Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 Northeast and Midwest
Agency: Forest Service
Assistance Listings: 10.664 -- Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Description
The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes. This program supports, high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in each State Forest Action Plan or equivalent restoration strategy.
...- Note: All applicants, except Federally recognized tribes, must have the relevant State Forester(s) sponsor the application. Submit a draft of the application narrative and budget spreadsheet to the relevant State Forester(s) (for where the work will be done) by COB October 5.
- There is a separate request for proposals specifically for federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations. At the top of the screen select the link: Related Opportunities.
- This funding opportunity is for projects with on-the-ground outcomes across the 20 Northeast and Midwest states: CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, OH, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI, and WV.
- To view LSR funding opportunities for the West and South, at the top of the screen select the link: Related Opportunities.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
sherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| State-Forester-Sponsor-Letter-Template-20220803.docx | State Forester Sponsor Letter Template | Nov 8, 2023 01:19 PM UTC |
| FY2024_LSR_R9_Instructions_Northeast-Midwest-2023-08-18.pdf | Application Instructions | Aug 18, 2023 02:16 PM UTC |
| FY24-LSR-Webinar_Recording-Office_Hours-Contacts.pdf | Webinar, Office Hours, and Contacts | Sep 12, 2023 04:16 PM UTC |
| Landscape-Scale-Restoration-RFA-Northeast-Midwest-20230906.pptx | Webinar Slides | Sep 6, 2023 12:27 PM UTC |
| FY24-LSR-RFA-FAQ-2023-08-16.pdf | Frequently Asked Questions | Aug 16, 2023 11:57 PM UTC |
| FY2024-LSR-Project-Narrative-Fillable-20230814.pdf | Narrative Fillable PDF | Aug 16, 2023 11:56 PM UTC |
| LSR-Budget-Spreadsheet-2023-08-02.xlsx | Budget Spreadsheet | Aug 16, 2023 11:57 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region Landscape Scale Restoration Grants web page
Archived: January 30, 2024
Award
$--
Program Funding
15
Expected awards
$25,000
Award Minimum
$600,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FS-2024-LSR-NORTHEAST-MIDWEST
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Environment
Category Explanation:
For landscape restoration projects on rural nonindustrial private forestland and/or rural Tribal, State, or local government forest land. For the purposes of this program, “rural” means any city or town with a population of 50,000 or less according to the latest census.
History
Version:
12
Posted date:
August 18, 2023
Archive date:
January 30, 2024
