Landscape Scale Restoration Grants

The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) competitive grant program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and support priorities identified in State Forest Action Plans. The LSR request for applications comes out once per year.

Note: Funding for LSR is competitive and is not guaranteed unless funding is appropriated by Congress each year.

The FY25 Southern Region / International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) LSR Request for Proposals is open August 12 through December 13, 2024. (Grants.gov Opportunity Number = USDA-FS-2025-LSR-SOUTHERN-IITF / Opportunity ID = 355500).

Additionally, there is a National FY25 LSR Request for Proposals for federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations / Villages, open on grants.gov August 12 through December 16, 2024. (Grants.gov Opportunity Number = USDA-FS-2025-LSR-NATIONAL-TRIBAL / Opportunity ID = 355888)

• Southern Region / IITF FY25 LSR RFP Guidance and Instructions
• Southern Region / IITF FY25 LSR Project Proposal Narrative Form
• Southern Region / IITF FY25 LSR Pre-proposal template (or you can fill out the online form here )
• Southern Region / IITF FY25 LSR Grant Evaluation Criteria

Past Southern Region LSR Reference Information (FY2016- FY2022):

• www.forestrygrants.org/southernLSR/

Resources for Application Development

• National LSR Website
• National Guidance
• National LSR Project Database
• National LSR Interactive Web Map Viewer
• LSR Project Planning and Eligibility Tool
• State Forest Action Plans
• Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 as amended by the Farm Bill (authorities for this Request for Applications)
• Grant regulation provisions regarding eligible match sources and allowable costs (See Federal Regulations Title 2 Part 200.306 and Subpart E for Cost Principles)

Contact information

Please direct questions to our regional office representatives at SM.FS.LSR_South@usda.gov