Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00446
The IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00446) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), focused on supporting fisheries and aquatic resource management work in Oregon and Washington. Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which generally means BLM expects to be substantially involved in the project during implementation rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. The program is categorized under Natural Resources and is associated with CFDA number 15.244. The notice was created on January 4, 2023, and the original closing date was April 19, 2023. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $250,000; the posting does not clearly state the number of awards expected.
The purpose of the funding is to advance on-the-ground and management activities that relate to fisheries and aquatic resources on or connected to BLM-managed lands in the Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) region. While the posting does not list specific project types in the excerpt provided, the program title and BLM’s aquatic resource management mission typically align with efforts such as habitat restoration and enhancement, aquatic monitoring and assessment, actions that improve watershed function, and projects that support native fish and other aquatic species conservation. Because this is an IIJA-linked opportunity, it is commonly tied to infrastructure and resilience goals such as improving ecological condition, addressing degradation, and supporting long-term resource stewardship outcomes in waterways and riparian systems.
Eligibility is broad for public entities, educational institutions, tribes, and nonprofits, but it has clear exclusions. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible to apply.
A key limitation in this notice is that it does not support applicants proposing to hire interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II). The notice emphasizes that the Public Lands Corps Act is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under that framework, and as a result, youth internship or crew-based proposals under Public Lands Corps are not allowed under this NOFO. Instead, entities that are eligible Youth Conservation Corps and want to pursue youth/intern or crew-focused work are directed to apply under a different funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. In practical terms, that means this fisheries and aquatic resources NOFO is intended for technical, programmatic, and implementation partners that can carry out fisheries/aquatic management outcomes without relying on Public Lands Corps internship or crew hiring structures, reserving those youth workforce elements for the separate youth-focused NOFO.Apply for L23AS00446
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.244.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-01-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-19. (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.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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 that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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