Opportunity Information: Apply for L25AS00083
The FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L25AS00083) is a discretionary Bureau of Land Management funding program offered through cooperative agreements to support on-the-ground and programmatic work that prevents, detects, inventories, controls, and monitors invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds on BLM-managed public lands in Oregon and Washington. The program is rooted in the practical reality that invasive species drive large, recurring public costs and can permanently degrade landscapes by outcompeting native vegetation, simplifying plant communities, and reducing the ecological services those communities provide.
The core purpose is to protect native plant communities that underpin wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation, rural economies, and working landscapes. The notice emphasizes that invasive and noxious weed expansion is widely viewed as one of the most serious threats to native plant communities, with impacts that ripple outward into hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and overall ecosystem function. It also highlights the broader drivers behind these invasions, including increased trade, travel, and tourism that accelerate species movement, as well as heightened vulnerability after disturbance events like wildfires that are becoming more frequent. Because weeds do not respect boundaries, the opportunity also frames invasive plant management as a cross-boundary issue, noting that infestations on public lands can spread to adjacent private lands in both rural and urban settings, creating economic losses for agriculture and other local resources.
This funding is organized under CFDA 15.230 and falls within the Natural Resources activity category. The BLM plans to fund projects via cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial federal involvement in project design, coordination, or implementation compared to a standard grant. The listed award ceiling is $500,000. The application closing date is March 5, 2025, and the opportunity was created on December 4, 2024. While the notice does not specify the exact number of awards in the excerpt provided, applicants should plan for a competitive process and design proposals that clearly tie activities to measurable outcomes like acres treated, infestations mapped, early detection response timelines, or post-treatment monitoring results.
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO, so proposals must come from an eligible public, tribal, educational, or nonprofit entity.
There are also two important participation constraints called out. First, this NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice explains that the Public Lands Corps Act is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to hire interns under that authority, and directs eligible Youth Conservation Corps applicants to a different funding opportunity (NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands) for projects built around those youth hiring mechanisms. Second, applicants associated with Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) should pay close attention to the indirect cost limitation. CESUs are described as partnerships designed to promote and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and education. If an award is made to a CESU partner under a negotiated Master CESU agreement consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner’s federally approved NICRA. Applicants are expected to state whether their proposal furthers CESU purposes and, if so, identify which CESU Network should serve as host.
Overall, this opportunity is aimed at practical, results-oriented invasive plant and noxious weed management across BLM lands in Oregon and Washington, with strong emphasis on protecting ecological integrity, recreational values, watershed health, and nearby private lands and local economies. Proposals that align prevention, early detection and rapid response, treatment, and follow-up monitoring into a coherent plan, and that demonstrate coordination across jurisdictions and landownership boundaries, fit the problem statement the BLM lays out in the notice.Apply for L25AS00083
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management" 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 2024-12-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-05. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: 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 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington (ORWA) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management funding opportunity. It is a discretionary BLM program offered through cooperative agreements to support on-the-ground and programmatic work to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds on BLM-managed public lands in Oregon and Washington.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L25AS00083.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The core purpose is to protect native plant communities on BLM-managed public lands in Oregon and Washington. The notice frames this as essential for sustaining wildlife habitat, watershed function, recreation, rural economies, and working landscapes, and for reducing long-term public costs associated with invasive species.
What types of activities does the program support?
The notice states that supported work includes preventing, detecting, inventorying, controlling, and monitoring invasive plants and state-designated noxious weeds on BLM-managed public lands in Oregon and Washington. The emphasis is on practical, results-oriented invasive plant and noxious weed management.
What outcomes should applicants be prepared to propose and measure?
While the excerpt does not prescribe a single required metric set, it indicates proposals should clearly tie activities to measurable outcomes such as acres treated, infestations mapped, early detection and rapid response timelines, and post-treatment monitoring results.
What geographic area does this opportunity cover?
The program supports work on BLM-managed public lands in Oregon and Washington.
Why is BLM prioritizing invasive and noxious plant management in this notice?
The notice describes invasive species as a major threat that can permanently degrade landscapes by outcompeting native vegetation, simplifying plant communities, and reducing the ecological services those communities provide. It also links impacts to wildlife habitat, watershed health, recreation (hunting, fishing, camping, hiking), and broader ecosystem function.
Does the notice describe what is driving invasive plant spread?
Yes. It highlights increased trade, travel, and tourism as drivers that accelerate species movement, and notes that disturbances such as wildfires (becoming more frequent) can increase vulnerability to invasion.
Is cross-boundary coordination important for this opportunity?
Yes. The notice frames invasive plant management as a cross-boundary issue because weeds do not respect property boundaries. It notes infestations on public lands can spread to adjacent private lands in rural and urban settings and can contribute to economic losses for agriculture and other local resources. Proposals that demonstrate coordination across jurisdictions and landownership boundaries fit the problem statement described.
What type of award will BLM use to fund projects?
BLM plans to fund projects via cooperative agreement. The notice indicates this typically involves substantial federal involvement in project design, coordination, or implementation compared to a standard grant.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The listed award ceiling is $500,000.
When is the application due?
The application closing date is March 5, 2025.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 4, 2024.
What is the CFDA number and activity category?
The opportunity is organized under CFDA 15.230 and is within the Natural Resources activity category.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO.
Can this funding be used to hire interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993?
No. This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The notice states that the Public Lands Corps Act is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to hire interns under that authority and directs Youth Conservation Corps applicants to a different funding opportunity for youth-hiring mechanisms.
If an applicant wants a project built around Youth Conservation Corps or Public Lands Corps mechanisms, where should they apply?
The notice directs eligible Youth Conservation Corps applicants to NOFO 15.243, titled BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands, for projects built around those youth hiring mechanisms.
What is a CESU and why does it matter for this funding opportunity?
CESUs (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) are described in the notice as partnerships designed to promote and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and education. CESU-associated applicants are advised to pay close attention to the indirect cost limitation described in the notice.
Is there an indirect cost cap for CESU partners?
Yes. If an award is made to a CESU partner under a negotiated Master CESU agreement consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are capped at no more than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's federally approved NICRA.
What does the notice expect from applicants regarding CESU participation?
Applicants are expected to state whether their proposal furthers CESU purposes and, if so, identify which CESU Network should serve as host.
Does the excerpt specify how many awards BLM expects to make?
No. The excerpt provided does not specify the exact number of awards.
Is the process expected to be competitive?
Yes. The notice indicates applicants should plan for a competitive process and design proposals that clearly connect activities to measurable results.
What types of projects appear to fit best with the notice's stated priorities?
Projects that align prevention, early detection and rapid response, treatment, and follow-up monitoring into a coherent plan, and that demonstrate coordination across jurisdictions and landownership boundaries, match the problem statement and emphasis described in the notice.
Is the program focused only on ecological impacts, or also on recreation and local economies?
The notice emphasizes both. It connects invasive and noxious weeds to impacts on ecological integrity and ecosystem services as well as recreation (including hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking), watershed function, and economic losses that can affect agriculture and other local resources.
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