USDA-FS-2023-IRA-FLS-01: USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Forest Service notices from 2023.
Forest Service offered grants of up to $50.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make $150 million in total. Applications closed on August 21, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 6, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$50.0 million
- Total funding$150 million
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant
Key dates
| Posted | August 22, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 21, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 30, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 13 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration awards averaged $2.7 million; this notice allows up to $50.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (50% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Landowner Support for Forest Resilience NOFOs. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience is currently funded by four Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a) (1 ), (2), (3), and (4)), which encompass cost share and payment incentives for forestry practices and support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners (owning less than 2,500 acres) in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program, as authorized under Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a). This program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative. Established by Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(3). These provisions provide the USDA Forest Service with funding to: Support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
Who has won Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration (10.731) awarded $397 million across 149 grant awards, an average of $2.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Forest Foundation | District of Columbia | 2 | $25.0 million |
| United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc | South Carolina | 2 | $23.5 million |
| American Forests | District of Columbia | 2 | $12.5 million |
| National Forest Foundation | Montana | 1 | $12.5 million |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | South Carolina | 1 | $10.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is USDA-FS-2023-IRA-FLS-01 still open?
No. It closed on August 21, 2024.
Who can apply for USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support?
Forest Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
What is the deadline for USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support?
Closed August 21, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $50.0 million each. About $150 million in total.
Who has won Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Forest Foundation, United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc, American Forests. The program made 149 awards worth $397 million in that time.
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