# USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support: Landowner Payment Programs for Carbon Stewardship Practices

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-2024-ira-fls-04-usda-forest-service-inflation-reduction-act-forest-landowner/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355252

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $5.0 million to nonprofits and state and local governments. It expected to make $50.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 30, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-04 |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 30, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $50.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.731 |

## Who can apply

- State 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State Forestry Agencies; Nonprofit Organizations

## What the grant funds

This funding opportunity is the fourth in an anticipated series of Forest Landowner Support programming. Forest Landowner Support efforts are funded by Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a), Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Forest Landowners). These programs fall under the authorities of 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 funding opportunity solicits proposals for IRA provision Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(4), which provides the USDA Forest Service with funding for programs to provide financial compensation to private forest landowners for the implementation of practices that provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-04 still open?

No. It closed on September 30, 2024.

### Who can apply for USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support: Landowner Payment Programs for Carbon Stewardship Practices?

Forest Service accepted applications from nonprofits and state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support: Landowner Payment Programs for Carbon Stewardship Practices?

Closed September 30, 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 $5.0 million each. About $50.0 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.