OpportunityTitle: BLM OR/WA - Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, 2015-2017 Projects, Oregon
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: To be considered for award your proposed project must have already been approved by the RAC Committee. Refer to the following websites for additional information:RAC Committee Web Sites:Southwest Oregon RAC:  www.blm.gov/or/rac/sworrac.phpCoastal Oregon RAC:  www.blm.gov/or/rac/corrac.phpNorthwest Oregon RAC:  www.blm.gov/or/rac/nworrac.php
Description: The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program provides Federal funds to counties that traditionally have been supported by timber payments. These payments make up for the loss in timber payments caused by the decline in timber harvest on Federal lands that occurred in the 1990s.Project funds may be used to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with States and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners and other persons to assist the Secretary in carrying out an approved project.Such projects shall enjoy broad-based support with objectives that may include, but are not limited to:Road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or obliteration;Soil productivity improvement;Improvements in forest ecosystem health;Watershed restoration and maintenance;Restoration, maintenance and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat;Control of noxious and exotic weeds; and Re-establishment of native species.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: L15AS00230 SRS
GrantorContactText: Shelli Timmons, 503-808-6295 &lt;br/&gt;srtimmons@blm.gov &lt;br/&gt;