# Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (10.734)

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Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $685 million in 129 grants, about $5.3 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 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $60.8 million | 13 |
| 2024 | $114 million | 48 |
| 2025 | $510 million | 78 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Department of Natural Resources | Washington | $93.5 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $78.1 million |
| Utah Department of Natural Resources | Utah | $58.4 million |
| Idaho Department of Lands | Idaho | $54.5 million |
| Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department | New Mexico | $50.6 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Michigan | $45.6 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | $44.4 million |
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana Department | Montana | $35.8 million |
| Texas A&m Forest Service | Texas | $29.1 million |
| Virginia Department of Forestry | Virginia | $25.8 million |
| Alabama Forestry Commission | Alabama | $20.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture Tennessee | Tennessee | $16.9 million |
| Arkansas Forestry Commission | Arkansas | $16.1 million |
| North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | North Carolina | $13.7 million |
| California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | California | $12.8 million |
| Department of Natural Resources, State of Ohio | Ohio | $12.5 million |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation & Recreation | Massachusetts | $11.2 million |
| American Samoa Government | American Samoa | $10.8 million |
| Mississippi Forestry Commission | Mississippi | $7.8 million |
| Executive Office of the Government of the Us Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | $5.9 million |