Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
Agency: Forest Service
- 10.742 -- Landscape-Scale Restoration
Open opportunityLast Updated: Oct 28, 2026
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Description
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 science-based restoration strategy, such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent 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.
...- Eligible Lands: LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, and/or rural state or local government forest land. Indian trust lands are considered eligible lands, as these lands are included within the definition of “non-industrial private forest land.” Indian trust lands held both by Indian Tribes and by individual Indians are eligible for participation in the LSR program. Indian forest land held “in fee” is also eligible. For the purposes of this program, “rural” is defined as all areas outside Census places greater than 50,000 people according to the latest United States Census. Please use the LSR Project Planning Tool (Project Eligibility) to confirm if your proposed project location is eligible within this definition.
- Cost Share Required: Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources.
For additional information and requirements, please refer to the NOFO document, which is posted in both the "Related Documents" tab and in the "Instructions" link located in the "Package" tab.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
National LSR Email Inbox
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape_Scale_Restoration_Grant_Program_for_Tribes-10-26-2026.pdf | Notice of Funding Opportunity with Requirements and Instructions | Oct 27, 2026 01:10 PM UTC |
| Sample-Budget-Table-2026-10-28.xlsx | Sample Budget Table | Oct 28, 2026 01:37 PM UTC |
| FS-1500-34_Grant_Equipment_Justification_and_Certification_Statement.docx | Required for projects that purchase equipment (single item value $10,000 or more) | Oct 28, 2026 01:38 PM UTC |
| Landscape_Scale_Restoration_Grant_Tribal_Fact_Sheet_FINAL.docx | LSR NOFO for Tribes Fact Sheet | Oct 28, 2026 05:47 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
USDA Forest Service, Landscape Scale Restoration Grants web page
Closing: January 26, 2027
Final applications must be emailed to SM.FS.LSR@usda.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday January 26, 2027 with a copy provided...
to the appropriate Forest Service contact listed under Agency Contact Information. If interested in an optional pre-review of your proposal narrative and budget, please submit a draft to the relevant Forest Service regional contact by Friday, December 11, 2026 (see NOFO Instructions).
Award
$1,260,000
Program Funding
4
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Natural resources
Category Explanation:
For landscape restoration projects on rural non-industrial private forestland, and/or rural state or local government forest land.
History
Version:
14
Posted date:
October 28, 2026
Archive date:
March 31, 2027
