Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (10.729)
Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (Assistance Listing 10.729) is run by the Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $10.7 million in 17 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $626,831 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $250,000. Half of the 17 awards fell between $100,000 and $750,000, and they ranged from $25,000 to $3.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.7 million
- Grant awards17
- Typical award$250,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.9 million
- Size rank1,472 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreement, other financial assistance
Key findings
- It is the 1472nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 10 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 9 states and territories.
What the program funds
The focus of this program is for project work to be performed on National Forest System lands in the following areas: 1) fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands that are within a wildland-urban interface, 2) vegetation management projects on National Forest System lands that are carried out in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, 3) provide environmental reviews under obligated by the Chief of the Forest Service under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and 4) protection and inventory of old-growth and matures forests on National Forest System lands.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Assistance may be used by partnering organizations for salary, supplies, equipment, and contracts to complete project work that will reduce hazardous fuels within a Wildland Urban Interface, conduct vegetation management on National Forest System lands; conduct required environmental reviews; protection of old-growth forests on National Forest System lands; and complete inventory of old-growth forests and mature forests within the National Forest System. (b) RESTRICTIONS. — None of the funds made available by paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be used for any activity— (1) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area; (2) that includes the construction of a permanent road or motorized trail; (3) that includes the construction of a temporary road, except in the case of a temporary road that is decommissioned by the Secretary not later than 3 years after the earlier of— (A) the date on which the temporary road is no longer needed; and (B) the date on which the project for which the temporary road was constructed is completed; (4) inconsistent with the applicable land management plan; (5) inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule of the Forest Service entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation’’ (66 Fed. Reg.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Cooperator match contributions shall align with the statutory authority requirements, may be greater or less than 20 percent.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: A partnership to map and monitor instream habitat, streamflow, seeps, springs, wetlands, and other groundwater?dependent ecosystems that support drinking water, aquatic species, and agricultural uses across the Walla Walla Valley. Using LiDAR imagery and field reconnaissance, the project aims to better understand surface and subsurface hydrologic flow paths, baseflow conditions, and recharge areas—much of which originate on the Umatilla National Forest and are essential for long?term land management and water?use planning. This year, the Groundwater?Dependent Ecosystem inventory was completed with 155 springs mapped and surveyed, continued data review, quality assurance, and collaborative development of a hydrologic map with Forest Service hydrologists.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (10.729) awarded $10.7 million across 17 grant awards, an average of $626,831 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management | Arizona | 1 | $3.1 million |
| State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources | Utah | 7 | $2.5 million |
| Ncasi Foundation | North Carolina | 1 | $1.9 million |
| County of Nevada | California | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California | Nevada | 1 | $750,000 |
| State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Oregon | 2 | $251,737 |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Colorado | 1 | $250,000 |
| County of, Chelan | Washington | 1 | $100,000 |
| County of Lincoln | Oregon | 1 | $39,269 |
| Idaho Department of Lands | Idaho | 1 | $25,000 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 75% of the money, nonprofits 18% and tribes 7.0%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 15 | $8.0 million | 75% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $1.9 million | 18% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $750,000 | 7.0% |
By state
4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Arizona, Utah, North Carolina and California.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Utah | 7 | $2.5 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $1.9 million |
| California | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $750,000 |
| Oregon | 3 | $291,006 |
| Colorado | 1 | $250,000 |
| Washington | 1 | $100,000 |
| Idaho | 1 | $25,000 |