Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR PN 18 N022
The Rogue River Basin Habitat Restoration Program, EMI Reach: Development, Implementation and Stewardship is a Bureau of Reclamation (Pacific Northwest Region) discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number BOR PN 18 N022; CFDA 15.517). The program is built around meeting requirements from the National Marine Fisheries Service 2012 Biological Opinion for the Rogue River Basin, which identified increasing weighted useable area (WUA) as a reasonable and prudent alternative to reduce jeopardy risk for threatened Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast coho salmon. In practical terms, the opportunity is focused on on-the-ground habitat actions that measurably increase usable habitat area for coho, with an emphasis on work that performs during critical low-flow periods and through flood events.
The core restoration approach described is the instream placement of large woody material (LWM) structures, sometimes paired with providing additional water during critical flow periods, or using a combination of both strategies. The Biological Opinion commitment reaches named for potential WUA improvements include Emigrant/Neil Creek, Bear Creek, Ashland Creek, Little Butte Creek, and South Fork Little Butte Creek. These are the areas where habitat complexity and flow-related limitations can constrain rearing and refuge opportunities, and where engineered or placed wood can help create pools, slow-water habitat, cover, and channel features that increase habitat availability for juvenile salmonids.
The opportunity also reflects an ongoing, multi-year implementation track record led by The Freshwater Trust. Since 2014, the Trust has been responsible for scoping, installing, and maintaining LWM habitat projects intended to satisfy Rogue River BiOp obligations. The summary highlights six completed LWM projects across South Fork Little Butte Creek, Neil Creek, and upper Bear Creek, including four projects on South Fork Little Butte Creek expected to meet the habitat uplift WUA requirements for the GILO reach. It also notes two specific installations: the Neil Creek RM 2.0 Phase II ("Manta") project installed in 2016 and the Bear Creek RM 24.7 river-left project installed in 2017. Importantly, these projects were reported to have performed as designed during five- and ten-year return interval events in the 2016-2017 winter season, which signals an emphasis on designs that remain stable and functional under higher-flow conditions.
Beyond wood placement, the program is framed as a broader aquatic and riparian restoration effort aimed at rebuilding habitat features that have been lost or heavily degraded. The aquatic restoration elements described include creating and reconnecting side channels, adding meanders, installing large wood structures, and improving pool tailouts, all of which are commonly used to increase habitat complexity and provide seasonal rearing opportunities for coho salmon and steelhead. The riparian restoration component is presented as a complementary long-term investment: reestablishing streamside vegetation to provide shade (supporting cooler water temperatures) and, over time, a natural source of wood recruitment to sustain habitat processes rather than relying solely on engineered inputs.
A notable operational piece of the opportunity is work on private lands. The Trusts experience is specifically tied to negotiating with private landowners, securing access and restoration agreements, and identifying feasible project sites in the Rogue River Basin. Those agreements are described as essential because they ensure not only the ability to implement new habitat improvement projects, but also the long-term access needed for maintenance and monitoring. That stewardship element matters in wood-based restoration because structures often require inspection after high flows, adaptive maintenance, and follow-up monitoring to document habitat outcomes and continued WUA benefits.
Funding details in the source indicate a single expected award with an award ceiling of $4,201,366. The opportunity was created August 17, 2018, with an original closing date of August 31, 2018. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility text field (not included in the provided excerpt), which suggests the competition may have been aimed at specific entities capable of delivering this specialized design, permitting, landowner coordination, construction, and long-term stewardship work under a cooperative agreement structure.Apply for BOR PN 18 N022
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation - Pacific Northwest Region in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rogue River Basin Habitat Restoration Program, EMI Reach: Development, Implementation & Stewardship" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 17, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2018 08/31/2018. (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 $4,201,366.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is called the Rogue River Basin Habitat Restoration Program, EMI Reach: Development, Implementation and Stewardship.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Reclamation (Pacific Northwest Region).
What type of award is this?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
Funding Opportunity Number: BOR PN 18 N022. CFDA: 15.517.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program supports on-the-ground habitat restoration actions in the Rogue River Basin that measurably increase usable habitat area for coho salmon, consistent with requirements from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2012 Biological Opinion for the Rogue River Basin.
What Biological Opinion requirement is this program built around?
The program is built around meeting requirements from the NMFS 2012 Biological Opinion, which identified increasing weighted useable area (WUA) as a reasonable and prudent alternative to reduce jeopardy risk for threatened Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast coho salmon.
What does WUA mean in this context?
WUA stands for weighted useable area. In practical terms for this opportunity, it refers to measurable increases in usable habitat area for coho salmon (particularly for rearing and refuge), which is the key biological performance focus described in the summary.
