Opportunity Information: Apply for L23AS00444
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Department of the Interior, is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support youth conservation opportunities on public lands in Oregon and Washington. The program is designed to help the Oregon/Washington BLM office (OR/WA BLM) partner with eligible youth conservation corps to develop and administer multiple-use conservation projects that benefit public lands while also creating structured employment and service opportunities for young people.
This funding is specifically limited to "qualified youth or conservation corps" programs. To be considered qualified, the corps must be established by a state or local government, the governing body of an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization. The opportunity makes clear that no other types of entities are eligible to apply, and nonprofit applicants must provide documentation of their IRS status, including a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) determination letter if applicable. The emphasis is on organizations that can work cooperatively with BLM, reflecting that this is a cooperative agreement (not a simple pass-through grant) where BLM is likely to have substantial involvement in project planning, execution, oversight, or coordination.
The core purpose of the projects is to provide employment, education, and public-service opportunities tied directly to conservation work on BLM-managed public lands. Participants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents, generally between ages 16 and 30 (inclusive), with an expanded age limit for veterans up to age 35 (inclusive). Recruitment is expected to focus on local and surrounding communities, reinforcing the goal of connecting nearby residents to stewardship work and pathways into natural and cultural resource careers.
Projects supported under this opportunity must place youth and veterans in meaningful, full-time, productive work in natural or cultural resource settings. Beyond labor, the program expects a well-rounded participant experience that blends hands-on work with education, training, basic life skills, and supportive services. The intent is not only to complete on-the-ground conservation outcomes but also to build transferable life skills, work habits, and professional experience that participants can carry back into their communities and into longer-term employment.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number L23AS00444 with an activity focus in Natural Resources under CFDA (Assistance Listing) 15.243. The original application closing date was April 14, 2023, and the award ceiling is listed at $80,000. The notice was created on December 14, 2022. Overall, the program is best understood as a targeted BLM partnership mechanism to implement conservation and public-land improvement work while directly investing in workforce development for youth and veterans through structured conservation corps programming.Apply for L23AS00444
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "APPROVED IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon Washington Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.243.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-12-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-14. (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 $80,000.00 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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