Strengthening collaboration and communication of landowner assistance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The Cooperative Agreement, with a performance period from January 19, 2025 to December 31, 2027, is intended to strengthen collaboration and communication of landowner assistance. The project will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners across the United States, including providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help landowners participate in emerging environmental markets. As part of this effort, the Endowment has awarded a $108,000 sub-grant to the Society of American Foresters to establish staff support, coordinate with the USDA Forest Landscape Scale (FLS) program, and build a strategy for a communications campaign, stakeholder meetings, webinars, and landowner engagement activities.