# Forest Legacy Program (10.676)

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Forest Legacy Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $407 million in 260 grants, about $1.6 million per award.

## Objectives

To effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the use of conservation easements or fee simple purchase. The Forest Legacy Program (FLP) is a voluntary private land conservation partnership between the Forest Service, participating States, land trusts, private landowners, and others. The Program works with State partners and operates on a willing seller and willing buyer basis and is completely nonregulatory in its approach. No eminent domain authority or adverse condemnation is authorized for this Program.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $67.0 million | 72 |
| 2022 | $102 million | 64 |
| 2023 | $75.4 million | 60 |
| 2024 | $53.8 million | 37 |
| 2025 | $109 million | 59 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana Department | Montana | $53.8 million |
| Georgia Forestry Commission | Georgia | $41.8 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | $34.6 million |
| Washington State Department of Natural Resources | Washington | $28.5 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Michigan | $26.0 million |
| Virginia Department of Forestry | Virginia | $22.3 million |
| Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture | Maine | $22.3 million |
| Idaho Department of Lands | Idaho | $21.2 million |
| California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | California | $18.8 million |
| Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $16.0 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $13.8 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $11.3 million |
| Alabama Forestry Commission | Alabama | $10.4 million |
| Iowa Department of Natural Resources | Iowa | $8.2 million |
| Mississippi Forestry Commission | Mississippi | $7.8 million |
| Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont | Vermont | $7.5 million |
| Wyoming Title and Escrow, Inc. | Wyoming | $7.1 million |
| Arkansas Forestry Commission | Arkansas | $6.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $6.5 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | $5.6 million |