DOI OIA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding - Ecosystems Restoration | September 30, 2023

**Some programs are limited. Please read solicitations carefully and consult your Office of Research for specifics, such as limited applications through your university and internal application deadlines.**

OIA is requesting proposals for Fiscal Year 2023 following BIL Ecosystem Restoration Program Guiding Principles for:

Invasive Species (Activity 6),
Revegetate Mined Lands (Activity 8), and
Native Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (Activity 9) projects.

Projects should align with at least one DOI’s Ecosystem Restoration Program Guiding Principles:

Driven by sound restoration principles and science, evidence, or indigenous knowledge
Improves ecosystem resilience or climate change adaptability
Focuses on restoring natural processes and uses nature-based solutions where possible
Restores biodiversity or improves critical cores and connectivity
Takes a landscape-level approach
Provides benefits at the community level
Contributes to workforce development

Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,350,000

Application Deadline: September 30, 2023

Announcement: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349500

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