Management of Undesirable Plants on USACE Lands at The Dalles Project and John Day Project, Sherman County, Oregon | W9127N2420005

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is offering a discretionary funding opportunity to support the management of undesirable plants (commonly understood to include noxious weeds and other invasive or problematic plant species) on federal lands it manages in Sherman County, Oregon. The work will take place specifically on USACE lands associated with The Dalles Project and the John Day Project, under the oversight of USACE's Natural Resource Management section. The intent is to partner with a qualified public agency that already has legal authority and program responsibility for administering or enforcing state undesirable plant laws, so that the assistance provided aligns with Oregon's established regulatory and management framework for noxious and invasive plants.

The award will be made as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. That generally signals that USACE expects to have substantial involvement in the project, such as coordinating priorities, approving work plans, aligning treatment areas with federal land management objectives, and ensuring the work meets applicable federal and state requirements. The cooperation is grounded in federal authority under the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2814), which supports federal land managers working with state-level authorities to prevent and control noxious weeds and other undesirable plants. In practical terms, the recipient is expected to provide professional services that help USACE identify, prioritize, and manage these plants on the specified project lands, using approaches consistent with state law and recognized best practices for invasive plant control.

Eligibility is limited to governmental entities, with a clear emphasis on a state department of agriculture or another state agency (or a political subdivision of the state) that is responsible for administering or implementing undesirable plant laws. The opportunity lists eligible applicants as state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, but the narrative description narrows the intended recipient to those with direct responsibility for undesirable plant legal programs. That makes this opportunity primarily relevant to Oregon entities such as the state agriculture department or potentially local weed control authorities or similar governmental bodies, provided they have the appropriate statutory role in undesirable plant administration or enforcement.

Financially, the opportunity anticipates a single award with an award ceiling of $13,000, indicating a relatively small, targeted scope of work. The funding is categorized under Natural Resources and is associated with CFDA number 12.012. The opportunity number is W9127N2420005, published by USACE Portland District. The posting was created on January 31, 2024, and the original closing date for submissions was March 8, 2024.

Overall, this opportunity is designed to formalize a cooperative, compliance-driven effort to control and manage undesirable plant species on key USACE-managed lands near The Dalles and John Day projects in Sherman County. It is structured to leverage the technical expertise, regulatory authority, and program infrastructure of state or local government agencies that already lead undesirable plant management under state law, while allowing USACE to remain closely involved to ensure the work meets federal land management needs and priorities.

• The USACE Portland District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Management of Undesirable Plants on USACE Lands at The Dalles Project and John Day Project, Sherman County, Oregon" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.012.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-08. (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 $13,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments.

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