Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands
Agency: Forest Service
- 10.742 -- Landscape-Scale Restoration
Open opportunityLast Updated: Oct 28, 2026
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Description
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.
...- Eligible Lands: LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, and/or rural state or local government forest land. See NOFO for more definitions. 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.
- Individual Award Funding:
- Minimum: $100,000 per project. $50,000 per project for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Freely Associated States of the Republic of Palau (Palau), the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Maximum: $300,000 for single-state projects; $600,000 for multi-state projects.
- Cost Share Required: Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources.
- State Forester Sponsorship: All applications except those submitted by federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations require the relevant State Forester(s) to sponsor the project. Each State Forester may sponsor/participate in up to a total of 10 applications, including up to 5 single-state applications and up to 5 multi-state applications.
- For Tribes and Tribal organizations: Federally Recognized Tribes are limited to 2 applications for this NOFO. There is a separate national LSR 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.
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
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
National LSR Email Inbox
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FS-1500-34_Grant_Equipment_Justification_and_Certification_Statement.docx | Required for projects with purchase of equipment (single item value of $10,000 or more) | Oct 28, 2026 01:57 PM UTC |
| Example-Budget-Spreadsheet-2026-10-27.xlsx | 2. Example Budget Spreadsheet | Oct 28, 2026 03:35 PM UTC |
| Landscape_Scale_Restoration_Grant_Program_for_Non-Federal_Lands-10-27-2026.pdf | 1. NOFO Document with Requirements and Instructions | Oct 28, 2026 03:34 PM UTC |
| Landscape_Scale_Restoration_Grant_Fact_Sheet_FINAL.docx | LSR NOFO Fact Sheet | Oct 28, 2026 05:44 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
USDA Forest Service, Landscape Scale Restoration Grants web page
Closing: January 26, 2027
Applications due in grants.gov 11:59 p.m. Eastern January 26, 2027. Note: By December 17, 2026 all applicants except federally...
recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations must submit the project narrative and budget to the relevant State Forester(s) for sponsorship consideration.
Award
$11,340,000
Program Funding
30
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$600,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FS-2026-LSR
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:
20
Posted date:
October 28, 2026
Archive date:
March 31, 2027
