Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training of Eugene, OR, Area Youth
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 20, 2026
Archive date: June 19, 2026
Close date: May 20, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361974
Opportunity number: W9127N-26-2-R002
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: USACE Portland District
Agency code: DOD-COE-PORT
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $260,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dod_coe_port
- category_of_funding_activity:natural_resources
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public agency, nonprofit entity, qualified youth service, or conservation corps organization for land stewardship and restoration services on USACE land in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. These cooperative agreements will assist NWP in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities consisting of restoration and management of native prairie landscapes and wildlife habitat primarily at Fern Ridge Lake while providing education and training to at-risk youth from the nearby community. The recipient’s participating students (participants) will gain experience with project planning, development, and implementation. Projects will mainly focus on land stewardship, prairie and habitat restoration, and nursery and greenhouse maintenance.This cooperative agreement assists NWP in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities at Willamette Valley Projects, while providing education and training to students enrolled in Kalapuya High School. The program is focused on land stewardship and prairie and habitat restoration around the Fern Ridge Lake area.