# Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration (10.731)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-731-inflation-reduction-act-landscape-scale-restoration/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $397 million in 149 grants, about $2.7 million per award.

## Objectives

To support competitive grant programs in the following areas: 1) Provide cost share to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices. 2) Support participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. 3) Support participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. 4) Provide payments to owners of private forest land for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land to provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable land.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $129 million | 54 |
| 2025 | $268 million | 98 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Forest Foundation | District of Columbia | $25.0 million |
| United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc | South Carolina | $23.5 million |
| American Forests | District of Columbia | $12.5 million |
| National Forest Foundation | Montana | $12.5 million |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | South Carolina | $10.0 million |
| Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | Mississippi | $10.0 million |
| Texas A&m Forest Service | Texas | $9.5 million |
| Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture | Maine | $9.5 million |
| State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Maryland | $8.8 million |
| Michigan Forest Association | Michigan | $8.0 million |
| Sustainable Northwest | Oregon | $7.0 million |
| Oregon Climate Trust | Oregon | $7.0 million |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Minnesota | $6.9 million |
| First Nations Development Institute | Colorado | $6.6 million |
| Rural Action Inc | Ohio | $6.0 million |
| Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department | New Mexico | $5.5 million |
| Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont | Vermont | $5.5 million |
| Department of Natural Resources, State of Ohio | Ohio | $5.5 million |
| Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection | Connecticut | $5.5 million |
| Missouri Department of Conservation | Missouri | $5.5 million |