Background
In 2013, the Oregon Legislature provided state funds to create the Federal Forest Restoration (FFR) Program to increase the pace, scale, and quality of restoration on Oregon’s federal forests. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) entered into an agreement with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to facilitate Forest Collaborative Grant offerings and awards as a part of program implementation.
The purpose of Forest Collaborative Grants is to increase the number, acreage, and complexity of forest restoration projects on United States Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-managed forest lands in Oregon by providing funding for Collaborative Governance projects, developing, expanding, or advancing Zones of Agreement (ZOA), and/or supporting Collective Action efforts for restoration that includes vegetation management.
Strong, capable, collaborative organizations are needed to effectively develop restoration agreements that are defensible, durable, and representative of public desires for federal forest lands. Collaborative Governance projects ensure that organizations engaging in collaborative forest restoration are robust and can effectively develop restoration agreements and use all available restoration tools. ZOA projects reduce conflict around forest management and advance restoration goals. Collective Action Support projects support a forest collaborative’s ability to achieve a common goal of restoring forest ecological function, creating resilient forest landscapes, and enhancing the adaptive capacity of forests.
Offered: TBD
Opens: 8:00 am on February 9, 2026
- Closes: 5:00 pm on April 9, 2026
Webinar
OWEB and ODF will host an informational webinar about the Forest Collaborative grant offering on Wednesday,
February 18, 2026, from 9:00-10:00 am Pacific time.
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Register in advance for this webinar.
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
- During the webinar, OWEB and ODF staff will present information and invite participants to submit questions.
This grant offering is open to local collaborative groups engaged in forest restoration and/or stewardship on forests managed by the USFS or BLM in Oregon. Eligible applicants must be based in Oregon and have 501(c)3 non-profit status or a signed agreement with an eligible fiscal sponsor such as a non-profit community-based organization, unit of local government or Tribal government.
To be eligible, collaborative efforts must show evidence of a baseline capacity to sustain collaborative dialogue among diverse perspectives, demonstrate that the collaborative has a formal organizational structure, and proof of engagement with the USFS and/or BLM.
See the Forest Collaborative Grant Program Guidance document for more details on eligibility.
Total Available: $211,101
Max Request:
- Collaborative Governance proposals may request up to $20,000.
- Zones of Agreement and Collective Action Support proposals may request up to $65,000.
- Applicants seeking funding for both Collaborative Governance and either a Zones of Agreement or Collective Action Support may request up to $85,000 total.
- Please note that Zones of Agreement-focused and Collaborative Governance applications will receive funding priority.
Required Match: 5%
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Obtain a login (username and password).
If your organization already has an OGMS login, skip to step 2. An OGMS login is required to access the online grant application. Only one login per organization is allowed. If no login exists for an organization, please email
Leilani Sullivan to request one. Include the following in your email:
- Organization name and address
- Grantee Contact Information: name, title, email address, and phone number for the person who will receive all communication from OWEB and sign any grant agreements.
- Payee Contact Information: name, email address, and phone number for the person who keeps records and submits payment requests and documentation.
- FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number). OWEB may enter into agreements only with legally established entities. OWEB will review potential applicants prior to creating an OGMS login.
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Per federal guidance, all OWEB grantees must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) before receiving a grant agreement. Entities will received a non-proprietary identifier (called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).) This identifier is assigned by SAM (sam.gov is a free service) and entities must update their registration annually.
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Log in to the Online Application.
Guidance to help you fill out the application is always available in the top navigation bar of the online application.
Contacts
Please direct questions to
Kyle Sullivan-Astor, Oregon Department of Forestry Federal Forest Restoration Program Lead, 541-285-8685, or
Heidi Hartman, OWEB Federal Programs Specialist, 971-707-0226