Forest and Woodlands Resource Management (15.233)
Forest and Woodlands Resource Management (Assistance Listing 15.233) is run by the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $41.1 million in 46 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $892,756 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $217,500. Half of the 46 awards fell between $89,742 and $701,028, and they ranged from $11,000 to $28.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$41.1 million
- Grant awards46
- Typical award$217,500
- Awarded in FY 2025$752,810
- Size rank1090 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $17.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $752,810 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1090th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 98% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 11 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Forest and Woodland Resource Management Program manages and conserves 58 million acres of forest and woodland in 12 western States and Alaska. These forests provide a range of ecosystem services including wildlife habitat, hydrologic function, and sustainable harvest of forest products valued by society. A primary activity of the program is to maintain and improve the resilience of forest and woodland ecosystems to wildfire, insects, disease, and drought through density management using timber sales and Stewardship agreements. The goals of the program are to: implement science-based forest restoration projects to improve forest health and resilience to wildfires, insects, disease, and drought. Sustainable harvest of forests and woodlands to produce a continuous supply of wood products and biomass for renewable energy. Salvage dead and dying timber to reduce fuels, in balance with the need for wildlife habitat, watershed function, and soil stability, while supporting local economies. Provide the public with commercial and personal use opportunities to harvest products such as firewood, Christmas trees, boughs, greenery, medicinal plants, fence posts, and pinyon pine nuts from forests and woodlands. Removal of beetle-killed timber to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire and minimize risks to the recreating public.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Projects are limited to forestry projects on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management located mostly in the Western United States and Alaska. Stewardship projects must meet criteria established in the respective statutes.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Past partnership projects have ranged from $30,000 to $379000. Average amounts approximately $50,000 or less.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Stewardship agreement to conduct forest thinning for fire resilience. Removal of merchantable trees for forest products.Fiscal Year2026: Stewardship agreement to conduct forest management in a watershed to protect municipal water supply from high severity wildfire.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Forest and Woodlands Resource Management (15.233) awarded$41.1 million across 46 grant awards, an average of $892,756 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources | Utah | 1 | $22.5 million |
| Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Colorado | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | 4 | $2.3 million |
| Tulare County Resource Conserv | California | 1 | $2.2 million |
| National Forest Foundation | Montana | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Lomakatsi Restoration Project | Oregon | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Mattole Restoration Council | California | 1 | $1.2 million |
| The Mule Deer Foundation | Utah | 2 | $1.0 million |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | 3 | $971,458 |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | 2 | $913,956 |
| Washington Resource Conservation & Development Council | Washington | 1 | $875,500 |
| County of Tuolumne | California | 1 | $402,800 |
| University of Montana | Montana | 1 | $349,989 |
| American Forests | District of Columbia | 2 | $321,724 |
| Trinity County Resource Conservation District | California | 2 | $310,003 |
| Calaveras County Resource Conservation District | California | 1 | $299,953 |
| Western Shasta Resource Conservation District | California | 1 | $265,000 |
| Western Forestry and Conservation Association | Oregon | 3 | $194,559 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, Montana Dept of | Montana | 1 | $191,000 |
| Coos Forest Protective Association | Oregon | 1 | $178,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 16% of the money, colleges and universities 4.0% and state and local governments 0.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 13 | $32.7 million | 80% |
| Nonprofits | 15 | $6.6 million | 16% |
| Colleges and universities | 8 | $1.6 million | 4.0% |
| State and local governments | 10 | $165,574 | 0.4% |
By state
5 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Utah, California, Oregon, Colorado and Montana.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5 | $23.6 million |
| California | 10 | $5.0 million |
| Oregon | 13 | $4.4 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $3.7 million |
| Montana | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $971,423 |
| Washington | 1 | $825,964 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $316,984 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $145,000 |
| Idaho | 1 | $129,569 |
| Arizona | 1 | $120,000 |