Federal Forest Restoration Program
Collaborative Grants K AT I E M O R R I S O N F F R P W E S T S I D E C O O R D I N AT O R O R E G O N D E PA R T M E N T O F F O R E S T R Y 2 0 1 7 R 6 C O L L A B O R AT I V E S W O R K S H O P
Background • 2009 Federal Forest Advisory Committee (FFAC) Report: Achieving Oregon’s Vision for Federal Forestland
“The Governor and the State Legislature should assist federal agencies in providing, administrative, financial, and technical resources to local collaborative partnerships to build trust and help identify scientifically informed and socially acceptable forest management project to improve forest health.” • 2013-2015: $2.88 million - $552,000 in Eastside collaborative grants • 2015-2017: $5 million – $556,000 in Statewide collaborative grants
2013 – 2015 Collaborative Grant Recipients
Source: Eric M. White, Emily Jane Davis, Drew E. Bennett, and Cassandra Moseley. 2015. Monitoring of Outcomes from Oregon’s Federal Forest Health Program. Available online: https://ewp.uoregon.edu/sites/ewp.uoregon.edu/files/WP_57.pdf
2015 Grant Awards Award Total by National Forest $120,000
Eastside Westside
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0 Willamette
Mt. Hood
Deschutes
Siuslaw
Wallowa-Whitman
Ochoco
Rogue River Siskiyou
Fremont-Winema
Malheur
Umatilla
Grant Process • OWEB administers competitive grant process
•Technical Assistance Grants • Intended effectiveness of collaborative and accelerate restoration efforts on federal land.
•Funding Criteria • • • •
Clearly defined objectives & goals, proposed actions, and indicators of success Realistic about ability to achieve objectives and timelines Stakeholder engagement Specific project identified
•More than base capacity…
Moving Forward… •2017-2019 budget • $4.4 million • Request for permanency
•Grant awards for a diversity of groups •Good Neighbor Authority…?
