Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

In plain English

Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) is accepting applications for this grant until Dec 8, 2026 (27 days left).

Awards are up to $1,000,000 each, the agency expects to make 6 awards and estimated total program funding is $3,500,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, local governments and tribal governments & organizations.

Cost sharing or matching is required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Browse similar: Nonprofits · Local governments · Tribal governments & organizations

• County governments
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects submitted for funding consideration must be forested properties at least five acres in size that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses and that provide community benefits including economic, environmental, educational, and recreational benefits. An additional focus of this opportunity is to protect, enhance and increase resilience of habitats necessary for sustaining native aquatic and terrestrial species important to the Lake Superior ecosystem. …

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