality in Northwest Oregon District, Roseburg District, Coos Bay District, Medford District, Lakeview District (Klamath Falls Field Office), and benefit O&C, Coos Bay Wagon Road or National Forest lands/resources.

Grant Details
The grant seeks project proposals that address various project types such as road maintenance, trail maintenance, soil productivity improvement, forest ecosystem health improvement, watershed restoration & maintenance, fish habitat restoration, control of noxious weeds, wildlife habitat restoration, reestablishment of native species, and other infrastructure maintenance or obliteration. The proposal should include a detailed project description with measurable outcomes, activities, methods, timetable or milestones, environmental compliance review requirements for wildlife management and threatened and endangered species habitat conservation projects. It should also cover stakeholder coordination or involvement, required project monitoring and evaluation plan, information on key project personnel, anticipated future funding needs, details and supporting documentation on the project location. Additionally, it should address coordination with related projects on adjacent lands and provide a measure of project accomplishments/expected outcomes including total acres affected, total miles impacted, number of structures involved, laborer days required, estimated people reached and other relevant metrics. The proposal should also outline anticipated project costs including field work & site surveys, NEPA compliance costs, ESA consultation expenses among others. Furthermore, it should detail the scalability of the project and proposed methods of accomplishment including contracting options and estimated completion date. The proposal should also provide information on cooperative relationships between federal land users and managing agencies to be improved by the project as well as how the project benefits the community. It should demonstrate how the project benefits O&C or Coos Bay Wagon Road or National Forest lands/resources along with target species benefited if applicable. Additionally, it should provide the status of project planning including NEPA completion status and other relevant permits obtained. A monitoring plan detailing methods and measures of evaluation for ecological conditions and local employment/training opportunities is also required. Finally, the proposal should list supporting documents for the application along with key personnel responsible for the success of the project.

Eligibility Requirements
All nonfederal applicants must submit their project proposals through the Grants.gov portal and comply with all deadlines and requirements of the Secure Rural Schools Title II Funding Opportunity Announcement. Internal BLM projects must be submitted through SRS Title II SharePoint by the same due date.

Grant Value
The total funding request for SRS Title II projects is not explicitly mentioned in the document text.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations where these projects will be performed include Northwest Oregon District, Roseburg District, Coos Bay District, Medford District and Lakeview District (Klamath Falls Field Office).