The public is invited to submit applications to receive funding for natural resource projects in Tillamook, Lincoln, Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties through the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Secure Rural Schools Title II Program. Applications must be submitted to the Coos Bay District BLM Office by close of business February 6, 2016. Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, as reauthorized, provides funds for projects that are on Federal land or that benefit Federal lands. Approximately $400,000 is available for projects that improve existing infrastructure, enhance forest ecosystems or restore and improve land health and water quality. Individuals, non-profit organizations, organized groups, State and Federal agencies, and local governments are all eligible to receive funding for Title II projects.
