Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands

In plain English

Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) is accepting applications for this grant until Jan 26, 2027 (76 days left).

Individual awards range from $100,000 to $600,000, the agency expects to make 30 awards and estimated total program funding is $11,340,000.

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

Cost sharing or matching is required.

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• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

There is a separate national LSR Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations: USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL. Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply to either or both NOFOs but cannot receive more than one award for the same scope of work.

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

The Forest Service is offering this one LSR non-federal lands Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which replaces the three regional (Southern/IITF, Western, and Northeast/Midwestern) NOFOs. The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a State Forest Action Plan or equivalent science-based restoration strategy. Proposals should reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitats, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. …

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