Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00001
The OR/WA Master Outdoor Recreation Management opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L20AS00001) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) focused on improving outdoor recreation management on BLM-managed public lands and waters in Oregon and Washington. The program is designed to support on-the-ground and planning-oriented work that expands public access, strengthens recreation infrastructure, and improves how recreation sites and travel networks are managed over time. In practice, it is meant to help BLM partner with capable organizations to deliver projects that make recreation safer, more accessible, and better supported by accurate inventories and long-range planning.
A central theme of the opportunity is increasing and enhancing access to public lands and waters, with a strong emphasis on expanding opportunities for hunting, fishing, general outdoor recreation, and recreational shooting where appropriate. Projects can also focus on improving visitor services, which includes better information for the public, interpretive and educational efforts, and other outreach that helps visitors understand how to enjoy public lands responsibly. The scope clearly includes protecting visitor health and safety, suggesting that proposals addressing safety planning, hazard mitigation, signage, education, and related operational improvements align well with the program goals.
The grant also prioritizes strengthening the technical and administrative foundation of recreation management through improved inventory, assessment, and planning. That includes collecting and updating source data about recreation sites, routes, and use patterns, as well as conducting comprehensive travel and transportation inventories and assessments. The aim is to improve management, administration, monitoring, and decision-making for recreation resources, including both motorized and non-motorized uses. Trail work is explicitly called out, covering trail construction and maintenance and broader travel management planning and monitoring, which makes this opportunity relevant for organizations with capacity in field operations, GIS and data management, recreation planning, and stewardship programs.
Another notable focus is accessibility and community partnership. The program encourages improvements that increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, which can involve site design upgrades, accessible facilities, compliant trail features, or improved information to support inclusive recreation. It also supports community-backed partnerships in tourism and marketing, signaling interest in collaborations that strengthen local economies and visitor experiences while aligning with BLM resource protection and visitor management needs.
Eligible applicants are broad and 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 and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status. The activity category is Natural Resources under CFDA 15.225. The award ceiling is $250,000, with an anticipated 25 awards, indicating a program intended to fund multiple medium-sized projects rather than a small number of very large ones.
The opportunity was created on November 19, 2019, with an original closing date of July 20, 2020, and it used monthly rolling cutoff dates between January 18, 2020 and July 18, 2020. Overall, the grant is best understood as a flexible partnership vehicle for organizations that can help BLM improve recreation access, safety, infrastructure, planning, and public engagement across Oregon and Washington public lands and waters, especially where projects are grounded in clear management needs and deliver tangible improvements for visitors and communities.Apply for L20AS00001
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OR/WA Master Outdoor Recreation Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.225.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 19, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 20, 2020 Monthly Rolling cutoff dates from 1/18/20 - 7/18/20. (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.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- 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), 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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