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Forest Landowner Support

Forest Service researcher John Schelhas and landowner Eleanor Cooper Brown discuss her family’s land and forests.
Forest Service researcher John Schelhas and landowner Eleanor Cooper Brown discuss her family’s land and forests. (Courtesy photo by Dr. Sarah Hitchner, University of Georgia)

Forest Landowner Support provides competitive grant opportunities to entities and organizations for delivering technical and financial assistance to private forest landowners—including Tribes, underserved landowners, and smaller-acreage landowners.

Grants are available through a series of funding opportunities outlined below. Applicant eligibility varies by funding opportunity. Individual landowners are not eligible to directly apply for these funding opportunities. Learn more about landowner assistance programs for landowners.

Funding Opportunities

OverviewThe Forest Service is seeking proposals to support the participation of underserved landowners and landowners owning less than 2,500 acres in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
Opportunity NumberUSDA-FS-2023-IRA-FLS-01
Funding SourceInflation Reduction Act, Section 23002(a), Provisions 2 and 3
Deadline to ApplyCLOSED
AwardeesLearn More About Funded Projects

Visit grants.gov and search for Opportunity Number USDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-02 to review detailed eligibility, frequently asked questions, and to apply.

OverviewThe Forest Service is seeking proposals to support Tribal access to emerging private markets for forest resilience or climate mitigation.
Opportunity NumberUSDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-02
Funding SourceInflation Reduction Act, Section 23002(a), Provisions 2 and 3
Deadline to ApplyCLOSED

Visit grants.gov and search for Opportunity Number USDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-03 to review detailed eligibility, frequently asked questions, and to apply.

OverviewThe Forest Service is seeking proposals to support state-endorsed programs to issue cost share payments to landowners for climate mitigation and/or forest resilience practices.
Opportunity NumberUSDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-03
Funding SourceInflation Reduction Act, Section 23002(a), Provision 1
Deadline to ApplyCLOSED

Visit grants.gov and search for Opportunity Number USDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-04 to review detailed eligibility, frequently asked questions, and to apply.

OverviewThe Forest Service is seeking proposals for programs to provide financial compensation to private forest landowners for the implementation of practices that provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage.
Opportunity NumberUSDA-FS-2024-IRA-FLS-04
Funding SourceInflation Reduction Act, Section 23002(a), Provision 4
Deadline to ApplyCLOSED

 

Application Assistance

Frequently Asked Questions document for each funding opportunity is posted in the Related Documents tab on the grant listing. 

Contact Forest Landowner Support staff for other questions related to eligibility and the application process. Please note that staff cannot address questions related to the merits of specific proposals.

Community Navigators

The Forest Service is enlisting nonprofit organizations who work with historically underserved populations, Tribes/Indigenous communities, rural communities at high risk of wildfire and/or climate extremes, small acreage landowners, and new partners that have not previously worked with the Forest Service. Community Navigators will work to help eligible applicants identify funding opportunities, develop proposal ideas, provide guidance on completing applications, support financial and reporting compliance, and conduct training to help organizations be better positioned to access federal funding in the future.

If your organization represents underserved communities or small-acreage landowners, contact Forest Landowner Support staff and request to be connected to a Navigator organization.

Grants.gov Support

For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Forest Landowner Support staff does not provide Grants.gov account support.

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https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/state-private-tribal-forestry/coop-forestry/ira-forest-landowner-support