Grant Opportunity: Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR)

A group of women in outdoor gear looking towards the woods with binoculars
Landowners identifying important wildlife habitats and other natural features as part of the Women in the Woods LSR project in Vermont. Courtesy 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
  • Units of local government

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Request for Applications

The FY 2025 LSR Request for Applications is now open in Grants.gov: Opportunity USDA-FS-2025-LSR-Northeast-Midwest. 

Note: There is a separate national funding opportunity for federally recognized Tribes: Grants.gov opportunity USDA-FS-2025-National-Tribal.

Webinar: The LSR webinar is Thursday, August 29, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern (1:00-2:30 p.m. Central). Please register for this webinar. The webinar recording will be posted in the Grants.gov opportunity when available. 

Submission Dates:

  • September 27, 2024: Submit draft project narrative and budget spreadsheet to relevant State Forester(s) for sponsorship consideration.
  • By 6 p.m. EST, November 15, 2024: Submit application, including State Forester sponsor letter(s), in Grants.gov.

Fiscal Year (FY) Funded Projects and Ranked Lists

FY 2024

FY 2023

FY 2022