The Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program encourages 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 science-base restoration strategies.
Donor Name: Forest Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Details:
Tribal forest lands exceed 18 million acres that are held in trust by the United States. There are 305 forested Indian reservations located in 24 states. These forests provide valuable social, ecological, and economic benefits to Tribes and Tribal communities. They provide clean air and water, public health benefits, habitats for the fish and wildlife, forest products, and cultural resources. At the same time, all forests face many threats, including wildland fire, invasive species, and pests and disease, and more which may spread across ownerships and jurisdictional boundaries. By working across landownerships at the landscape scale, including Tribal forest land, the Landscape Scale Restoration program aims to address the challenges facing forests.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $50,000
Who Can Apply
For the purposes of this Request for Proposals (RFP), Federally Recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations/villages, and Tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304 (l) and operating within the United States, or its territories, are eligible to submit applications.
Program Requirements
The Landscape Scale Restoration Program supports collaborative, high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a science-based restoration strategy (for example a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy). Projects contribute to healthy, climate-resilient, rural forests and communities, supporting Agency objectives listed below.
- Landscape scale restoration projects:
- Further a science-based restoration strategy such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy.
- Achieve one or more of the following objectives:
- Reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire
- Improve fish and wildlife habitats, including for threatened and endangered species
- Maintain or improve water quality and watershed functions
- Mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease
- Improve important forest ecosystems.
- Measure ecological and economic benefits, including air quality and soil quality and productivity.
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