Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration (10.731)
Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration (Assistance Listing 10.731) is run by the Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $397 million in 149 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.0 million. Half of the 149 awards fell between $500,000 and $4.0 million, and they ranged from $102,285 to $21.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$397 million
- Grant awards149
- Typical award$2.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$268 million
- Size rank424 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant, cooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 424th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 48% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 49 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
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
Projects that increase participation with various states, tribal, and private landowners for climate mitigation and forest resilience. Use of assistance guidelines will vary based on specific NOFO's related to this listing i.e. States, Tribal, Private Landowners.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. The minimum match under this listing is 20% of total project cost. Cooperator matches must derive from non-federal sources.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$100,000 to $5,000,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: In FY25, awards supported 37 cost share programs to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices. These cost share programs will support landowners in restoring and planting white oak forests, prescribed burns, restoring degraded forests, and improving forest health through treating of invasive trees/plants. Additionally, awards supported 10 landowner payment projects for landowners who have implemented forestry practices that improve the carbon sequestration and storage on their land. These projects include reforestation of conifers and riparian areas, mitigating wildfire risk, and managing invasive species.
Funding history and past recipients
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.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 50% of the money, state and local governments 34% and colleges and universities 5.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 55 | $200 million | 50% |
| State and local governments | 62 | $135 million | 34% |
| Colleges and universities | 12 | $20.6 million | 5.2% |
| Businesses | 8 | $20.4 million | 5.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 10 | $19.0 million | 4.8% |
| Small businesses | 2 | $2.3 million | 0.6% |
By state
41 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 8 | $43.7 million |
| South Carolina | 6 | $36.5 million |
| Oregon | 8 | $21.4 million |
| Maryland | 6 | $18.2 million |
| California | 7 | $17.2 million |
| Texas | 5 | $15.0 million |
| Minnesota | 7 | $14.6 million |
| Montana | 3 | $13.5 million |
| Ohio | 4 | $13.4 million |
| Washington | 6 | $12.6 million |
| Georgia | 6 | $11.8 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $11.6 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $11.4 million |
| Maine | 4 | $11.2 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $10.0 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $8.9 million |
| New York | 4 | $8.7 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $8.3 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $7.6 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $7.5 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $7.3 million |
| Kentucky | 3 | $6.8 million |
| Tennessee | 3 | $6.0 million |
| Alaska | 4 | $6.0 million |
| Arkansas | 3 | $5.5 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Missouri | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Vermont | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $5.1 million |
| Idaho | 1 | $5.0 million |
| South Dakota | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $3.6 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | $3.5 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Alabama | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Wyoming | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $500,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $500,000 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $500,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $500,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $500,000 |
| Utah | 1 | $500,000 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $500,000 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $300,000 |