What kinds of projects are prioritized?
The opportunity emphasizes habitat actions that measurably increase usable habitat area for coho salmon, with particular attention to projects that perform during critical low-flow periods and continue functioning through flood events.
What restoration methods are specifically highlighted as the core approach?
The core approach described is instream placement of large woody material (LWM) structures. In some cases, this may be paired with providing additional water during critical flow periods, or implemented as a combination of both strategies.
What is large woody material (LWM) used for in these projects?
LWM is used to increase habitat complexity by creating features such as pools, slow-water habitat, cover, and other channel structures that can expand habitat availability for juvenile salmonids.
Which species are specifically mentioned as benefiting from these actions?
The primary species referenced is threatened Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast coho salmon. The summary also mentions coho salmon and steelhead as beneficiaries of the broader aquatic and riparian restoration elements.
Which river or creek reaches are named as Biological Opinion commitment areas?
The reaches named for potential WUA improvements include Emigrant/Neil Creek, Bear Creek, Ashland Creek, Little Butte Creek, and South Fork Little Butte Creek.
Why are these reaches targeted?
They are described as areas where habitat complexity and flow-related limitations can constrain rearing and refuge opportunities, and where engineered or placed wood can help create channel and habitat features that increase available habitat for juvenile salmonids.
Does the opportunity focus only on instream wood placement?
No. While LWM placement is described as the core approach, the program is also framed as broader aquatic and riparian restoration. Aquatic elements include side-channel creation/reconnection, adding meanders, installing large wood structures, and improving pool tailouts. Riparian restoration focuses on reestablishing streamside vegetation.
What aquatic restoration actions are mentioned besides LWM placement?
The summary mentions creating and reconnecting side channels, adding meanders, installing large wood structures, and improving pool tailouts to increase habitat complexity and seasonal rearing opportunities.
What riparian restoration actions are mentioned?
The riparian component described is reestablishing streamside vegetation to provide shade (supporting cooler water temperatures) and, over time, to provide natural wood recruitment so habitat processes can be sustained beyond engineered inputs.
Is performance during floods and high-flow events important for this program?
Yes. The description emphasizes project designs that perform during critical low-flow periods and remain stable and functional through flood events, including mention of projects that performed as designed during five- and ten-year return interval events in the 2016-2017 winter season.
Who is identified as having led prior implementation work referenced in the summary?
The Freshwater Trust is identified as having a multi-year implementation track record, including responsibility since 2014 for scoping, installing, and maintaining LWM habitat projects intended to satisfy Rogue River Biological Opinion obligations.
What past projects are referenced as examples of implementation?
The summary references six completed LWM projects across South Fork Little Butte Creek, Neil Creek, and upper Bear Creek. It also highlights the Neil Creek RM 2.0 Phase II ("Manta") project installed in 2016 and the Bear Creek RM 24.7 river-left project installed in 2017.
What does the summary say about project outcomes related to WUA requirements?
It notes that four projects on South Fork Little Butte Creek are expected to meet the habitat uplift WUA requirements for the GILO reach.
Does this opportunity involve working on private land?
Yes. The summary specifically describes work on private lands and emphasizes negotiating with private landowners, securing access and restoration agreements, and identifying feasible project sites.
Why are landowner agreements described as essential?
The agreements are described as essential because they enable implementation of new habitat improvement projects and ensure long-term access for maintenance and monitoring.
What does “stewardship” mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description, stewardship includes the long-term access and activities needed for maintenance and monitoring of installed habitat structures, including inspection after high flows, adaptive maintenance, and follow-up monitoring to document habitat outcomes and continued WUA benefits.
How many awards are expected under this opportunity?
The funding details indicate a single expected award.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $4,201,366.
When was this opportunity created, and what was the closing date?
The opportunity was created on August 17, 2018, with an original closing date of August 31, 2018.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility text field that is not included in the provided excerpt. Based on the summary alone, the eligibility details beyond that label are not specified here.
Does the excerpt specify any special qualifications or capabilities expected of applicants?
It suggests the competition may have been aimed at entities capable of specialized design, permitting, landowner coordination, construction, and long-term stewardship under a cooperative agreement structure, but the excerpt does not provide the full eligibility language.
Is the focus limited to a single creek or a single project site?
No. The program is described at the Rogue River Basin scale, and multiple reaches are named as commitment areas where WUA improvements may be pursued.
What is the practical conservation goal described for coho salmon?
The practical goal described is to measurably increase usable habitat area for coho salmon, especially habitat that remains available during low-flow periods and provides refuge and function through higher-flow events.
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