Grant Opportunity: Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR)

Landowners identifying important wildlife habitats and other natural features as part of the Women in the Woods LSR project in Vermont. Photo by Bob Zaino.
Program Overview
The State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) competitive grant program funds collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes, leverages public and private resources, and supports State Forest Action Plans. Program outcomes include: Improve fish and wildlife habitat; improve water quality and watershed function; mitigate invasive plants, insect infestation, and disease; reduce wildfire risk; improve forest ecosystem health; and measure ecological and economic benefits.
- Eligibility: State agencies, Federally Recognized Tribes, nonprofit organizations, universities, and units of local government.
FY 2023 Request for Applications Opens August 10, 2022
- Application instructions, forms, and other resources are provided in the USDA-FS-2023-LSR-Northeast-Midwest grant opportunity on Grants.gov.
- Webinar for applicants: August 25, 2022, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Eastern)
- Add the MS Teams Meeting invite to your calendar
- Join the MS Teams Meeting (Meeting ID: 276 927 986 928, Passcode: yv2Nhg). Use audio through the computer or dial in by phone: +1 202-650-0123, ID: 739 562 921#
- A link to the webinar recording will be posted here and in Grants.gov.
- For questions, please contact Sherri Wormstead at sherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov or 603-244-0799.
FY 2022 Funded Projects and Ranked List
- FY 2022 LSR Funded List
- FY 2022 LSR Ranked List
- FY 2022 LSR Reviewer Comments
- FY 2022 Application Narratives
FY 2021 Funded Projects and Ranked List
- 2021 Eastern Region funded projects
- 2021 Ranked List
- 2021 Reviewer Comments
- 2021 Application Narratives