The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting applications for its Grassland Ecological Potential and Restoration Effectiveness Evaluation.
Donor Name: Forest Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/07/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This Outreach of Interest (OOI) functions as an outreach mechanism to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. This OOI is intended to solicit responses to explore future projects meeting the needs and interests of potential partners through partnership agreements within legislative authority with USDA Forest Service.
USDA Forest Service is looking to enhance knowledge about grassland communities, their ecological potential and improve understanding of restoration approaches and their effectiveness. This initiative aims to explore partnerships focused on grassland ecosystems while increasing awareness of their importance. New partnerships can help leverage existing ecological classification systems (e.g., ecological sites, disturbance response groups, etc.) and monitoring methodologies to develop streamlined approaches that can be used to:
- determine ecological potential across the national grasslands.
- determine grassland resiliency and restoration effectiveness.
Grasslands provide a myriad of benefits ranging from wildlife habitat and open space to climate regulation services, yet they are considered one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. The loss of these ecosystems has broad impacts including marked declines in the native plants and animals that depend on them as well as the people and communities that rely on them for their work and enjoyment. There are several factors that have impacted the health of grassland ecosystems. Some contemporary ecological stressors include invasive and non-native species, woody plant encroachment, and climate change. Some historic ecological stressors include cultivation, disruption of natural disturbance processes, and development.
Project Period
Awards under this announcement are typically 1 to 5 years in length. Projects of greater complexity may be awarded for a longer period, not to exceed 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible responders include for profit; non-profits; institutions of higher education; federal, state, local, and Native American tribal governments; organizations and special purpose districts (public utility districts, fire districts, conservation districts, school districts, and ports).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.